bhubaneswar people in bhubaneswar not only boast of beautiful gardens but are also aware of the latest gardening trends and styles starting from kitchen gardens balcony gardens to terrace gardens the city gardeners are trying it all the obsession for flowers and gardens was evident at the twoday state level flower show organised by regional plant resource centre rprc and plant lovers association which started here on saturday with more than 500 entries from individuals government and private institutes people in bhubaneswar have proved that space is not a constraint for plant lovers when we started in the 1990s very few people were doing gardening but the craze for plants and gardening has increased over the years and it is also getting competitive people are coming up with new and innovative ideas to make their gardens prettier thereby making the city greener said secretary of plant lovers association pla prakash chandra behera vertical garden and urban forest are the latest trends among city gardeners he said we have planned to promote the concept of urban forest this year where people living in a society or colony can make joint efforts to create small forests they can develop it on a particular theme as well besides pla will also start working on the conservative lanes which could be developed as beautiful landscapes and gardens behera added the plant bazaar set up for the plant lovers in the show with stalls selling an array of fragrant flowers plants and flower seeds fertilizers pesticides irrigation facilities this is a perfect place which helps in taking your gardening hobby to the next level i eagerly wait for the event every year to collect new plants and saplings and also get experts here who give professional advice about garden styles and planting here said anita subudhhi a homemaker this year there are 88 entries for garden competition the show drew a handsome crowd with hundreds of varieties of flowers ornamental plants and planting materials including chrysanthemums anthurium salvia calendula marigold gladioli carnation gerbera zinnia aster and a large variety of roses apart from flowering plants there was an exhibition of vegetable plants leafy plants crotons bonsai and cactus the flower arrangements and ornamental plant decorations also attracted the visitors there were competitions in around 30 categories including flower display kitchen garden bungalow garden childrens painting and bonsai like last year we are expecting over one lakh footfalls in the show behera added