The Southwest region has many famous flower-growing villages such as Sa Dec flower village (Dong Thap province), Cai Mon flower village (Ben Tre)… Although the size and number of growers are not equal, it is rare. Is there any flower village that is as brilliant all year round as Pho Tho – Ba Bo ornamental flower village in Can Tho. Most of the flower fields only bloom in the spring and Tet holidays, but this place must be said to be in full bloom all year round.
Pho Tho ornamental flower village – Ba Bo
Pho Tho – Ba Bo Ornamental Flower Village is located in Binh Thuy District, from the center of Can Tho City, it only takes you about 15 minutes by car to arrive or go by waterway to hire a boat from Ninh Kieu Wharf.
Flower village in Binh Thuy district, Can Tho city.
Ba Bo flower village has 217 households in 2 wards adjacent to each other involved in growing ornamental flowers, including 90 households in Long Hoa ward and 127 households in Long Tuyen ward. The person who is said to be the initiator of floriculture here is Mr. Tam Hoai (from Dong Thap). In 1940, he went to Can Tho to set up a business, bringing some seeds for experimentation and gradually spreading them to people. Following him were Mr. Nam Bong, Sau Doi, Tu Meo, Tu Lo…
People take care of flowers
Pho Tho – Ba Bo flower village specializes in growing flowers that are loved by Westerners such as yellow apricot, chrysanthemum, raspberry, gerbera, sunflower, etc. and typical valuable ornamental plants such as apricot projection, Laurel, bougainvillea, star fruit, birth… Over the past time, many farmers in the Craft Village have promoted the application of scientific and technical advances to production, applying methods of cultivating flowers in net houses and new flower varieties. , high quality tissue transplants…so we can produce many new, beautiful and strange ornamental flowers such as: Indonesian chrysanthemum, American marigold, Thai cactus, new varieties of jade…
Harvest flowers to sell
Almost all of this road, every house grows flowers, the deeper you go, the more vast flower fields you will see. Among the flowers, there is not only soil but also a lot of water ditches used by locals for direct irrigation, and sometimes there are ducks swimming around, very poetic.
Between the flower beds, there are many ditches that are used by locals for direct irrigation
Every year, at the close of Tet, the blooming flower gardens become an attractive attraction with tourists from all over the world flocking to visit and enjoy flowers. Boats full of flowers floating on the water to transport flowers in the Tet season have become a feature of Can Tho, creating a beautiful spring picture.
At the close of Tet, the flower gardens bloom brilliantly
On the large and small plots on both sides of the road, many species of Tet flowers are being watered and pruned by flower farmers. The beautiful scenery and the hustle and bustle here will make you feel like Tet is coming closer and closer. The warm spring weather, gentle breeze and blooming fresh flowers will delight you.
Beautiful spring picture
You can freely watch the beautiful flowers stretching out and take souvenir photos. One thing to note is that when visiting, be careful not to affect the flower baskets and remember to buy a few pots to support the people here.
You can enjoy watching the beautiful flowers reaching out
Traveling to Can Tho, visiting the ornamental flower village of Pho Tho – Ba Bo, visitors not only have wonderful moments to enjoy flowers and admire the scenery, but also have the opportunity to learn about floriculture. Visitors will be admired by the talented artisans who are skillful, meticulous and their perseverance and patience.
You also have the opportunity to learn about traditional flower growing
To get beautiful flower pots to bring to the market, growers have to spend a lot of sweat and effort and go through a serious labor process. Each flower has a different “intention”, growers must know to take care, cherish and grasp the changes of the weather to take care of flowers accordingly, too early is not good, but too late is not enough. .
Source: Collected internet.