HOME AND GARDEN Citizen Matters, Bengaluru

How this Bellandur apartment saves Rs 25,000 a year composting garden waste

August 14, 2019 Luke Dhanaraj

The residents of Sobha Quartz once used to pay tractor operators to dump their garden waste. But once they started composting this waste instead, their garden has thrived from the compost, and they now save around Rs 25,000 a year

How to compost wet waste in your apartment with just a bucket

August 5, 2019 Abhijna N C

If you live in an apartment, you may find disposing wet waste difficult. But to compost this waste, all you need is an old bucket. Here’s a DIY guide on making your own ‘compost bucket’ and using the compost in your garden

What to look out for at the Lalbagh Flower Show this Independence day

August 8, 2018 Manasi Paresh Kumar

Planning to visit the Lalbagh Flower Show this weekend? Here’s a complete guide for you. And even if you are not able to make it, don’t worry — these photos will give you the closest glimpse possible from the comfort of your home!

Vertical gardens can fail, but this is how Namma Metro can still go green

June 15, 2018 B V Rajarama Bhat

Everyone agrees that Metro is an excellent mode of public transport. It improves connectivity and is good for the city. It is environmental-friendly. However, we have lost quite a number of trees at the time

Poisonous plants in gardens and homes

July 19, 2017 Deepa Mohan

Many of us have small gardens or even potted plants at home, to add a touch of greenery and, as we hope, to purify the city air. Houseplants play several beneficial roles in our home

The Cactus Beauty that rules our gardens

July 11, 2016 Deepa Mohan

The beautiful flowers that bloom at night have a heavy, heady fragrance. Known as ‘Brahmakamalam’, this cactus variety also yields a fruit that we call ‘dragon fruit’!

Society

A lighthearted political satire

January 14, 2013 Christina Daniels

It’s a new genre for Vishal Bharadwaj, and he makes the transition gracefully. Go watch! It’s entertaining cinema.

Merrily sing the birds in Jalvayu Vihar

October 2, 2012 Mysore Venkatrao Prabhakar

Trees in Kamanahalli’s Jalvayu Vihar house myriad species of birds from Bangalore and afar. Merrily Tobin, a passionate birdwatcher and JVV resident has been documenting them.