I am a pretty big fan of hardwood floors, but I could certainly appreciate the beauty of a carpet, if said carpet was made of flowers. Every two years in Brussels, the Grand Palace is transformed into one of the largest flower gardens in the world, covered in about one million begonias arranged and planted in a pattern that resembles a huge carpet. Lesbians everywhere, rejoice.
The flower carpet tradition begin in 1971 at the hands of landscape architect E. Stautemans, and has since grown into a celebrated spectacle. It takes 120 volunteers about 4 hours to plant the begonias, guided by holes drilled into a plastic sheeting that features the carpet design. The flower carpet installation happens every two years in August, and entrance to the palace is free.
I don’t know about you, but I would love to pop about 30 Claritin and jaunt over to Brussels to check this out. The carpet-munching jokes alone would be worth the price of admission.
