Delhi's Garden Tourism Festival




I have always felt that Delhi looks drab in winter, the leaves in the trees looking grey and blending with the lifeless concrete around. However you can discover pockets of plant life in Lutyen's Delhi and within parks and well-maintained campuses.
The Garden of Five Senses is a park that you can escape into, bang in the middle of the city, near the Qutub Minar.
We were lucky to catch glimpses of the Garden Tourism Festival (3rd weekend of Feb every year).
Any idea of the names of the flowers above?

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  1. Anonymous22 February, 2011

    What marvellous photos and colours!

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  2. Sally in WA22 February, 2011

    I like the bright colors of the flowers, even if I don't know what they are.

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  3. EG CameraGirl22 February, 2011

    Flowers do so much to brighten our days...especially in winter.

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  4. Barb22 February, 2011

    You've brightened my world today. The flowers are lovely!

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  5. Unknown22 February, 2011

    Wonderful colours!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.

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  6. eileeninmd22 February, 2011

    Gorgeous photos and flowers. I love all the pretty colors.

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  7. Lavender and Vanilla Friends of the Gardens22 February, 2011

    Lovely to see the Australian Desert Pea, flowering in Delhi.

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  8. B i r g i t t a22 February, 2011

    Wonderful and colourful!

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  9. Swarna22 February, 2011

    Thank you all!
    Titania- spl thanks for identifying. I didn't know that!

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  10. Swarna22 February, 2011

    The flowers in the top two images are possibly - Persian Buttercups.

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  11. stardust22 February, 2011

    What bright, colorful flowers! I love flowers: each has its own beauty. Thanks for sharing!

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  12. Walk in New York22 February, 2011

    une belle serie sur les fleurs

    Remember, Every Friday, The Challenge "Walk In The Street Photography"

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  13. Arunima22 February, 2011

    wish some of them would be in my balcony. :-)

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  14. RAJI MUTHUKRISHNAN27 February, 2011

    Beautiful - the only good thing I found about Delhi winters was the splendid array of flowers

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