Girona’s own account traces Temps de Flors to a small provincial flower exhibition organised in 1954. A group of enthusiasts staged it in a municipal setting, and the response encouraged a larger event. As interest grew, the exhibition moved through different historic venues, including Sant Pere de Galligants and Sant Domènec, before spreading into the courtyards and gardens of the Barri Vell.

Local associations helped give the event its enduring character. From the late 1970s and early 1980s, flower and heritage groups brought more spaces into the exhibition and persuaded neighbours to open private patios. The city council became firmly involved in 1992. Today’s installations retain that combination of creative design, volunteer effort and access to otherwise hidden architecture: the flowers reveal the city as much as decorate it.