Waterlily hybridizer is first woman in Kerala to be recognised by international water gardening society

Waterlily hybridizer is first woman in Kerala to be recognised by international water gardening society

Nymphaea Sree, Viji’s waterlily | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT One of Viji Abi’s dreams was to have a waterlily with her name, a hybrid variety that she propagated. The dream was realised when the Thailand-based International Waterlily and Water Gardening Society (IWGS) accepted her entry, a hybrid waterlily, Nymphaea Sree. The bloom met several stringent […]

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Rendezvous with three Kerala State Farm Award winners  from Thiruvananthapuram

Rendezvous with three Kerala State Farm Award winners from Thiruvananthapuram

SV Sujith, Shraddha Sharad Patil and Vijaya Bhaskar are three farmers from Thiruvananthapuram who have won Kerala State Farm awards 2022 for their green fingers. If Sujith won Haritha Mithra award for the best vegetable farm, Shraddha bagged the award for adopting hi-tech farming techniques and Vijaya for her terrace garden. MetroPlus caught up with […]

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Andhra Pradesh’s first wild orchidarium to come up in Visakhapatnam soon

Andhra Pradesh’s first wild orchidarium to come up in Visakhapatnam soon

A view of the orchidarium being planned by the Andhra Pradesh Forest Department in Visakhapatnam. The orchidarium is a part of the Eastern Ghats Biodiversity Centre that is coming up soon. | Photo Credit: KR Deepak A line up of beautiful orchids with delicate blooms from the forests of the Eastern Ghats will soon find […]

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