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No. 01
Indoor office plants on rent: how it works and what it costs
What an office plant rental contract includes, how the monthly price is set, and when renting works out cheaper than buying plants.
No. 02
Industrial green belt and tree plantation: what factories need to know
How green-belt conditions appear in consents and environmental clearances, how to plan the belt, and how to keep records for inspection.
No. 03
Terrace garden cost in India: design and setup price guide
What a terrace garden costs per square foot, what adds to the price, and how to avoid leakage.
No. 04
Miyawaki forest: the Miyawaki method, cost and land for CSR
How the Miyawaki method works, how much land and budget a CSR forest needs, and what to report.
No. 05
Garden maintenance contract: a checklist for facility managers
What to put in a landscape maintenance contract so that the grounds stay the same in every season.
No. 06
Best indoor office plants and desk plants in India
Plants that survive air-conditioning, low light and busy offices, and where to place each one.
No. 07
Drip irrigation: how it works, what it costs and when it pays
A practical guide to drip irrigation for terraces, gardens, orchards and farms in India — the parts, the cost, the subsidy and the mistakes to avoid.
No. 08
Hydroponic farming in India: systems, crops and costs
What hydroponics is, the main systems, what grows well, and how a home tower differs from a commercial farm.
No. 09
Grow bags: sizes, soil mix and what to grow in them
How to choose grow bags, fill them, and grow vegetables and herbs on a terrace or balcony in India.
No. 10
Kitchen garden at home: what to grow in each season in India
A season-by-season plan for growing vegetables and herbs at home on a terrace, balcony or plot in most of India.
No. 11
Vertical gardens and green walls: live or artificial, cost and care
How green walls are built, which plants work indoors and outdoors in India, what they cost and how they are maintained.
No. 12
Lawn grass in India: which grass, how to lay it and what it costs
Choosing between Mexican, Bermuda, Korean and other lawn grasses, preparing the ground, laying the lawn and looking after it.
No. 13
Trees for green belt tree plantation: what pollution boards accept
The native trees commonly used in industrial green belts in India, how to choose them for your region and soil, and which species to avoid.
No. 14
Green belt tree plantation: rows, spacing and density
How a three-row industrial green belt is laid out, how far apart the trees go, how the 2,500-trees-per-hectare figure works out on the ground, and how survival is kept up.
No. 15
Buying plants in bulk for a landscaping project
How builders, factories and campuses buy plants by the thousand: sizes, specifications, nursery checks, transport and planting schedules.
No. 16
Setting up a commercial orchard on farmland
Choosing the fruit, the spacing, the irrigation and the first three years of care for a mango, guava, amla or citrus orchard in India.
No. 17
Landscape design vs landscape architecture
What a landscape architect does, what a landscape designer does, and which one a campus, factory, society or home actually needs.
No. 18
Pune flower market: Market Yard timings, what to buy and when
Where Pune's wholesale flower market is, at Market Yard in Gultekdi, when to go, what is sold, how prices move with festivals, and other flower markets in Pune.