Carpet Of Flowers Brussels 2020

These flowers are begonias and this carpet of 77 m x 24 m is made in several stages.

Carpet of flowers brussels 2020.

In the even years they assemble the flower carpet on the grand place and in the odd years the town hall becomes the focus of the flowertime celebration. The event takes place biannually alternating with the flower carpet. Stautemans created the first unique flower carpet in belgium. The flowering star of the brussels flower carpet is the begonia and 300 of these beautiful flowers are used for every square metre of this floral masterpiece.

The city of brussels and the association of the brussels flower carpet join forces for flowertime an international plant and flower arrangement event. 13th 16th august 2020 an ephemeral flower scene that must be seen at least once in your life. The 2018 theme of the flower carpet was mexico. It is with great regret that we have to announce the cancellation of this summer s flower carpet 13 16 august 2020.

The carpet of 77 m x 24 m is composed by about 120 volunteers with nearly 1 million begonias in less than 4 hours. The health crisis that we are all going through is unprecedented. The flower carpet is 70 m long by 24 m wide. The first flower carpet of brussels was created in 1971 and has been a showstopper every two years on the grand place since 1986.

In just one morning belgian begonia cultivators decorate 1 800 m2 of brussels grand place with a beautiful floral carpet using over 600 000 begonias. Tapis de fleurs de bruxelles in 1971 the belgian landscape architect e. Two events the flowertime and flower carpet occur biennially altering with one another. Brussels grand place is covered with a carpet of flowers every two years.

From 14 to 18 august 2019 at the city hall of brussels and the grand place. Every august a team of florists brings magic to the centre of brussels. Brussels flower carpet brussels august 2020 brussels flower carpet is an event taking place in brussels every two years. 1 680 m2 of begonias dahlias grass and bark.

The carpet of 77 m x 24 m is composed by about 120 volunteers with nearly 1 million begonias in less than 4 hours. City hall and grand place flowertime transforms the city hall and grand place into a floral dream. He paved the grand place square in brussels with thousands flowers that created a splendid carpet. Every 2 years the grand place in brussels is covered with a flower carpet of begonias.

From 13 to 16 august 2020 at the grand place in brussels. Belgium is one of the lead producers of the begonia cultivating 60 million every year and this is why it is the flower of choice for the brussels flower carpet. Therefore the belgian national security council has decided not to allow mass events in belgium until the 31 st of august 2020.