President Ram Nath Kovind
President Ram Nath Kovind opened the annual ‘Udyanutsav’ of Rashtrapati Bhawan on Thursday.
Mughal Gardens
Rows of vibrant tulips blooming with the Rashtrapati Bhawan looming in the background will enthral visitors when the iconic Mughal Gardens opens for the public from February 12 to March 16, except on Mondays.
Flowers bloom inside premises of Mughal Garden
Flowers bloom inside the premises of Mughal Garden, ahead of its opening for general public, at Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi. (PTI photo)
Mughal Gardens
The garden at the presidential residence this year has 11 new varieties of 10,000 tulips, including bicolour of the red-yellow and pink-white types — Piyal Bhattacharjee
Varieties of roses
The exotic varieties of roses are named after international celebrities or iconic places like Christian Dior, Queen Elizabeth and Eiffel Tower — Piyal Bhattacharjee
Tulip
In view of the excess rain and unprecedented cold in the past few months, the gardeners had to take special care of the health of the flowers — Piyal Bhattacharjee
Mughal Gardens
The Mughal Gardens, inspired by traditional royal parks, was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens in 1917, but flowers were first planted in 1928-29 — Piyal Bhattacharjee
Mughal Gardens
Among the fragrant species are Matthiola incana, a stock species, and Viola from the pansy family — Piyal Bhattacharjee
Tulips
Tulips bloom inside the premises of Mughal Garden, ahead of its opening for general public, at Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi — Piyal Bhattacharjee
Mughal Gardens
The gardens also have a herbal garden with some air purifying plants plus a musical garden — Piyal Bhattacharjee