There are still more than 3 months until the Lunar New Year 2025, but farmers in the Duong Son flower garden in Hoa Chau Commune, Hoa Vang District, and other flower growing areas in Da Nang have begun to plant seeds to start the Tet flower crop.

The Duong Son flower garden currently has a total area of ​​about 45,926 m2.

In order for flowers to bloom in time for the 2025 Tet crop, flower growers in the Duong Son Village have started to turn on electric lights all night to ensure the growth of flowers. The installed light bulb system has a capacity of 15-20W and is mounted at a density of 1.5-2m apart. The lights here will be turned on automatically from around 8:00 pm to 3:00 am the next day and then automatically turn off.

According to a report from the People's Committee of Hoa Chau Commune, the Duong Son flower garden now has a total area of ​​about 45,926 m², with 24 households growing all kinds of flowers such as chrysanthemums, orchids, Leucophyllum Frutescens, roses and marigolds. This place is known as the main supplier of Tet flowers in the city.

The Duong Son Flower Cooperative is an agricultural economic model that applies mechanisation in the value chain linkage stages associated with ensuring food safety. In order to develop the Duong Son flower garden into a new destination for tourists to visit and experience, the local authorities have worked with the Duong Son Flower Cooperative to convert to a flower growing model applying advanced technology instead of traditional methods, as well as mobilise people to use biological drugs instead of chemical drugs to ensure a safe and healthy environment in production.

Currently, the Duong Son Flower Cooperative has 24 members producing on an area of ​​4.5 hectares. Of which, 2.5 ha is earmarked for growing chrysanthemum. The hanging flower growing area of ​​Mr. Tran Dung Quoc is 3,000 m² and that of Mr. Vo Yen Viet 4,250 m2. The orchid growing area of ​​Mr. Nguyen Thanh Trung is 2,200 m². The decorative flower growing area of ​​Mr. Vo Thinh is 977 m² and the rose and lotus growing area of ​​Mr. Ho Van Lac is 1,572 m². The flower growing area of Mr. Huynh Tan Anh is 1,751 m², and ​​Doan Trinh and Ly Dang 3,388 m².

The Cooperative is a specialised flower production area using high technology with main types of flowers such as chrysanthemum, sunflower, mokara orchid, hanging primrose, rose, bougainvillea and lotus.

Currently, the Cooperative is operating effectively, and each of its members earns VND 100 million in profit per year. Notably, there are some outstanding models such as mokara orchid model of Mr. Vo Yen Viet, hanging flower model of Mr. Tran Dung Quoc, and model of growing paper flowers and water lilies of Mr. Ho Van Lac. These models regularly supply flowers to the market with annual profit of about VND150 - 200 million.

To develop the Duong Son flower garden into a new destination for tourists to visit and experience, the local authorities have worked with the Duong Son Flower Cooperative to convert to a flower growing model applying advanced technology instead of traditional methods, and mobilise people to use biological drugs instead of chemical drugs to ensure a safe and healthy environment in production.

Currently, the Duong Son Flower Cooperative in the namesake village has 24 members, of which 8 households have applied high technology in flower production.

This is a specialised flower production area applying high technology with main flowers such as chrysanthemum, sunflower, mokara orchid, hanging primrose, rose, bougainvillea, and water lily. These types of flowers are mainly supplied to the inner city market.

The Cooperative is operating effectively, and each of its members earns VND 100 million in profit per year.

This year, about 16,000 flowers of all kinds are being grown by farmers to serve the upcoming Lunar New Year 2025. Of which, there are 9,500 chrysanthemums, 5,300 raspberry chrysanthemums and 1,000 flowers of other kinds.

Children playing in the Duong Son flower garden when the yellow lights are turned on.

Similarly, flower growing households on Tran Nam Trung Street in Cam Le District begin to take care of the flower crop for Tet 2025.

This is an important stage in the growth of flowers, so all farmers here choose to water the flowers early in the morning to achieve the highest efficiency.

Gardeners taking care of flowers in early morning

Currently, gardeners are pruning flower buds. According to local residents, to ensure the growth rate of the plants, in addition to turning on the lights throughout the night, they need to prune off flower buds that show signs of yellowing and wilting.

Reporting by BAO LAM - Translating by M.DUNG