The Scotsman

Brussels sprouts: Belgian capital hosts Mexican-inspired flower carpet

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More than 500,000 flowers have been used to create a Latin American-themed display in the Grand Place in Brussels.

The work is dedicated to the Mexican region of Guanajuato which has an exceptiona­lly rich culture and flower tradition.

The Renaissanc­e square is covered with a flower carpet of begonias every second year.

There were concerns that this year’s display was going to be affected by the warm weather being experience­d across Europe.“it has been extremely difficult. Until ten days ago, people were afraid that we were not going to have enough flowers,” said Troch Peters, a Belgium-based flower wholesaler. “Luckily, in the last two weeks the weather changed.”

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