The Gardens boasts of growing 159 celebrated varieties of roses which blossom primarily in the month of February and March.  

The most remarkable expression of democracy has been the opening up of the gardens and grounds for the public - once a space reserved for British Royals and Viceroys. 

Mughal canals, terraces and flowering shrubs are blended with European flowerbeds, lawns and private hedges. 

1912 - Rashtrapati Bhawan  The Rashtrapati Bhavan is the official residence of the President of India located at the western end of Rajpath in New Delhi, India. The 340-room main building has the president's official residence, including reception halls, guest rooms and offices, also called the mansion; as part of a 320-acre Presidential Estate that additionally includes the presidential gardens, large open spaces, residences of bodyguards and staff, stables, other offices and utilities within its perimeter walls. In terms of area, it is the largest residence of any head of state in the world.

1920 - Jaipur Column  The Jaipur Column is a monumental column in the middle of the courtyard in front of Rashtrapati Bhavan, the presidential residence in New Delhi, Delhi, India. In 1912 Madho Singh II, the Maharaja of Jaipur, offered to sponsor its construction to commemorate the 1911 Delhi Durbar and the transfer of the capital of India from Kolkata to New Delhi.