Floriade (Netherlands)

Floriade is an international exhibition and garden festival, held every 10 years in the Netherlands. All have been World Horticultural Expositions and listed as an A1 category exhibition by the International Association of Horticultural Producers[1] and hence recognised by the Bureau International des Expositions. The next Floriade will be held in 2022 in Almere.[2]

Visitors on "Spotters Hill" at Floriade 2002.

History

Prior to the Floriade in the Netherlands, flower and garden shows were called Flora Exhibitions held at Groenendaal park in Heemstede in 1925, 1935 and 1953, and earlier in 1910 in the Haarlemmerhout in Haarlem.[3] The first Floriade was held in Rotterdam in Het Park with the Euromast being erected to mark the event[4]

Organization

The Floriade is coordinated by the Dutch Horticultural Council. The Dutch Horticultural Council was founded in 1908 and aims to strengthen the image of the Dutch horticulture and to promote exports. The location varies and is awarded to a city after a bidding phase.

Editions
FloriadeCityVenueDateEditionMotto
Floriade 1960RotterdamHet ParkMarch 25 - September 19601
Floriade 1972AmsterdamAmstelpark and BeatrixparkMarch 30 - October 1 19725
Floriade 1982AmsterdamGaasperparkApril 8 - October 10 19829
Floriade 1992ZoetermeerRokkeveenApril 9 - October 10 199213
Floriade 2002HaarlemmermeerHaarlemmermeerse WoodsApril 6 - October 20 200216Feel the art of nature
Floriade 2012VenloVenlo GreenparkApril 6 - October 7 201219
Floriade 2022AlmereWeerwater23Growing Green Cities

Recent Floriades

1992 Zoetermeer

The 1992 Floriade was held in Zoetermeer and ran from 9 April to 10 October. The event was held on converted pasture outside the newtown of Zoetermeer, covered 168 acres and had participants from more than 20 countries.[5]

2002 Haarlemmermeer

The 2002 Floriade was held in Haarlemmermeer with a theme of Contribution of Horticulture in the quality of life in the 21st century. It ran from 5 April to 20 October, covered 65 ha and had 30 participating countries[6]

2012 Venlo Floriade

The Floriade 2012 was held from April 5 to October 7, 2012, in Venlo. The sixth Floriade and nineteenth AIPH world horticultural exposition, the Floriade spanned 66 acres and hosted 25 countries.

2022 Almere

The 2022 Floriade will be held in Almere[2] with the masterplan designed by MVRDV.[7]

Further reading
  • Theokas, Andrew (2005). Grounds for Review: The Garden Festival in Urban Planning and Design. Liverpool University Press. ISBN 978-0-85323-539-2.

References
  1. "AIPH". AIPH. Archived from the original on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2013-09-24.
  2. "Floriade Almere 2022" (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 November 2013.
  3. "Flora-archief".
  4. "History - Euromast". Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  5. Raver, Anne (3 May 1992). "At Floriade, Tulips Are Just a Start". The New York Times. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
  6. "2002 Haarlemmermeer - Netherlands". Archived from the original on 3 January 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
  7. "MVRDV's Almere Plan Wins Floriade 2022 Competition". Bustler. 25 September 2012.
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