Charity group visits new park

Charity group visits new park

JAKARTA (JP): Mrs. Try Sutrisno, wife of Vice President Try
Sutrisno, visited the Nusantara Flower Park in Kawung Luwuk
village, Sukaresmi district, Cianjur, about 80 kilometers to the
south of here.

During the visit, Mrs. Try, who was accompanied by women of
the Ria Pembangunan charity organization grouping the wives of
top government officials, was met by Mrs. Dani Bustanil Arifin in
her capacity as head of the Bunga Nusantara Foundation.

The park, billed to be one of the largest in the world, has a
collection of a wide variety of flowers from all over the world.

The project, built on a 30-hectare plot of land, is scheduled
to be inaugurated by President Soeharto in September.

Mrs. Try expressed her satisfaction after going around the
park. "Each project should give additional value to its developer
either in the form of income or knowledge," Mrs. Try was quoted
by Antara as saying.

According to her, holding training courses on flowers will add
value not only for farmers but also the public with the creation
of new seeds.

Meanwhile, Mrs. Dani said that the idea of developing the
Nusantara Flower Park was formed when she led a mission of the
Bunga Nusantara Foundation to the Tournament of Roses in Pasadena
several years ago.

However, establishing such a park is not an easy task because
of the amount of funds required and the difficulties in
collecting various types of flowers in the country, she said.

Through hard work and with the help of Russel Autrey, a
horticulture expert from the United States, however, the project
has been realized in stages, she added. (hhr)