Truly spectacular, this year, the floral decoration of St. Peter’s Square in Rome on the occasion of the Easter celebrations, on Sunday March 31. For the 28th consecutive year Flower Council of Holland created the impressive floral show to welcome the new Pope Francesco. The varieties most represented were white roses (3,000), daffodils (10,000 more than 6000 different colors yellow) and lilies (600). And, of course, the inevitable tulips in 20,000 various shades. A total of about 40,000 between plants, flowering branches and cut flowers were used to decorate St. Peter’s Square, the staircase and the central loggia. This tradition began in 1985. And also on the last Sunday, skilled hands and great creativity celebrated one of the most famous squares in the world.
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Photos by Charles Lansdorp (Flower Council of Holland)
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Beautiful photos, Roberto, thank you for sharing this.
Thank you so much for your comment! It’s the beauty of flowers and green…as you know so well through your magical blog!
Yes indeed!
Just spectacular. I am so pleased that I got to see this
Thank you so much Lyn!
Lovely to see these Roberto. I imagine the workers passing them hand-to-hand all the way from the Netherlands!
Yes, I think they did so!!!! Thank you so much for your commenting! Have a nice day!
I hadn’t imagined so much colour in Rome. You have changed my view!
Stunning! Thank you Holland.
And thank to you Debra!
Beautiful shots Roberto.
Thank you so much! Have a great week!