Hanoi’s Flower Villages Gear Up for Tet Festivities
Just over a month before Tet (the Lunar New Year), horticulturists in Hanoi’s renowned gardening villages, such as Me Linh, Tay Tuu, and Tu Lien, are working tirelessly to ensure that a variety of flowers, including peach blossoms, lilies, mums, dahlias, violets, and roses, bloom in time for the festivities. The breathtaking sight of Nhat Tan peach blossoms in full bloom attracts visitors from far and wide, especially during the festive Tet season. Despite the significant damage caused by Typhoon Yagi, gardeners remain hopeful that their remaining peach trees will flourish with careful tending. Nguyen Trung Viet from Nhat Tan Ward, Tay Ho District, shares that his family is nurturing young peach trees to replace the lost ones and carefully managing their growth while timing the defoliation for perfect blooms. While the prices of peach trees are expected to remain stable, the blossoms may not be as impressive this year. In the Phu Thuong Ward of Tay Ho District, Pham Dinh Huy re...