SRINAGAR: Tulip Garden Situated on foothills of Zabarwan range is one of the largest tulip garden of Asia with 20 lakh tulips of 46 varieties in its lap, Asia’s largest garden overlooking the world famous Dal Lake here was on Sunday thrown open to visitors, marking the beginning of new tourism season in the Valley. Formerly known as Siraj Bagh, the Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip garden was opened in 2008. The idea of the garden spread over 30 hectares in the foothills of Zabarwan range was conceived to advance the tourism season in the Valley by two months.
“The Tulip garden was thrown open for public today with pleasant weather prevailing in the Valley coupled with Tulip festival, we are expecting the number of visitors to the garden this time,” a Tourism department official said. Majority of the bulbs in the garden had bloomed due to favourable weather conditions presenting a mesmerising look to the visitors, he said. This garden was built in 2008 to promote the tourism and floriculture of Kashmir spread on the 38 acres of land 5 Lac tulips of 48 species are in full bloom in tulip garden. Every year on its opening Tulips festival is celebrated.