Flowers for the Pope 

Since1985 Dutch flower arrangers make yearly the big flower garden around the altar of the Pope in Rome. This because of the feast of Eastern. The Pope celebrates in the middle of this flower garden and flower arrangements. More than 100.000 people on the square and millions at home enjoy this.

The flowers are a gift of the Dutch flower and plant growers. The Dutch promotion organisations put a lot of effort in this decoration to show the world the beauty of Dutch flowers and plants and the creativity of the floral designers.

Florists Nic and Charles van der Voort from the city Leiden have the task to make the design every year. They create in 2 days with a team of flower designers and gardeners this magnificent garden.
Many times the plan is made also by Aad van Uffelen. He joins the team of van der Voort every year to realise this decoration.
Many type of gardens are made. In 1992 a special symbolic garden was made. Each year the garden has a different design and colour combination. But essential is the meaning of Eastern to translate in the garden.

Flower decoration Rome 2004
Look for the photos of the big flower garden for the Pope in Rome 2004

Flowers and plants arrive in Rome.	Unloading plants.	Working on the garden around the altar. -	Thousends of Viola tricolor.	The last details.
Nearly finished.	Swiss gard prepared.	During the ceremony.	Flowers from Holland in more than 50 countries.	The day after.

Click here to visite the site of van der Voort bloemenvandervoort .