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Preparations are currently underway for the third flower festival, inspired by W. Shakespeare’s romantic comedy “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” Surprise visitors each time with the abundance of flowers, colorful florist compositions and original sculptures created especially for the festival.
One of them is a sculpture of Pak, a character from W. Shakespeare’s play, which is almost 20 feet tall. Its author is the artist, sculptor Andrius Petkus. A huge horny Pakas will emerge from the vegetation of the manor park and flower arrangements poisonous to humans will be injured nearby.
Knowing these plants will allow you to avoid unexpected and unpleasant experiences of admiring flowers. According to Žydrūnė Valainytė, the landscaper of the VU Šiauliai Academy Botanical Garden, poisonous plants are most often found in everyday settings – representatives of the rust and potato families. These are our well-known furrows, tobacco, turnips, castor beans.
“Often phytolacs and dictons also grow in kindergartens. Some plants are poisonous for their leaves, juice, others for fruits. Some of the poisonous plants, such as castor bean, tansy, are also known as medicinal plants, and the line between medicine and poison is sometimes very fragile ”, explained a spokeswoman for the botanical garden that prepares the poisonous shade of the festival of the flowers.
An impressive installation of the Castle of the Flower Kingdom, created by set designer Marija Rubavičiūtė, is being completed for the opening of the Flower Festival. It is reminiscent of childhood in the 19th century. pab. Family-style amusement park: a colorful flower kingdom castle, the sound of the fairground organ, an old diesel-powered carousel, and other engaging activities and exhibits.
This year’s festival of millions of flowers will delight not only the abundance of flower species, but also the range of colors: it will be possible to enjoy their beauty and therapeutic effect, and those who want more experiences will be able to immerse themselves in the enchanting of the 19th century. . pab. the life of the manor and its activities, being surprised to see flowers on the restaurant’s plates, its decoration, as well as admiring the floral decorations on the walls, windows and doors of the manor buildings.
The third “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” flower festival at Pakruojis Manor begins on July 1.
Pakruojis Manor is not only the largest stately building complex in Lithuania, but also one of the 18 most attractive cultural tourism sites in Europe, where the 19th century pab. – XX a. pr. stately life.
