The gardeners plant early, mid and late varieties of tulips in the garden so that the tulip flowers remain in bloom for a month and the visitors can see tulips of different colours and varieties in full bloom at any given point of time during the month-long tulip show.Asif said they are hopeful that the footfall of visitors in Tulip garden will touch 9 lakh figure as two more days are still left for its closure.On the first Sunday after Eid-ul-Fitr, a record 81,452 people visited the Tulip garden. It was all high time single day footfall of visitors to the garden.The carpet of flowers, which gives a feel of paradise, draws a lot of tourists and locals every year to the garden.In 2024, 4.45 lakh visitors visited the Tulip garden followed by 3.70 lakh in 2023 and 3.60 lakh in 2022.The Tulip garden has become one of the major tourist attractions in the Valley since it was inaugurated in 2007 by then Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad. The opening of the garden signals the arrival of spring in the Valley.
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