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| Sonia to inaugurate Tulip Garden | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Mar 27
Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad’s most cherished and literally carefully cultivated project –the tulip garden in Srinagar –is all set to be formally thrown open by the Congress president Sonia Gandhi.
Official sources told EARLY TIMES that the UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi likely to reach Srinagar over next few days to formally throw open for public, Asia’s largest tulip garden described by the cultivators as a "flori-marvel" on the foothills of Zabarwan, overlooking the Dal Lake.
The tulip garden in Srinagar –the largest in Asia –is arguably the most cherished project of the Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad. Also known as Siraj Bagh, Azad has been visiting invariably twice a month there to oversee progress on the project. Chief minister, who visited the garden on March 23, said, "It would emerge as a major tourist attraction in Kashmir. The ambience and the setting of the garden would entice visitors to come here over and over again."
The tulip garden has really emerged as a major attraction in the Valley. The visitors to Kashmir can have a visual delight by watching 1.2 million Tulips which have bloomed in the capital city. With the spring setting in, tulips are among the first to bloom here and captivate tourists from across India and abroad.
Almond trees covering the hilly ranges and fields of Kashmir are the first among the fruit trees to bloom. They just supplement the enchanting scenario and alongside is the grandeur of the tulip bulbs, presenting a feast for the eyes.
It is a mesmerising sight to watch from the banks of Dal Lake the almond trees bearing flowers on the slopes of the mountains with the assorted colourful tulip plants in the plains. The tulip gardens in Srinagar are considered to be one of the best in the world.
The early varieties have started blooming and the officials have brought early, mid, late and very late varieties of tulip. People will see how beautifully the floriculture department has developed the valley of flowers with the help of the government," said G. S. Naqash, the Director of Floriculture Department of Jammu and Kashmir.
Tulips originate in mountainous areas with temperate climates. They need a period of cool dormancy. They grow best in climates with long cool springs and early summers. They are also grown in warmer areas of the world.
The bulbs are planted in late summer and fall, normally from 10 to 20 cm (4 to 8 in.) deep, depending of the type planted, in well draining soils.
In parts of the world that do not have long cool springs and early summers, the bulbs are often planted up to 12 inches deep. This provides some protection from the heat of summer and tends to force the plants to regenerate one large bulb each year instead of many smaller non-blooming ones. |
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