Placed under the
High Patronage of H.S.H. Prince Albert II and the
Presidency of H.R.H. the
Princess of Hanover, the
56th Concours International de Bouquets, organized by the
Garden Club de Monaco, will be held in the Principality on Saturday, May 10 and Sunday, May 11, 2025, at the
Yacht Club de Monaco.
The general theme is “
Flowers on the Move.”
The proposed categories for participants are:
1. Multicolored fireworks: large size
2. Rose dance: table decoration
3. Pastel swirls: on a pedestal
4. Swirls in monochrome shading: niche
5. Gust of wind in the garden: niche
6. Roundabout of flowers and leaves: wall decoration
7. Farandole of flowers, fruits and vegetables: “young” categories
All categories are “free” style and open to everyone except for category 7, which is reserved for young people from 6 to 14 years old.
The “Special Jury,” chaired by HRH the Princess of Hanover and composed of personalities from the literary and artistic world, will award the Special Prizes.
The ''Official Jury,'' composed of judges, professors, international authors and specialists in Floral Art, will award the Gold, Silver, Bronze Badges and the General Grand Prize, as well as the Princess Grace of Monaco Prize.
The rules of the competition are available on the website of the Garden Club of Monaco: https://www.gardenclubmonaco.com/monaco-concours-bouquets
Free admission to the exhibition will allow the public to admire the compositions performed at the Competition: Saturday, May 10 from 6-7:30 p.m. and Sunday, May 11 from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
As every year on the occasion of the
Concours International de Bouquets, “
The Conferences of the Garden Club of Monaco” are also organized. Free and open to the public, they will also be held at the
Yacht Club de Monaco on Sunday, May 11, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., on the following topics:
On Sunday, May 11, from 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., the
Garden Club de Monaco will offer the public a demonstration of flower arrangement performed by a professional.
In fine, this year the
Garden Club de Monaco is enriching the program of this
56th edition with a new event: the “
Monaco en Fleurs” window display competition will beautify the shop windows of the Principality's merchants from May 5 to 11.