Business · New Delhi
Cafeteria and Terrace Herb Garden in New Delhi
Herbs and greens grown on site for the office cafeteria or kitchen. Across Delhi, Gurugram, Noida and Faridabad, from ₹40,500 per setup.
For Delhi, Gurugram, Noida and Faridabad
A kitchen garden on the terrace or near the cafeteria — mint, basil, curry leaf, lemongrass, greens and seasonal vegetables — in raised beds or grow bags with drip irrigation. Staff can see and use what grows, and the garden is maintained on our visit schedule.
Our New Delhi office serves Connaught Place, Saket, Nehru Place, Okhla, Vasant Kunj, Dwarka, Aerocity, Gurugram Cyber City, Okhla Industrial Area and Manesar. Contracts can cover several sites in the city, or across cities, under one agreement.
Who it is for — Office cafeterias, hotels, restaurants and schools.
What is included
- 01Raised beds or grow bags with prepared soil
- 02Seedlings and saplings for the season
- 03Drip irrigation on a timer
- 04Maintenance and replanting each season
Local conditions
Planning for New Delhi's climate
Fig. 01Climate and soil
Delhi NCR has very hot summers, a short monsoon and cold, foggy winters, with poor air quality for much of the year. Plants need shade and deep watering in May and June, frost care in January, and regular cleaning of dust from leaves.
Fig. 02When to plant and how to care
Plant trees and lawns in the monsoon from July to September. Winter annuals go in during October and November. Air-purifying indoor plants are most in demand from October to February, when outdoor air is worst.
Cafeteria and Terrace Herb Garden · New Delhi
Growing through Delhi's cool season
Delhi's mild winter, with average daily highs around 20°C in January against close to 40°C in May, gives a cafeteria herb garden a narrow, comfortable growing window rather than a year-round one. Herbs that struggle through Delhi's summer heat still grow reliably from October to March, in a city that is also home to the country's leading institute for horticultural research.
January's average daily maximum in Delhi sits around 20°C, mild enough for coriander, mint and other leafy herbs to grow steadily without bolting. A terrace or courtyard herb bed for an office cafeteria in this city is planted to peak through this cool stretch, then cut back or shaded through the harsher months from April to June.
Managing the summer break
Delhi's mean daily maximum reaches 39.9°C in May, hot enough to scorch most culinary herbs left in open sun without shade netting or a move to a cooler corner of the terrace. Our New Delhi team plans the bed's summer varieties and shading around this heat rather than trying to keep the full winter list going through it.
Delhi's own institutional base in horticulture
The Indian Agricultural Research Institute at Pusa runs a dedicated School of Horticultural Science as one of six schools on its 500-hectare campus, and was ranked first among India's agricultural and allied universities in the 2024 National Institutional Ranking Framework. None of this means a cafeteria herb bed is connected to the institute, but it does mean Delhi is a city where horticultural know-how for exactly this kind of small-scale growing is well established. A cafeteria bed benefits from this simply by being grown in a city where advice on pest identification, soil mixes and seasonal timing for exactly these crops is widely available, not because of any formal link to the institute.
How it works
From first message to regular care
01
A call
Within one working day. Send photos of the space on WhatsApp and we can plan before we speak.
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Written proposal
If you are interested: a layout, plant list, schedule and fixed monthly or project price, in writing.
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Visit after agreement
Once you agree, we visit to measure, check light, water and access, and finalise the plan. The visit is part of the agreement.
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Installation
Our team installs on a date that suits your operations, outside working hours if needed.
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Scheduled care
Trained gardeners on a fixed schedule, a visit report each time and one GST invoice a month.
Enquire
Get a quote in New Delhi
We reply within one working day. For a faster answer, message us on WhatsApp.
Questions
Frequently asked
Which herbs grow best on a Delhi office terrace?
Coriander, mint and other leafy herbs do well through the cool months from October to March. Through Delhi's hot summer, the bed is scaled back to hardier, shade-tolerant varieties.
Does a cafeteria herb garden need daily watering in Delhi?
In the hot months, yes, since daytime highs near 40°C dry out shallow beds fast. In the cool season, watering can drop to alternate days depending on the bed's drainage.
Is Delhi a good city for growing herbs given its research institutes?
The city's climate sets the real limits, cool and mild from October to March, hot from April to June, but Delhi does also host the Indian Agricultural Research Institute's School of Horticultural Science, part of an institute ranked first nationally in 2024, reflecting a long institutional presence in the subject even though it has no role in a private cafeteria bed.
Do you provide cafeteria and terrace herb garden across New Delhi?
Yes. We work across Delhi, Gurugram, Noida and Faridabad, including Connaught Place, Saket, Nehru Place, Okhla, Okhla Industrial Area and Manesar.
What does cafeteria and terrace herb garden cost in New Delhi?
Cafeteria and Terrace Herb Garden in New Delhi starts from ₹40,500 per setup. The final price depends on the size of the space and what is included, and you receive it as a fixed price in a written proposal.
Do you have an office in New Delhi?
Yes. Garden & Acre has an office in New Delhi, and our New Delhi team handles installation and maintenance across Delhi, Gurugram, Noida and Faridabad.
Is the produce safe to use in the kitchen?
Yes. We use organic inputs only, and no chemical pesticides are sprayed on edible plants.
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Begin with a visit
Request a proposal
Tell us about the space, or send photos on WhatsApp. We send a written proposal with a fixed price.
hi@gardenandacre.com