Flowers and ornamental trees sourced from China are overwhelming Vietnamese flowers at traditional and online markets. Japanese orchids are selling like hotcakes despite high prices.

Farmers in flower villages in HCM City are worried as merchants have not contacted them yet for Tet sale season.

Farmers in Nghia Trai hamlet in Tan Quang commune in Hung Yen province have been growing cuc chi (Chrysanthemum indicum), used for herbal medicine and tea, for hundreds of years.

Van Thanh, the largest flower village of Da Lat, is quiet these days, with no flower collectors, though Tet will start in one month.

Like other residents of Ha Loi Village in Hanoi’s Me Linh District, Nguyen Huy Ha rejoiced when their life seemed to be returning to normal after the lockdown period was lifted on May 6.

Peach blossom farmers in Nhat Tan, a village famous for the flowers in Hanoi, keep in contact with people who hire their trees for Tet and collect them after the Lunar New Year so they can get to work early for the following festival.

Gardeners working in HCM City’s flower village have been undergoing careful preparations of their ornamental plants so they bloom just in time for the upcoming Lunar New Year, known locally as Tet.

The 8th Da Lat Flower Festival will take place from December 20 to 24 in Da Lat and Bao Loc cities, the Lam Dong province People’s Committee has announced.

 VietNamNet Bridge - This unique kumquat garden has an area of about 600m2 with over 300 bonsai kumquat trees in the shapes of a dragon, unicorn, phoenix and turtle.

VietNamNet Bridge - As pesticides are easily available and can be bought by anyone, local authorities have found it difficult to control pollution.

VietNamNet Bridge - The sun was hot, but it was still foggy in the Me Linh flower village in Hanoi. The strong smell from the flower fields came from the pesticide the farmers had just sprayed.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Lunar New Year 2014 or Tet holiday has just ended, but gardeners in Nhat Tan flower village in Hanoi have begun to prepare for the next Tet holiday.

 VietNamNet Bridge - If you pay a visit to Da Lat during the Da Lat Flower Festival, you should not forget to visit the three famous flower villages: Thai Phien, Ha Dong and Van Thanh.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Tay Tuu flower village is in Tu Liem district, 20 km from Hanoi’s center. Early November every year, Tay Tuu people began preparing for the Tet flower season.

VietNamNet Bridge – It takes tourists four hours to reach Tan Quy Dong flower village in Sa Dec Town in Dong Thap Province from HCMC but it is worth every second when they see the beauty