Srinagar, March 27 -- Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday threw open Asia's largest Tulip Garden for the public, marking the beginning of a new tourism season in the Kashmir valley.
The garden was set up by Ghulam Nabi Azad, the then chief minister of the erstwhile state in 2007 to advance J&K's tourist season which was earlier limited to the summers and the winters.
Formerly known as Siraj Bagh, the garden was opened to the public as tulips of different colours have started to bloom, Floriculture Department officials said.
The department plants tulip bulbs in a phased manner so that the flowers remain in bloom for a month or more.
This year, the department has added two new varieties of tulips to the garden.
A new colour scheme ...