Srinagar’s tulip garden which is also Asia largest tulip garden will be thrown open for people on March 19.
This garden, which spans 30 hectares, is situated at the base of the Zabarwan mountain range on the Dal Lake bank.
Inam-ul-Rehman, the garden’s in-charge, provided information to the media, saying that the tulips have begun to bloom and that the carpet will no doubt fascinate the visitors. He revealed that there are 16 lakh tulips in 60 different varieties this year. Four of them are new in this list.
On the edge of Dal Lake, the 30-hectare Tulip Garden can be found.
More than 100 gardeners have toiled in this enormous garden for more than a month, and it is clear how much effort it took to make it colourful and in bloom. The garden has a variety of tulip varieties, from early to mid to late, all of which have been planted appropriately, according to head gardener Mohammad Yousuf. He claimed that by doing this, the garden will be open all throughout the month and will always have a fresh appearance.
This garden was inaugurated by the then Jammu Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad in the year 2007.