Overview of Honda Exhibit at the 18th International Roses and Gardening Show, Japan’s Largest Gardening Show
- Honda proposes a French garden lifestyle with Honda products -
March 24, 2016, Japan
March 24, 2016 - Honda announced that it will be proposing a French garden lifestyle, with exhibits featuring Honda’s tillers and mini-vehicles decorated with illustrations of roses, at the 18th International Roses and Gardening Show (Friday, May 13 through Wednesday, May 18, 2016, at the Seibu Prince Dome in Tokorozawa city, Saitama).
Honda Booth Image
FG201 Puchina tiller
Honda Booth Image
GRASPA HRE330 Electric Walk-Behind Lawnmower
Enepo EU9iGB Butane Canister Powered Generator
N-ONE Premium Tourer LOWDOWN
PCX scooter
Honda has supported “Co-existence with Nature,” the theme of the International Roses and Gardening Show, Japan’s largest gardening exhibition, participating in the event 11 times in the past, proposing a natural outdoor life with Honda’s power products, such as mini tillers and portable generators ideal for vegetable gardens and gardening in general.
At this year’s show, Honda’s “Rose & Potager*1” home garden arrangement theme focusses on a French garden style, in line with the show’s overall “Paris” theme. The Honda booth, titled “A graceful potager life in suburban Paris,” will portray suburban Paris life with a potager garden in a Shabby-chic*2 home setting, with uniquely painted and decaled Honda products.
The Honda products on display, such as tillers and lawnmowers supporting gardening work, and mini-vehicles and motorcycles aiming for a higher level of quality, will be decorated with illustrations and paintings of roses.
Gardener Kimie Ito will oversee implementation of her grand design of the Paris-themed booth, which be constructed by “Hello Woods,” Honda’s nature experience center at Twin Ring Motegi in Tochigi. Antique mortar outer walls and garden arches will be designed by spacial designer Kazunobu Tomizawa (TOMI project). Interior and exterior chalk-painted coloring by Annie Sloan Japan by DCT INC will complement the garden scenes. Rose-creator Takunori Kimura will plant the garden with popular, strong and easy-to-grow roses, and Yosuke Katayama (shokubutsu freak) will enrich the display with vegetables and flower decorations. The potager will be arranged by gardening counselor Michiko Okai, a housewife gardener popular for her gardening ideas suitable for daily life, to complete the display portraying a stylish and splendid garden-life with Honda products.
- *1Potager: French word for vegetable garden for decoration, in addition to growing vegetables for consumption. Potager began with the geometrically displayed vegetable gardens of the French royal palace, and became popular with English gardeners and people who loved nature. The gardening style has been introduced in numerous gardening magazines, and is popular with home gardeners and enthusiasts as the “admirable potager.”
- *2Shabby-Chic: A form of interior design to portray the appearance of an antique, generating an air of class, elegance, and a stylish maturity. The term “Shabby-Chic” is said to originate with the interior store “SHABBY-CHIC” opened in 1989, in Santo Monica, California, USA, by British designer Rachell Ashwell. The term since became popular in the USA and Europe.
[ Planned Exhibits ]
< Supporting Vegetable and Herb Growing, and Soil Preparation >
[ Sample Exhibits ]
- FG201 Puchina tiller (Custom International Rose and Gardening Show model)
- F220 Komame tiller (Custom International Rose and Gardening Show model)
< Suitable for Lawn Care >
[ Sample Exhibits ]
- GRASPA HRE330 Electric Walk-Behind Lawnmower (Custom International Rose and Gardening Show model)
< Power Supply for Outdoors or Emergencies >
[ Sample Exhibits ]
- Enepo EU9iGB Butane Canister Powered Generator (Custom International Rose and Gardening Show model)
- E500 Portable Battery Inverter Power Source
< Enjoying Outdoor Life Mobility >
[ Sample Exhibits ]
- N-ONE Premium Touere LOWDOWN mini-vehicle (Custom International Rose and Gardening Show model)
- PCX scooter (Custom International Rose and Gardening Show model)
About the 18th International Rose and Gardening Show
| Venue: |
Seibu Prince Dome (formerly Seibu Dome) 2135 Kamiyamaguchi,Tokorozawa city, Saitama 359-1196 |
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| Web site (PC / Mobile): |
http://www.bara21.jp/en/summary/ |
| Dates: |
Friday, May 13, 2016 - Wednesday, May 18, 2016 |
| Exhibition Hours (provisional): |
9:30 am - 5:30 pm (5:00 pm on May 18) * Admittance closes 30 minutes prior to end of exhibition times |
| Organizer: | International Roses & Gardening Show Organization Committee (Mainichi Newspapers / NHK / Sports Nippon Newspapers) |
| Admissions: |
At the Door: Adults (Junior high-school and above) 2,200 yen |