gardening

Every morning, 70-year-old Ajay Agarwal walks into a forest of green — on his terrace. Built without soil, his Pune garden, made of dry leaves and cow dung, now cools his home and nourishes his family.

As the rains fade and cooler days arrive, autumn is the perfect time to care for your garden. From clearing spent plants to adding compost and mulch, these simple steps will help your plants stay strong, healthy, and ready to thrive through winter.

Give pollinators a reason to visit your balcony this winter. Learn how to create a blooming, chemical-free garden with the right plants, water, and shelter. Perfect for small spaces, this guide helps you support bees and butterflies when they need it most.

Learn how Lucknow’s Chaudhary Ram Karan turns plastic bottles into creative vertical gardens for vegetables, herbs, and flowers at home.

KS Sheeja found solace in gardening after her son’s accident. She pursued organic farming, learned new techniques, and now runs a self-sustaining farm that is home to bees, poultry, and over 200 plants of exotic fruits and vegetables!

Kerala farmer S P Sujith Swaminikarthil cultivated a ‘pookkalam’ on six cents of land in Alappuzha, featuring over 25 varieties of flowering and edible plants. Blending Onam tradition with sustainable farming, his 24-metre-wide floral creation has drawn hundreds of visitors.

Turn gardening into a meaningful family activity! Grow your own rangoli colours naturally and introduce children to cultural traditions and sustainable living in a hands-on way.

Want to teach your kids where their food comes from? A Kerala gardener turned her terrace into a thriving farm with 200+ plants. Her simple tips for growing cucumbers at home make gardening a fun, hands-on activity the whole family can enjoy — even in small spaces!

After losing her mother-in-law, Surbhi Yadav transformed sorrow into sustainability—repurposing vintage bottles, lanterns, and fan parts into planters that now host over 300 plants on her terrace in Meerut.

Urban gardener Lizzie John reveals 8 simple steps to grow lush, fruit-bearing pomegranate trees in buckets — perfect for balconies, terraces, or backyards.