ZAKIR HUSSAIN ROSE GARDEN
LOCATION : Sector 16-B, Chandigarh
TIMINGS : 6 : 00 A.M to 8 : 00 P.M. , All days
AREA : 30 Acres
ROSE SPECIES NUMBER : 1600
NUMBER OF PLANTS : 1700+
ROSE-BUSHES NUMBER : 50,000
Zakir Hussain Rose Garden, is a botanical garden which is Asia ’s largest expanse dedicated to the flower. Designed by Dr. M.S. Randhawa and has been named after India‘s former President, Zakir Hussain.The specialty of the garden is that the rose plants have been planted in carved-out lawns and flower beds. The garden blossoms all along the year with roses like Mister Lincoln , Eden , Rosa Peach and many more.
The garden has not only roses, but also trees of medicinal value. Some of the medicinal plants that can be spotted here are bel, bahera, harar, camphor and yellow gulmohar. Apart from serving as a host of other events, the Rose Garden serves as the venue for hosting an annual rose festival called Rose Festival, a major cultural event in Chandigarh during February or March. Celebrated mainly as a tribute to the magnificence of the Rose itself
REVIEWS :
“I visited the rose garden during rose festival , it was eye – pleasing to see more than 100 types of roses all around you and the atmosphere was full of different and beautiful colors. ”