{"id":33250,"date":"2026-10-23T00:59:22","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T00:59:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/?p=33250"},"modified":"2026-10-23T00:59:22","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T00:59:22","slug":"chrysanthemum-garden-kashmirs-autumn-tourism-gets-new-attraction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/2026\/10\/23\/chrysanthemum-garden-kashmirs-autumn-tourism-gets-new-attraction\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Chrysanthemum Garden\u2019: Kashmir\u2019s autumn tourism gets new attraction"},"content":{"rendered":"

3.5 lakh blooms planted; expected to last till Dec 5\u20136<\/strong><\/p>\n

Garden aims to match Tulip Garden\u2019s popularity, says Dir Floriculture<\/strong><\/p>\n

Srinagar, Oct 22: Seeking to extend Kashmir\u2019s tourism appeal beyond the spring tulip season, the Floriculture Department has developed the Chrysanthemum Garden as a major autumn attraction, with around 3.5 lakh plants planted this year and flowering expected to continue until December 5 or 6.<\/p>\n

Director Floriculture, Gardens and Parks, Kashmir, Mathoora Masoom, while talking to reporters on the sidelines of a function here, as per the news agency\u2014Kashmir News Observer (KNO), said the garden stands improved with expanded flower beds, a colourful plaza, water features, pergolas, selfie points and better visitor amenities to enhance the overall experience.<\/p>\n

Masoom described the garden as a dream project saying, \u201cWe want the importance and popularity of our Chrysanthemum Garden to be exactly the same as our Tulip Garden. We don’t want any season of our Kashmir to be bad. So your Spring is with Tulip and your Autumn will be with Chrysanthemum,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

The Director said the department has increased the flower-bed area and planted around 3.5 lakh Chrysanthemums this year, while also improving the garden\u2019s layout and facilities.<\/p>\n

Masoom said a beautifully decorated plaza and water features have been added to make the garden more attractive, besides pergolas, selfie points and improved pathways. \u201cWe have tried to make this garden a very wonderful experience,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

She said the Chrysanthemum Garden was distinct because it was a theme-based garden dedicated to autumn flowering, with Chrysanthemums forming its central attraction. The surrounding plantation, including chinar, maple and ginkgo trees, have been planned to complement the flowers and enhance the autumn colours.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is a theme garden. You will see only autumn flowers. And in autumn flowers, you see only one flower, Chrysanthemum,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

The Director said the garden was expected to fill a seasonal gap in Kashmir’s tourism calendar, particularly for visitors who traditionally travel to the Valley in autumn to witness the changing colours of chinar trees.<\/p>\n

She said the department has already been receiving queries from visitors and people outside the country about the garden’s opening, while the Botanical Garden has witnessed increased footfall from people keen to experience the autumn colours.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow they will come because they want to see the Chrysanthemum,\u201d Masoom said, expressing hope that the new attraction would give a further boost to tourism in Kashmir.<\/p>\n

Acknowledging the challenges posed by changing weather conditions during preparations, she credited the department’s officers, gardeners and other staff for working together to complete the arrangements. \u201cThere were a lot of difficulties because of the weather, but our people worked very hard. And by staying together, we made that difficulty easier,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Masoom said the flowers could remain in bloom for at least one-and-a-half months after the garden\u2019s opening, with the display expected to last until December 5 or 6, depending on weather conditions.<\/p>\n

She added that Chrysanthemums were harder than tulips and could withstand a slight snowfall, potentially allowing visitors to enjoy the garden for a longer period. (KNO)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

3.5 lakh blooms planted; expected to last till Dec 5\u20136 Garden aims to match Tulip Garden\u2019s popularity, says Dir Floriculture Srinagar, Oct 22: Seeking to extend Kashmir\u2019s tourism appeal beyond the spring tulip season, the Floriculture Department has developed the Chrysanthemum Garden as a major autumn attraction, with around 3.5 lakh plants planted this year […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":33251,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33250","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-top-news","category-kt-front"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33250","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33250"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33250\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33252,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33250\/revisions\/33252"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33251"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33250"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33250"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33250"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}