Climbers, creepers and vines are essentially plants that need support as their stems are weak. This nature of these plants can be effectively exploited to create the much-needed greenery, colour and visual relief in a city, given the recent accelerated…
A little over three decades ago, we moved into a newly constructed house on the outskirts of the city. At that time it was considered to be a location outside of town though there was a fair bit of civilization…
An aggregation of trees in an urban environment has a great potential to support wildlife. This can be by way of gardens and parks, or for that matter trees lining city streets. A good diversity of trees will be very…
The fact that glow worms routinely eat snails is well established. I have on umpteen occasions seen a glow worm making a meal of a snail. Till now, however, I had not had an opportunity to actually witness the ‘hunt’.…
It was dark and I was guided by a series of hurricane lanterns hung at regular intervals on wooden stakes driven into the ground. I found my way to the tent, that I had checked into earlier in the day.…