A mini forest at Thadani home
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A walkway lined with huge Alphonso mango trees, almond trees, jamun and guava trees takes you towards the house of Maya Thadani at Sindh Colony.
Everywhere you look, the greenery fills the eyes. Each and every corner of the house is surrounded by tall, short trees, bushes and plants.
There are trees of Champa, Plumeria, Gulmohar, Jacaranda , Erect Lobster Claw, Ashoka and different types of cactus. Fruits bearing trees include chikoo and banana besides jamun, almonds and mangoes which give almost 300 mangoes every year, the same number of guavas and many more Jamuns.
The Thadanis came to stay in Sindh colony in 1974. At that time there was just plain, dry land around the bungalow. "An old man who was living in a nearby area once came to our house and told us that the place is good and the land is fertile and thus we should plant trees here. Both of us had busy schedules and thus we weren't too keen to plant huge number of trees. But the man said that he will do gardening. Till recently, he was looking after our garden and he is the one who should be credited for creating a mini y forest here," gushes Maya Thadani.
The best part of the house is that be it any room of the house, every window gives the view of sprawling greenery. "I just love the way my tiny forest has shaped up. Anything and everything grows here. The early morning view of colorful flowers complementing multicolored butterflies is heavenly," she adds.
The soil that is used here is available in the Sindh Colony centre of bio degradable waste. There is no use of pesticides and artificial growth inducers. With the rainy season on, the whole garden gives the feeling of Mahabaleshwar in Pune itself.
—Poorva Bhise |
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