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Mughal Gardens set to open for public
Wednesday February 13, 2013 10:45:51 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi: The warm spring sunshine graciously
bathes the floral carpets of exquisitely manicured lawns of Mughal
Gardens adorned with myriad flowers of every description.
Rashtrapati Bhavan's treasured gardens are set to be opened to the
public from Friday.
While there are 120 varieties of roses across the 15-acre Mughal
Gardens, this time around the main attraction are the 2,500
dahlias that will certainly grab eyeballs.
A floral wall of dahlias can been seen encircling the Circular
Garden -- a part of the Mughal Gardens.
Scarlet flax, sweet william, christian dior and rose scentimental
are among the flower varieties that embellish this sprawling
garden.
"Though this year we don't have tulips, we have planted cyclamen.
These flowers will be in full bloom in a fortnight," said Nigam
Prakash Semiwal, officer on special duty (horticulture) at
Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Semiwal said the hailstorm earlier this month affected the quality
of flowers.
The grandeur of the sprawling gardens is the result of
conscientiousness of 35 gardeners who work here.
While it will be President Pranab Mukherjee's maiden 'Udyanoytsav'
Feb 15, he strolls around the garden every morning.
"He likes to take a walk every morning and enjoys watching
peacocks dance in the evening," Venu Rajamony, press secretary to
the president, told IANS.
The Mughal Gardens will remain open to general public from Feb 16
to March 17 while the differently-abled and the visually impaired
people can visit it till March 19.
"The president wants Rashtrapati Bhavan to be more accessible to
public. He also wants the entire premises to be eco-friendly,"
Rajamony said.
Rashtrapati Bhavan, the president's official residence, is spread
over 330 acres and was designed by British architect Edwin Luteyns.
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