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Vashi2Panvel.com: Navi Mumbai: August 22: The eyes turn green when we look around these days…it is not with jealousy but with the pleasant sight of nature around. Everything looks so beautiful. Rainwashed and gorgeous. Most of the plants are at their best in this season but there are a few of them who are specially flourish in this season. As the trend of terrace garden catches on, the need today to is to check out nurseries to pick up plants to suit your needs. We present to you some of the most beautiful plants to decorate your garden in this romantic season.

“The season is mostly suited for some very specific kind of plants, which do not flourish that much in other seasons,” explains Yashwant Gonewad, manager of Youth council Rop Vatika, Nerul. “These plants include golden dorenta which is particularly used for bordering the gardens.” he opines. Other plants also include Rose, Jaswant and Cycus Palm in the flowering plants segment.

“Cycus is another plant which is liked by everyone and looks its best in the rains, it has shades of green which are glow more visibly in this season,” says Nagnath, one of the caretakers of the nursery. The other choices available are Croton and Fern. “The fern is the most sought after alternative to decorate terrace gardens, the curved look of the plant adds a different look to the entire scene in the garden, it flourishes in the rains,” he avers.

The prices of the plants depend on the quality where the rate of each plant changes according to the nature of the plant and its growth. The rates vary tremendously even in the same variety according to the growth rate of the plant. Following are the rates of medium sized plants available in plastic bags.

1. Ashoka plant: Rs.25-60
2. Golden Dorenta: Rs.5
3. Rose: Rs.15
4. Jaswant: Rs. 60-90
5. Cycus: Rs.200-1000
6. Bracina: Rs.150
7. Areca Palm tree: Rs.150
8. Christmas tree: Rs 25-250
9. Croton: Rs 100
10. Fern: Rs.10

The choices are many, all equally unique, now the decision is up to you to decide what suits the interiors of your home. So, get set go green this monsoon…

Smriti Mishra