TALLINN - The capital of Estonia welcomes its citizens and guests to take part in this year's international garden design festival called the "Flower Festival of Tallinn," which has been held during the last three months. The festival opened its doors to visitors in the first week of summer and will last till Oct. 6.
The premiere festival offers a variety of aesthetic experiences, traditional and experimental gardens. Festival visitors will also have the possibility to get acquainted with the high-class garden designs and enjoy the creations from the authors' fantasies.
In addition to local landscape designers, gardeners from Finland, Sweden, Russia and Macedonia will also participate. The festival is conducted along the medieval town walls located on the Square of Towers (Tornide Valjak), where 30 gardens have been created, transforming the area into a delightful array of fragrances and colors.
The themes of the festival 's medieval garden and 21st-century utilitarian garden 's promise to provide beauty that will be enjoyed by visitors that appreciate the traditional as well as experimental designs.
The festival program also includes theme days, when specialists share their experiences on everything from planning to photographing gardens. This flower fest also features plant markets, concerts and performances, and educational and entertaining activities for children. The culmination of the festival will be an illumination celebration in Kadriorg Park.
According to the organizers, every day the event program offers different kinds of entertainment activities, as well as gardening lessons called "Bulbed plants," by Sulev Savisaar, "Autumn and winter plants in garden design," by Maire Miller from Nurmiko, and a gardening auction.
Could you think of a flower festival with no musical performances? Quite sure that your answer will be no. That's exactly why the festival also features various concert programs, such as a concert by the musical group Vagilased, various groups of the Meero Music Studio, a concert by the Tallinn Saxophone Quartet, Helin-Mari Arder's quintet of Kustas Kikerpuu's songs "The Sun Will Always Shine," and many more.
Unfortunately, the flower beauty does not last forever, and on October 6 the festival will have to come to an end. The closing night will be held at Kadriorg Park, where all the visitors will have a unique chance to enjoy the festival's final concert "Light Wanders in Kadriorg" in the magical light of candles and torches.
The organizers truly hope to develop this event into a tradition, which every year will bring together gardening enthusiasts from Estonia and other countries.
Overall, the flower fest in Tallinn can become a perfect diversion from the cold and rainy weather which is waiting ahead for us, so don't miss your chance to put yourself in the middle of a colorful flower paradise and prolong your summer, at least for a little bit!
