With days getting warmer, gardeners' spirits soar high. And each one of us springs into green action. While beds are still full of winter crops and we are busy to conserve garden abundance as pickles, jams and dry powder, it is important not to forget sowing your...
All home growers would agree that its one of the most exciting veggy we all want to grow. Be its bright colour or beauty or a more than a hundreds way to use it raw and cooked or just the love for tomatoes, most of us are super thrilled to see the red bunches hanging...
Believe it or not, plants can contribute a great deal to reduce our carbon foot print, increase oxygen level in air, minimize toxic gases and chemicals as well as trap particulate matter. All plants naturally release Oxygen and absorb Carbon dioxide during...
The peculiar yet homely fragrance of marigolds fills the air in every home with the onset of festive season in India. Be it adorning the gods and goddesses, wedding and festive decorations or honouring the guests, marigolds are thread into our culture in countless...
The traditions around decorating the Christmas Tree is symbolic of the festival itself. Right after fall, people all around the world start looking for Christmas decor. And since olden days, a variety of plants have been favourite choices to do up homes, offices and...
A s the seasons change so does a gardener's heart. While Autumn brings somewhat cooler days and excitement of preparing a winter garden, the winter bells make us skip a beat when we think of the harsh days ahead. We as caretakers begin to worry how our plant babies...
I often find myself walking to my garden to pluck fresh basil for my afternoon pasta or a few crunchy celery stalks for evening soup. Now that's the luxury of growing a 'garden of herbs'. A garden where flavours dance, where basil and thyme, rosemary and mint spread...
Summer is the season for abundant growth in the garden and most plants burst with energy right from spring itself. Most of us tend to harness maximum gardening advantage out of this season though peak of the season can get a little challenging in dry regions. As...
While we all brave the rising mercury and reach the peak of scorching heat, the heart silently hopes for the monsoon to splash in. And nothing is more soothing than the earthy aroma that exhilarates when the first rain drops kiss the parched soils. Hmm! Woh geeli...
Colocasia or Taro, called Arbi (Arvi or kochhu) in India is a common and popular food crop in most parts of the country. Nicknamed Elephant Ears for their ear shape voluminous leaves, they are perfect ornamentals like their close cousins Alocasia and Caladiums. Native...