Fun At The Flower Festival In Namangan

Spring arrives in March in Namangan and the town celebrates with a giant flower festival. Blooms cover the main park and tons of people attend to celebrate the arrival of warm weather.

Boom, explosive color greets your arrival at the airport. Impressive.

Sometimes the flowers need a little artificial assistance. Piano "topiary," more like astro-turf covering. A not so wet, not so wild stream running through the festival.

The flowers are fun, the families gathering, dancing in traditional clothes is more fun.

Bambi enjoys the blooms. Western style corporate sponsorship has crept into the festival. Oil and nature, a perfect union.

Back to tradition, a camel and yurt sighting, looking a little like a set for a Central Asian Wizard of Oz.

The 2022 Tashkent Flower Festival

Way back in May, Tashkent threw a fancy flower festival. Imagine a bunch of the Rose Bowl parade floats exploded on a plaza in front of the National Library.

In come the crowds. "What's more important, holding my baby or my mobile phone?" A real Sophie's choice.

Flowers on everything. Spoiler: fake flowers on everything. Big displays of traditional things like the symbol of Uzbekistan and a giant cart.

It's all about the Instagram. Is it an old car exploding with pink flowers if you're not in it?

More fun with figures. A giant tea pot and cup and Bugs Bunny makes a topiary appearance.

Gorgeous cherry blossoms anytime, fake flowers can provide.