Nature lovers in the city wait for spring every year to walk through the glorious Mughal Gardens and absorb its floral splendour. The annual event “Udyanotsav” was inaugurated by President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
The gardens will remain open to the public from February 14 to March 15 between 9:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Apart from the famed gardens, visitors will also be able to visit the Spiritual Garden, Herbal Garden, Bonsai Garden and Bio-diversity Park within the President’s Estate.
The Mughal Gardens has over 70 varieties of seasonal flowers that are massed with respect to their height and grouped in colour combinations to produce a harmonious, natural and pleasing effect. There are around 120 different types of roses all of which have their own name in the garden and 40 different fragrant varieties.
The main attraction of this year’s Udyanotsav is tulips, which have been in bloom since the last week of January. About 10,000 tulips in red, orange and yellow mixed with red, pink, purple and white are expected to bloom in phases up to March 10.
Visitors will be able to see a newly developed lotus pond in the Spiritual Garden. An exhibition stall will showcase fresh vegetables and fruits grown in the President’s Estate organic farm.
The gardens will be closed for maintenance every Monday.
Entry and exit for the public will be from gate no. 35 of the President’s Estate, close to where North Avenue meets Rashtrapati Bhavan. Last year, 5.84 lakh visitors visited the garden.
Visitors will not be allowed to carry water bottles briefcases and bags inside the premises.
