Grow watermelon vines now to harvest fruits in summer; Sugar Baby is a hit

In order to get watermelon during the scorching summer in March, we have to grow ..

'Rudraksha' tree in full bloom at Kottoor temple, offers visual treat to people

How to grow grapes in your garden

NRI nurse switches career to online lotus sales; now earns upto Rs 30,000 per month

Interior designer turns guardian of carnivorous plants in lockdown

An interior designer by profession, Ernakulam Puthenvelikara native Nirmal Kumar gained attention and profit through the cultivation ..

Tourist bus driver cultivates paddy, vegetables on roadside during lockdown

Thrissur: People only have to look on both sides of the Tagore Road in Panamparambu in Perinjanam here to enjoy greenery of Kerala ..

Teacher makes sunflower field on 15-cent land charmed by its beauty

Anchal (Kollam): Offering a visual treat to all, a teacher has planted sunflower plants on his compound. Padinjattinkara native Ranjith ..

Wanna try 'Kokedama'; it can bring financial gains too

Thrissur: Aloor native Smitha planned something new when her husband Jebin Joseph rented a house in Kodakara for peacefully writing ..

Cactus garden gives new life to printing press owner; fetches upto Rs 6,000 per plant

Kozhikode: Cactus plants were only a hobby for Thiruthiyad native Balakrishnan as he was passionate about gardening since a young age ..

Coconut plantation turned into marigold farm; brings fortune during COVID times

Chittur (Palakkad): Peruvemba native Chandran and Ajayan were planning to turn their 9-acre coconut plantation into a vegetable farm ..

Moss rose adds colours to garden, fetches money too; this lady tells how

Pathanamthitta Kozhencherry native Manju Hari started growing moss rose plants which are locally called 'Pathumani flowers' ..

Rare red jade vine plant blooms in Idukki; becomes cynosure of all eyes

Thodupuzha (Idukki): Jade vine plant which is rarely found in Kerala has bloomed in Idukki. The creeper plant has bloomed in the garden ..

'Kadambu' bloomed in Avanavanchery nicknamed 'corona flowers' due to unique shape

Thiruvananthapuram: A burflower tree bloomed at Avanavanchery here giving visual treat to the passersby. Due to the resemblance to ..

Thousand petal lotus blooms in terrace garden of Thrippunithura house

Thrippunithura (Ernakulam): Ganesh Ananthakrishnan is all excited to see the full bloomed 'thousand petal lotus' in his terrace ..

These colourful 'Adenium' flowers on house terrace is an eye-catcher

Cherai (Ernakulam): A small spring can always be seen on the terrace garden of Sony. Over 5000 adenium plants of 100 varieties ..

Meet Niveen and his Bonsai garden

Karunagappalli (Kollam): There are many trees on the terrace of Niveen's house. Some are mere 10 centimetres tall whereas others ..

Woman turns 4.5 cent compound into foliage garden

Kuruppampadi (Ernakulam): When people look from outside, Ambika's house is an ordinary two-bedroom house. But visitors will be ..

Grape vine in high range garden bears fruit, pulls crowd

Kattappana (Idukki): When all are staying indoors during lockdown, Kattappana native native Biju is harvesting grapes from the garden ..

Acai berry, baraba, military sapota… Mubarak’s orchard in Edappal is home to rare fruits

The orchard of Mubarak Ibrahim at Kololamba in Edappal in Malappuram district is home to rare varieties of fruits. Mubarak and ..

Rs 50,000 from cactus garden? This lady will tell you how

When vegetable or flower gardens on house terraces are becoming a common sight here, a woman hailing from Malappuram decided to make ..

How can goldfish grow in a garden? Here is the answer

Goldfish in aquariums is a visual treat for the viewers. So is the case of goldfish plant in gardens. Flower of the plant resembles ..

‘Achacha’ comes all the way from Bolivia to orchards in Kerala

Achachairu or achacha is a plant indigenous to the tropical country Bolivia but is suitable for the Kerala climate also. It has been ..

Banana passionfruit from Latin America flourishes in Kollam

Anchal (Kollam): Banana passionfruit, a rare fruit usually found in Latin American countries, is suitable for Kerala also. The fruit ..

Minister wishes for ‘Turkish blue’ in his garden, but gets ‘flame red’

Thrissur: When Minister for Agriculture V. S. Sunil Kumar visited the Regional Agriculture Research Station (RARS) in Ambalavayal in ..

Marigold flowers in 3-acre land blooms in Thillankeri ahead of Onam

Maloor (Kannur): Marigold flowers (Chendumalli) has bloomed in a three cent land near the Thillankeri Panakkatt temple in the valley ..

Plant this tree to prevent soil piping and mudslide

The tribal people of Cebu island in Philippines used to grow a type of fruit trees to prevent soil erosion. The roots of the tree were ..

Kochi Metro medians to be beautified with gardens made on bio-waste

Kochi: The Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL) is all set to make a garden on the medians on the Aluva-MG Road route using biodegradable ..

Plant Coleus in garden; The colourful foliage that outshines flowers

Coleus is a beautiful garden plant that is loved for its colourful foliage. The leaves change the colours as the new shoots emerge ..

Adorn your garden pond with a lotus

Lotus is an aquatic plant loved for its big beautiful flowers. Scientifically known as Nelumbo nucifera, lotus is also nurtured as ..

Orchid lovers, keep these things in mind

Orchid has a prominent place in every garden. The wide variety of colours and designs make it different from other flowers. grows ..