Srinagar, March 19 -- Kashmir's iconic (Asia's biggest) Tulip Garden is all set to open for the public in the last week of March with over 17.5 lakh flowers of 74 tulip varieties to bloom gradually this season, officials said.

Hectic preparations are underway with over 100 workers and gardeners working round the clock to ensure a major portion of the tulip bulbs bloom in the 4,500-kanal terraced garden for four weeks on the foothills of Zabarwan mountain range and overlooking the serene Dal Lake.

"The preparations are almost complete and the announcement to open the garden will be made on March 20 onwards," said floriculture department's Asif Yatoo, incharge of the garden that came up in 2006.

The work on the garden is ongoing througho...