Highlights From Melbourne International Flower Show
The Melbourne International Flower Show is being held at the Royal Exhibition Building (REB) and Carlton Gardens from 5 April - 9 April. I was sorta dragged to accompany my girlfriend to yesterday's session. As it was, it actually turned out to be quite interesting.
Here're a few of the highlights from the show (excluding the many, many flowers that were obviously on display).
First up, my attention was drawn to the high handles on this bike (was wondering how difficult it must be to cycle one of these).
Anyway, next up - inside REB. Believe it or not, this is actually where we sit for our uni exams.
Notice the odd-looking figure near the bottom-right corner of the pic below.
It was one of the bizarre entries in the fashion design competition held inside REB.
(In case you're wondering what those green blobs are, they're watermelons)
Here're a few of the other entries...
...which I thought, were just weird in general.
I guess the same could be said of these fruits (aptly named cow's udder).
I was told that they belong to the same family as tomatoes and capsicums (Solanum), and are also known as the nipple fruit, titty fruit, and apple of sodom.
Apart from its use as a decorative ornament, the plant apparently has a few medicinal properties, while the juice of the fruit has some detergent activity and can be used for washing clothes (aye, learning new stuff everyday).
As we exited the exhibition, this advertisement struck me:
You can't beat a bunch of Aussies? urgh..... no comment on that one.
Here're a few of the highlights from the show (excluding the many, many flowers that were obviously on display).
First up, my attention was drawn to the high handles on this bike (was wondering how difficult it must be to cycle one of these).
Anyway, next up - inside REB. Believe it or not, this is actually where we sit for our uni exams.
Notice the odd-looking figure near the bottom-right corner of the pic below.
It was one of the bizarre entries in the fashion design competition held inside REB.
(In case you're wondering what those green blobs are, they're watermelons)
Here're a few of the other entries...
...which I thought, were just weird in general.
I guess the same could be said of these fruits (aptly named cow's udder).
I was told that they belong to the same family as tomatoes and capsicums (Solanum), and are also known as the nipple fruit, titty fruit, and apple of sodom.
Apart from its use as a decorative ornament, the plant apparently has a few medicinal properties, while the juice of the fruit has some detergent activity and can be used for washing clothes (aye, learning new stuff everyday).
As we exited the exhibition, this advertisement struck me:
You can't beat a bunch of Aussies? urgh..... no comment on that one.
