urban gardener

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

An urban gardener and entrepreneur, former ISRO scientist Poornima Savargaonkar grows 70 varieties of food at her Gurugram home by making her own soil from stubble.

Growing a scented garden can be overwhelming. Organic gardening expert, Sriram Aravamudan shares tips on picking the right plants and hacks that can ward off insects

Pratima Adiga from Bengaluru enjoys fresh vegetables, pure air and a cool temperature, thanks to her organic garden in Bengaluru

Full of vitamins and a rich source of antioxidants and monounsaturated fats, avocados can be grown at home. From germination, grafting to transplanting, here are some simple steps

On a 500 square feet terrace, Muthu grows 25 varieties of vegetables and has more than 100 grow bags.

“I had almost eleven different varieties of brinjals last year,” she tells me. There’s also lady’s finger, corn, bitter gourd, bottle gourd, snake gourd, beans, different kinds of greens, tomato, five varieties of sweet potato, radish, and turmeric.

Anu's self-sustaining terrace garden rarely needs organic pesticides — she grows certain plants that naturally keep the pests at bay. Find out what they are!