A Million Flowers for “Tuin van Java”

KOMPAS/REGINA RUKMORINI

Flowers bloom in an orchid garden in Tidar Campur village, South Tidar subdistrict, South Magelang district, Magelang city, Central Java, last week. The orchid garden is being developed on private land belonging to the residents in collaboration with the University of Muhammadiyah Magelang (UMM), where the residents can carry out intercropping activities with a variety of other flower plants.

In the colonial era, Magelang in Central Java was nicknamed “Tuin van Java” due to its beautiful parks sandwiched by mountains and hills. In the spirit of preserving local beauty, flower parks are nowadays established in many corners of the city.

Hundreds of orchids blossomed along the road in Jambon Gesikan hamlet, Cacaban subdistrict, Central Magelang district, Magelang. Locals installed three CCTV cameras to monitor the surroundings and preserve the flowers.