Landscape Designing

LANDSCAPE DESIGNING FRMT 325 Cr. Hr. 3(1+2)

Lesson 03:Landscape Gardens In India

Rashtrapati Bhavan Garden, New Delhi

Mughal Garden

• Rashrapati Bhavan was completed in 1929.
• The architecture of the palace is a mixture of Indian and Western Style.
• The gardens popularly known as Mughal gardens was laid on the pattern of Mughal gardens with conventional arrangement of terraces, water channels etc.
• The main garden area is roughly 134 square meters and is meters from all sides by a paved red stone path.
• Two canals each of 5.40 m width run from north to south and two similar canals intersect these to form a 60m2 area island in the center.

The features of the garden include

- A beautiful visiting spot especially during the winter when innumerable seasonal flowers bloom.

Rose Garden

• Good collection of Bougainvilleas, different bulbous plants as well as flowering trees which ensure enough of colour throughout the year.
• A large collection of roses.
• Green houses with collection of orchids, succulents and ferns.
• A large number of trees which are clipped in the topiary style.