Kirna Manor tulip fields and flower arrangement exhibition

In addition to the first tulip bulbs saved from the Nurmiko greenhouse fire in 2019, numerous new planting areas have been carefully established in the historic Kirna Manor Park, and many exciting varieties have been added. Last autumn, all the old tulips were dug up from the largest planting area and replaced with fresh bulbs. Around Sirelilehtla, 20 varieties of the latest parrot tulips were planted. In total, over 140 varieties of tulips have already been planted in Kirna.

However, nature, with its merciless tricks, has presented many challenges to gardeners this spring. It seems that the cold weather, along with rain and sleet, has not been kind to Kirna’s tulip fields. Here and there, gray spots and specks have appeared on the tulip leaves—infamous gray mold, which spreads in the moisture and cold in many Estonian gardens and parks. Therefore, the flowering of some varieties this spring has been more restrained than usual. “We are, of course, very sad. It seems that this year we have to pay the price for growing everything in our garden without chemicals,” admits Kirna Manor gardener Eve Sammal. “We have consciously avoided fungicides and other chemicals throughout the park to preserve natural diversity. The spring chorus of birdsong is proof of that.”

The flower exhibition taking place at Kirna Manor this spring is more exciting than ever before. From May 11-16, world-class floristry master Klaus Wagener, known for his deep understanding of nature and appreciation of natural materials, stayed in Kirna. The flower arrangements created under Klaus Wagener’s guidance are displayed in the magical, time-worn interior of Kirna Manor’s second floor. Against the backdrop of the flower arrangements, you can enjoy Ülle Papago’s painting exhibition “Flower Portal.”

We do not subdue nature with poisons or lure friends with advertisements. At Kirna Manor, we respect nature and friends; together, we find joy in spring this year as well. We consider it important to honestly share our sadness about the smaller bloom this year in the garden and hope that the world-class flower arrangement art in the manor’s second-floor halls can compensate for it.