Floral display at Botanic Gardens

GEORGE TOWN: Colourful flowers and sweet flowery scents will attract visitors to the Penang Botanic Gardens in conjunction with the Penang Floral Festival 2011 from today until June 5.

Stall operators have been busy preparing for the festival by bringing in flowers and plants of all shapes, sizes and colours to be sold at the entrance to the gardens.

Organising chairman Ooi Eng Choon, who is from the Penang Arts Society, said the festival was being held to encourage locals to appreciate nature.

The society has been preparing for the festival since February.

There will also be a stall selling t-shirts with printed leaves by the Friends of the Botanical Gardens.

The festival is held from 10am to 7pm daily and entrance is free.