Saturday, July 3, 2010

Rose Garden

Zakir Rose Garden in Chandigarh is Asia's largest Rose garden . This garden was created in 1967 , under the expert guidence of Dr M.S Ranhawa , Chandigarh's first Chief Comissioner , and is named after India's President , Zakir Hussain . It is spread over an area of 30 acres and have 50,000 rose-bushes of 1600 different species of roses. Its collection includes not only natural varities but also many of the hybrid varieties developed through tissue culture. Some of the varities are considered very rare ones. Best time to visit this garden is during Feb-March. During this period it is in full bloom. There is also a festival dedicated to this Garden which is celebrated in and of February or begining of March, Which is one of the major attractions among the residents of chandigarh and surroundings. During which many compitions, contests and cultural shows are organised accompanies with stalls spread along the Jan Marg on the strech between Sector 17 and Sector 16.

4 comments:

  1. nice blog, its nice place to visit............

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  2. The blog is a very intersting which gives the whole exeperiance about the whole chandigarh city in this blog their is almost all the details given about the beautiful city.

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  3. yaar bahut nice blog hai Azad great job

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