Srinagar, Oct 23 (KNS): Kashmir’s famed floral charm has found a new season to shine. The Department of Floriculture, Gardens & Parks, Kashmir, has unveiled a magnificent Chrysanthemum Garden within the iconic Nehru Memorial Botanical Garden, Srinagar, transforming autumn in the Valley into a spectacle of colour and fragrance.

Reports reaching to Kashmir News Service (KNS), said that spread across five hectares, this newly developed garden hosts over 50 exquisite chrysanthemum varieties, boasting nearly 30 lakh vibrant blooms a breathtaking sight at a time when most flowers fade with the onset of chill.

The project would be inaugurated by the Chief Minister on October 25 and on the same would be thrown open to visitors. The project was completed in record time despite multiple challenges.
Officials describe the initiative as a natural progression of the success achieved with the Tulip Theme Garden, which had already redefined Kashmir’s tourism calendar by drawing lakhs of visitors during spring. The Chrysanthemum Garden aims to do the same for autumn and early winter, ensuring that tourists can continue to experience the Valley’s beauty well beyond the summer months.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp Channel

"With this new garden, we’ve added another vibrant chapter to Srinagar’s floral story," said an official from the Floriculture Department. "It’s not just about flowers; it’s about extending Kashmir’s hospitality and natural allure across seasons."

Beyond its aesthetic appeal, the Chrysanthemum Garden represents a larger vision theme-based tourism development and the creation of new Floral landmark across Jammu & Kashmir. As autumn leaves begin to fall, Srinagar now blooms anew, reaffirming its place as the Garden of Paradise in every season.

Talking to KNS, Director Floriculture Masoom Mathora said that “Chrysanthemum is an autumn flower and this flower is very hard. It will last at least till the end of November,” Masoom said, emphasizing the resilience of the flowers and their value for tourism.

The garden currently features 50 varieties, Masoom said, adding that this marks only the beginning: “We will be extending it by area as well as the varieties of flowers she added.”(KNS)