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More than one lakh people have already visited the Mughal Gardens so far this year, just seven days after the Gardens were opened to public viewing on February 11th to public viewing. A huge crowd of over 44,000 persons visited on February 13th. The Gardens along with the Herbal Garden and the Spiritual Garden are open to the public on all days till March 13th from 10 A.M. to 4 P.M. except on Mondays being maintenance days. Entry into the Gardens will be open only up to 4 P.M.
The main Mughal Garden is in bloom having annual flowers such as enlivening roses, lilies, tulips, double pansy flowers and eye catching velvet green lawns intercepted with lotus shaped fountains and blue base water canals.
Important medicinal and aromatic plants depicting their use can be seen in the educational-cum-conservation Herbal Garden. The biodiesel producing plant Jatropha, Stevia, which provides safe sugar for diabetics, tea plants (beverage), Isabgol (plantago), Damusk rose, Ashwagandha, Brahmi, Tulsi, Geranium etc. can be seen in the Herbal Garden.
The Spiritual Garden contains plants and trees which are mentioned in religious texts. This Garden wishes to spread the message of inter-habitability of people in the same way as various plants co-exist with one another.
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