Lalbagh tops the list of famous tourist spots in Bangalore. This botanical garden is the heart of the garden city. Once famous for it's greenery today's burgeoning Bangalore now more famous as the IT capital, real estate capital is struggling to keep it's glory of being the garden city. Spots like Lalbagh, Cubbon park are places which remind us of it's old glory.
This vast and beautiful botanical garden was sanctioned by Hyder Ali and completed by his son Tipu Sultan. My first visit to this place made me realise what pleasures we have been missing in the name of development. I wish there were many many more of such places were I could fill my lungs with the fresh air. Could look at the flowering trees in their full bloom. Listen to the birds, feel the wind, watch the fruits dangling from the tree branches and laze around on the grass. Reminds me of the famous lines from a childhood poem - Leisure by W.H. Davis.
¨What is life if, full of care
We have no time to stand and stare¨
This Independence week the 200th anniversary of the annual flower fest was being held in Lalbagh. Being a nature enthusiast I planned not to miss this occasion although it meant fighting the traffic to reach, or spending 1 hour finding a suitable spot to park the vehicle.
It was a weekend and huge crowd had turned up.The main flower decoration is situated inside the glass house. As in any other tourist spot you just need to follow the crowd to reach the spot. Each year the theme changes and this time it was a floral replication of the famous Mysore palace.The entire structure had been designed using roses. Two huge elephants also stood before the structure. Surrounding the structure there was this display of variety of flowering plants.
Around the glass house there was these interesting stalls from numerous nurseries and horticulture departments. The best sellers were the indoor orchids and the anthurium. It was a paradise to pick up stuff to decorate your home garden. Vegetable seeds, coco peat, organic fertilizers, decorative pots, coco peat fibre hanging pots.
I ended up buying few plants for myself. Plant names like geranuim, anthurium, hydrangea were added to my limited vocabulary. It helped me connect to nature. It was a Refreshing break from our weekend mall outings which have become a integral part of our make believe lives.
This vast and beautiful botanical garden was sanctioned by Hyder Ali and completed by his son Tipu Sultan. My first visit to this place made me realise what pleasures we have been missing in the name of development. I wish there were many many more of such places were I could fill my lungs with the fresh air. Could look at the flowering trees in their full bloom. Listen to the birds, feel the wind, watch the fruits dangling from the tree branches and laze around on the grass. Reminds me of the famous lines from a childhood poem - Leisure by W.H. Davis.
¨What is life if, full of care
We have no time to stand and stare¨
This Independence week the 200th anniversary of the annual flower fest was being held in Lalbagh. Being a nature enthusiast I planned not to miss this occasion although it meant fighting the traffic to reach, or spending 1 hour finding a suitable spot to park the vehicle.
It was a weekend and huge crowd had turned up.The main flower decoration is situated inside the glass house. As in any other tourist spot you just need to follow the crowd to reach the spot. Each year the theme changes and this time it was a floral replication of the famous Mysore palace.The entire structure had been designed using roses. Two huge elephants also stood before the structure. Surrounding the structure there was this display of variety of flowering plants.
Around the glass house there was these interesting stalls from numerous nurseries and horticulture departments. The best sellers were the indoor orchids and the anthurium. It was a paradise to pick up stuff to decorate your home garden. Vegetable seeds, coco peat, organic fertilizers, decorative pots, coco peat fibre hanging pots.
I ended up buying few plants for myself. Plant names like geranuim, anthurium, hydrangea were added to my limited vocabulary. It helped me connect to nature. It was a Refreshing break from our weekend mall outings which have become a integral part of our make believe lives.
Very nice Blog, waiting for more ;)
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