Everything ready for the 16th contest of the Roses Vendrell

El Vendrell. Costa Dorada. 10th May 2012. On the weekend of 12 and 13 May Vendrell held on the 16th Contest Roses Civic Center Station. This year, due to the current economic situation and then agree it with the Gardeners' Guild, has decided to lift the three parallel activities that complement the Roses Competition: Market Plant and Flower, the View of dressing balconies and garden show. However, the organization remains one of the most established competitions of roses, most prestigious and has more involvement in the region. Moreover, it is expected that the situation will improve soon and you can recover all of the activities that were in parallel. For sixteen years, the Roses contest is an event to celebrate spring in El Vendrell, since you can enjoy the scents and colors that characterize this time of year. The Hall of the Civic Center station filled with different varieties of roses to be seen by the visiting public. Among these varieties, there was a pink Pablo Casals, which is for vendrellencs nostrada so named Master and illustrious son of El Vendrell. There is room for roses themselves elsewhere, such as the pink variety Ciutat de Reus, who some years ago was involved. It must be said that each year becomes more complicated the deliberations of the jury to choose the best. Therefore, both on Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 May will be one of the most emblematic of the calendar of activities carried out throughout the year in El Vendrell, an act that has a large stake and time is a large volume of visitors. Last year there were 364 pitchers, 2000 were presented roses and they were counted more than 2,000 visits. As for Participants were mostly from the region and Vendrell (Albinyana Penedès, Calafell, Bisbal del Penedes Masllorenç and Santa Oliva), and other towns such as Avinyonet Penedès, and Reus Torredembarra. The Councillor for Economic Development, Angels Turda , invites everyone to participate in the Contest Roses Vendrell and noted that "those who do not participate, to come to Civic Center Station to enjoy a show full of color." The councilor also encourages all residents and neighbors to work together to fill the flower Vendrell.

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