Chandigarh, Feb. 20 -- A symphony of colour awaits in Chandigarh as February approaches. The Zakir Hussain Rose Garden, home to the annual Rose Festival, is a testament to the year-round dedication required to cultivate such exquisite blooms. The three-day festival promises a floral spectacle for thousands, but the garden's beauty is the result of constant care.

Spread across 40 acres, the Zakir Hussain Rose Garden is the largest of its kind in Asia, and has 829 varieties and nearly 50,000 rose plants in 1,400 beds that include hybrid tea, floribundus, polyanthus, miniatures, and climbers of both indigenous and exotic varieties. Named after India's former president Zakir Husain and created in 1967 under the guidance of Mohinder Singh Ran...