Paradise regained with nursery in concrete jungle
Situated in a small sequestered part of the city is a densely packed nursery with a variety of pulsating flora. If the large signboard that draws your attention and directs you to drive in the direction of Green Meadows Nursery is removed, I’m sure no one will be able to set foot in this paradise of plants due to its remote location.
Indeed, the place can be most suitably compared with paradise, where one can soothe one’s frayed nerves and delight in nature’s bounty. The moment one steps into the nursery, one is overwhelmed with the scent of wet earth, the mellifluous notes of avian crooners gently flowing through the thicket of trees, the blossoms in myriad colours, and the satisfying sound of the squelch of mud as one is transported into the realm of blissful solitude. This pristine site is nothing short of pure joy!
The breathtaking spectacle of glowing red poinsettias strives to grab your attention, while the sunny yellow dahlias, orange ixoras and pink petunias coax you to come closer. The lofty palm trees sway gently in the balmy breeze, sending messages of brotherhood and bonhomie to their delicate neighbours, the Ashoka trees, giving the impression of neighbours busy in a friendly commune. The fortunefetcher money plants, placed in small glass jars, seem to softly call upon you and intone, pick us and luck will make
THE MOMENT ONE STEPS INTO THE NURSERY, ONE IS OVERWHELMED WITH THE SCENT OF WET EARTH, THE MELLIFLUOUS NOTES OF AVIAN CROONERS, THE BLOSSOMS IN MYRIAD HUES, AND ONE IS TRANSPORTED INTO THE REALM OF BLISSFUL SOLITUDE
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A pool of water with a mermaidshaped fountain on its head is an abode to violet-hued water lilies. Little pots spill over with pretty petunias and bewitching begonias. Ever fragrant roses with their scent wafting in the air draw you towards them with a magnetic pull as if cajoling you to soak your senses in their irresistible charm.
Our small nursery that houses countless varieties of plants, shrubs and creepers acts as an antidote to the disease of modern-day depression. It abundantly abounds in the bounty of bonsai plants that embellish every nook and cranny.
A garden adjoining the nursery is a perfect place from where our gardening geeks can get hold of piles of fertilisers, gardening tools and mud pots in all shapes and sizes. The amiable and efficient caretakers are always ready to help and address queries, both intelligent and asinine, with broad smiles.
A short span in this green salubrious oasis is the best way to resuscitate the drooping lotus of the soul. The venture instantly replenishes even the most work-weary, stressed-out town-dwellers. William Wordsworth rightly laments modern man’s indifference to the beauties of nature in many of his poems. In his masterpiece, The World Is Too Much With Us, the poet expresses his sorrow over the fact that men lay waste their energies in the maddening spree of getting and spending, whereas they have snapped all ties with nature.
Nature has the capacity to heal. I’m fortunate to have re-established my lost connect with nature through our mini nursery, which is a refreshing retreat in this otherwise city of concrete and cacophony.