Joginder
Nursery bags Ireo’s Grassing 10 acres
Project
Joginder Nursery’s owner Mr. Padam Chand
Saini, Proprietor of Joginder Nursery has
bagged Ireo Manage¬ment Pvt. Ltd., Gurgaon
Sector 53 project of devel¬oping the 10 acre
area for Grassing. Ireo is coming up in
Housing Infrastructure for which the Sample
Flat is under construction. “For Landscaping
the area heavy slopes and huge mounds are
being created by JCB as demanded by Ireo.
Grassing is being done with the help of more
than 30 labours. The difficult part is that
Gurgaon is very hot with soil conditions
similar to Rajasthan, so its little
difficult to keep the grass green on mounds
and slopes as we pour the water and it slips
away or dries up immediately. But we at
Joginder Nursery are spe¬cialist for this
only and know how to keep the grass green
even in the desert” says Mr. Saini. Our USP
for this project is that an acre of land is
being grassed within 4 days. |
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New Foolproof Technique for a Roof Top
Garden
One always thinks of hav¬ing a rooftop
garden at home but holds back this beautiful
idea just because of drainage problems and
wall spoiling. But now don't hold back your
feel¬ings as now a new tech¬nique called
“Drainage Cell-geotextile” has been
introduced by which all the problems of
drainage are over. Gone are the days when
roof top gardens drainage layer were made up
of layer of gravels, brickbats and sand. Now
with modern technology hydro drain is the
new an¬swer for rooftop gardens. Drainage
Cell-geotextile is an interlocking
structural module used for sub-surface
drainage. When installed with a waterproof
membrane called Geotex¬tile, it eliminates
the need for an additional protection layer.
The modules are eas¬ily interlocked in the
same plane or at right angles to one
another. Alternatively geotextile may be
butted to¬gether on the top of the drainage
cell with the course sand and growing medium
that is the soil. Grassing and plantation is
the next stage after that. But it is highly
advised that one should go for waterproofing
of the roof in order to prevent seepage to
the floor below. Chemical based
waterproofing is better than membrane based
water¬proofing. It is also recom¬mended that
the roof should be checked for the extra
strengthening so that it will be able to
take the weight of garden. Plant species
should be wisely chosen to avoid any kind of
structural dam¬age to the roof . Plants
which are slow growing or which have
particularly shallow or short roots require
less wa¬ter. Large trees should be avoided
which have inva¬sive or taproots. They can
damage the roof with their roots. Some
example is Oak, Ficus, Alistonia, wil¬lows. |
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Ideas |
Trouble-Free Summer Gardens
- Arrange cover for plants. A canopy
of light bamboo and mat looks ethnic.
Gardening yardage, available at
nurseries, is also effective in cutting
out direct light and heat. Avoid
plastic: it acts like a greenhouse. And
yes, older plants with broader leaves
can canopy younger ones.
- Divide and water. Group plants
according to how much water they need:
Keep the drought-tolerant succulents in
a cluster; keep thirsty plants which
need more water together. This will help
save water.
- Water very early or very late. The
trick is to beat the sun, for your
happiness and that of the plants. So
water before sunrise or after sundown.
Planting afresh? Do it in the evening.
That gives the plant about 10 hours to
adjust to its new home before the sun
comes up. No matter how tempting, avoid
watering leaves. It can lead to fungal
infections.
- Don’t spare the weed. This is the
season for rationing…time, energy,
water. So make sure you have only the
plants you want. Yank the weeds out
before they go to seed and spread, else
you’re storing up trouble.
- Choose colour. You think summer is
not the season for flowers? Lay out beds
or tubs of Vinca (periwinkle, Sadabahar
or Nayantara), Zinnia, Cosmos and
Gomphrena. Marigold, Impatiens and
Geraniums don’t mind the summer either.
And who can forget the Portulaca? The
new hybrids are worth the extra cost.
Clump close rather than spread them out
in a rag-tag row.
- Cheaper filler. Pick up affordable
Kochia Scoparia from nurseries and tuck
into soft soil at intervals.
- Mix fruit and flower. Plant fast
growers such as cucumber, pumpkin and
other gourds. Their leaves are robust
and green, the flowers brighten up a
summer garden, and the best reward comes
when the flowers mature into juicy
summer vegetables. Just remember to
plant along a grille or wall for them to
clamber up.
- Limit the lawn. Plant hardy
low-growers along the edges to reduce
some of the water demand.
- Ward off pests. Both drought and
overwatering can leave you battling an
infestation.
- Remember the birds. Don’t forget the
water bowls and feeders. Place among
foliage, high enough for safety and
privacy (from pets and small children).
- Store up the sun. Wash, dry and put
away seeds of jamun, mango, citrus
fruits and lychee. Plant them in the
rains and you’ll have a bustling orchard
nursery. If you have a balcony garden,
use tubs or cardboard boxes. By next
spring, they’ll be ready to plant in the
park or give away at your children’s
school.
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Baobab or
“Kalpavriksha Tree” – The Chemist.
Baobab, the chemist tree is a tree whose
average life is more than 2000-2500 years
and is one of the trees which are
traditionally used for health promoting
effects. Kalpavriksha tree leaves have
several magically medicinal properties and
can be of great help in various deficiencies
of Calcium, Vitamin. It is said that few
Baobab leaves everyday can help in
supplementing our daily nutritional needs.
These leaves also contain antioxidants,
which have anti-aging properties. This means
they help in staying younger and healthier
for a long, happy life. It is said that they
are good for constipation and acidity. The
leaves are also Anti-Allergic,
Anti-Asthmatic, Anti-Malaria (slows down the
growth), cures gastric, kidney and joint
diseases and also help in treating insect
bites. Even World Health Organization (WHO)
has found specified quantities of 6 of the 8
essential amino acids required in our body.
How to use Kalpavriksha Leaves in your
food?
You can use few Kalpavriksha Leaves easily
in your daily diet. Fresh leaves can be
cooked with Saag (80% spinach + 20%
Kalpavriksha Leaves).The Kalpavriksha leaves
can also be used in salad or as a garnishing
just like coriander. The leaves can simply
be stuffed in parathas and commonly 5-10
Kalpavriksha leaves can be eaten raw for
healthy benefits. |
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