flowering plants

Shashi Manchanda started her gardening journey in her 60s when she finally had access to a 1,000 sq ft terrace. She now grows a variety of vegetables and flowers.

Anand Maheshwari from Rajasthan set up his 800 sq ft rooftop garden during the lockdown. He shares how he's recycling milk packets, snack boxes, detergent covers and thermocol containers to grow ornamental and flowering plants.

Sakshi Bharadwaj from Bhopal has created a mini jungle behind her house with 450 varieties of rare plants.

This resident of Goa is growing fruits such as pomegranate, guava, mango, and vegetables such as brinjal, sweet potatoes, and more on his terrace garden.

Pollination is vital for the existence of this world. Pollinators like bees have been thriving for millennia, making sure of securing food and nutrition, maintaining and vibrant ecosystems and biodiversity for humans, plants, and of course for the bees themselves.

Mohanta says that he also often goes to schools to talk to the students about reusing plastic bottles. He says, “I tell them that plastic takes forever to decompose and dumping it is of no use, so we should reuse them.”

With the rise in construction and infrastructural developments, there is little space for the bees to pollinate especially in the urban cityscapes.