Flower power took over from horsepower at Forbury Park Raceway at the weekend.
The Dunedin Horticultural Society's 161st "Grand Summer Show" blossomed at the park on Saturday and Sunday.
The exhibition featured all manner of flowers, from fuchsias, rhododendrons, hydrangeas, lilies, carnations, dahlias and roses to cacti and succulents.
And it was not all about pretty flowers.
There were turnips the size of softballs, rhubarb the size of walking sticks and bonsai trees the size of, well, bonsai trees.
There were also floral art arrangements and gardening tips offered on soil improvement, compost, fertiliser and worm farms.
One of the more unusual novelty items was a sample of quinoa (pronounced keen-wah), an ancient food which was grown in the Andes from 3000BC and regarded by the Incas as "the mother grain".
The Dunedin Horticultural Society stems from one of New Zealand's oldest organisations, the Otago Horticultural Society, which was formed on February 14, 1851.
President Dave Young said the exhibition traditionally proved popular with all branches of flower-lovers, gardeners and horticulturists.
"It's been an excellent show, with floral art and bonsais and everything in between," he said.
"We call it our 'Summer Show'. Then we have an 'Autumn Show' in April and a 'Spring Show' in September."
The annual exhibition was held in conjunction with the Otago Rose Society.
