lowery lift-off at Lalbagh

lowery lift-off at Lalbagh
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Bangalore: Lalbagh Botanical Gardens will import exquisite species from more than 15 countries in the coming months. Saplings of foxtail palms, delinia pentagyna, five types of ornamental plants and few other species have already been imported from Bangkok, Australia, Malaysia and the US.
These initiatives were part of the Horticultural Day celebrations on Wednesday — a tribute to its former director, M H Marigowda. Horticulture minister Shashikant Akkappa Naik inaugurated the celebrations.
As many as 17 of the 28 districts in Karnataka have horticulture initiatives and the others will follow suit. Known for the best variety of roses, mangoes, cashews and coffee, Karnataka’s exports have increased because of horticultural initiatives, said director S Ikram Ullah Mahmood. In Lalbagh, a floriculture exhibition with tributes to the Taj Mahal and a scale model of a missile have been put up using 10 different types of flowers.
There are over 250 different types of flowers in Lalbagh and considering they are going to be imported, it says a lot about the floriculture progress in the state.
Apart from the impressive melange, sculptor John Devraj has displayed sketches of flowers, plants, trees, animals and birds of Lalbagh to depict the moods of nature.