Brahmi is very easy to grow at home in India. The Brahmi stem strikes roots if it finds congenial growing conditions, that is, lots of water and a little shade.

The small, scented Wall flowers or Erysimum Cheiri, grow very well in Lucknow as winter and spring seasonals.

There is a Maulshree tree at the main gate of La Martiniere Girls’ College Lucknow. Madan Chand, the gatekeeper came to know about the benefit of Maulshree fruit for bone health from an elderly visitor to the school, a long time ago.

After school is over for kids, geese at Mothercare School, Lucknow get ready for a walk on the grassy lawns. The soil is moist with September rain. The shrubs and flower beds full of colour and fragrance are a delight any time of the year. No

After school is over for kids, geese at Mothercare School, Lucknow get ready for a walk on the grassy lawns. The soil is moist with September rain. The shrubs and flower beds full of colour and fragrance are a delight any time of the year. No

A garden hanging over the wall into the street could attract stray goats or cows to chew your flowering shrubs. Rest easy, if you have planted Plumeria (Temple tree), Chandni, Oleander, Kaner, Madar (Milkweed) and Manokamini, to name a few.

Summer is over, and the yellow wasps are gone for now. For me, the seasons in Lucknow seem to be marked by wasps, ants, bees, butterflies, mosquitoes, spiders, lizards, and an equally amazing variety of birds. I counted 52 different birds in my