Telapak Warisan: Penang Flower Festival 2009

31st May – 7th Jun
Venue : Botanical Garden, Penang.
Event : Flower Festival 2009

It was real heavily rain on that day. I thought of cancelling the plan to go to flower festival. We waited for a few minutes. Then when the rain started to stop, we make our move. When we arrived there, the sun is coming out and I know it must be such a wonderful day in Botanical Garden.

Location

For those who do not know, Penang Botanical Garden situated near Youth Park in the Tanjung Bunga District and it took for about 8km from George Town. The visitor could reach Penang Botanical Garden by bus, taxi or personal vehicle.

According to National Heritage Act 2005 :

"Natural Heritage" includes natural features of any area in Malaysia which may consist of earthly physical or biological formations or group of such formations, geological or physiographical features, mountains, rivers, streams, rock formation, sea shore or any natural sites of outstanding value from the point of view of nature, science, history conservation or natural beauty including flora and fauna of Malaysia.

Figure 1: Writer standing infront main entrence

What relation of Heritage and Botanical Garden?

Heritage landscape can consist of natural, cultural and historical values.

Quick review of introduction of Penang Botanical Garden

The moment you step inside, you will be welcome by the amazing nature. Penang Botanical Garden would be the only botanical garden surround by Tropical Rainforest.

Penang Botanical Garden also acknowledged as Waterfall Garden or Monkey Garden was established by British who used the old quarry becomes the garden. They called as Waterfall Garden as the waterfall nearby.

Above and beyond, they also call it as Monkey Garden as that place has abundant of monkey. Do not be surprise upon your visit to Botanical Garden you can see them loitering around. They do not act aggressive, unless being disturbed or they see you holding food.

Besides being a heritage tree arboretum, it also operates as botanical conservation and preservation site, education and practises. It also plays a role in horticulture and landscape development.

Flower Festival 2009

The event held between 31st Mei to 7th Jun 2009. The theme for this year is : Colourful World of Flower. This is one of yearly event being held in Penang Botanical Garden. That day visit really nourishes different feeling from other normal day (I mean day without special big activity or event done).

Normally you will find out visitors do their jog, doing leisure, walking around garden or visit the nursery to buy ornament tree with affordable price. However that specific day, the routine activity done there change a little bit.

The events being done at the Flower Festival 2009 are as below :

a. Orchid Show & Competition
b. Bonsai Show & Competition
c. Adenium Show & Competition
d. Carnivorous Plant Show & Competition
e. Floral Art Show
f. Nature Education Program
g. Nature Heritage Exhibition
h. Sculpture Competition
i. Children Drawing Competition
j. Garden Expo

Reason for the event being done :

To cater users need.

This is because by giving such exhibition and event, people will take part to involve in the competition as well as build the relation among visitors. People demand for this and the government take these opportunities to cater the community.

To educate people.

The Flower Festival gives the education by having the exhibition and education program. People will learn by having the interpretation present either by printing material such as brochure, poster and life interpretation present by guide.

They also educate people by doing exciting games and competition like explore race, but it related to tree and about the natural heritage. The games been created particularly for kids. This is to enhance their interest in learning process about heritage tree, flora and fauna. The parent may involve together and this will help the family to become close to one another.

Figure 2: Visitors can feel it!

They allow the visitors to touch the animal and the herbs. By touching, feeling, smelling and tasting will make one more understood during interpretation. Which they can get the interpretation given and remembered.

To enhance nature awareness

Nowadays with the technology being introduced in daily life, we are being dependable with it. However, the environmental awareness is essential in order to balance the technology and Mother Nature. By organizing such events will help people to appreciate our Mother Nature and environment.

The services provide:

Tram

#Adult – RM 1 / trip
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