Flower carpet honors Turks from Belgium

Every two years, in the month of August, the main square of Brussels becomes a giant carpet of flowers, a tribute to the various communities or important actions of recent years.

Last month, the honoree was the Turkish community of Belgium, which led hundreds of gardeners working for a sole purpose: to put 750 thousand flowers in a carpet covered by 300 Begonias.

Begonias were chosen for their robustness, resistance to bad weather and longevity, which allows the rug to stay several days unscathed. This flower is used traditionally in beauty pageants and parties, with 80% of its production is exclusively the area of Ghent, Belgium. Every year, approximately 60 million Begonias planted and are mostly exported to the Netherlands, France and United States.

The giant puzzle took a few hours to be completed-the flowers have to be tied to each other not to fly with the wind. See the final result.

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