Under the patronage of the First Lady, Nadia Aoun, and the support of Beirut Governor, Ziad Shebib, the 15th edition of the Garden Show & Spring Festival will take place at the Beirut Hippodrome on May 30th. Under the theme, ‘Sounds in the Garden’, the 4-day event organized by Hospitality Services and Miriam Shuman, is expected to receive over 20 thousand visitors. Some 220 exhibitors will showcase beautiful plants and flowers, as well as, latest gardening equipment and trends in outdoor furniture and spaces. The show will also host workshops with horticulture specialists, in addition to a farmer’s market that promotes local produce. To note, Travel Lebanon in its 5th edition will be held concurrently with the above show. It will spotlight the tourism sector in the country through gathering some 60 local tour operators, eco-tourism experts, NGOs and municipalities, while helping showgoers plan their summer holidays in Lebanon. (Al Diyar, May 9, 2018)