I am told maulshri ( Mimusops I think) can withstand waterlogging for almost 2 months. akbhatt
On Sat, Jul 11, 2009 at 2:57 PM, Madhuri Pejaver <[email protected]>wrote: > > > How very thoughtful Ulhasji, > i remembered all the old days of Rutuchakra. > thanks for enlightening us on all the points from the view of landscaping > madhuri > > --- On Sat, 11/7/09, Ulhas <[email protected]> wrote: > > > From: Ulhas <[email protected]> > > Subject: [indiantreepix:14452] Re: need support in selecting plant > species > > To: "indiantreepix" <[email protected]> > > Date: Saturday, 11 July, 2009, 11:17 AM > > > > Dear Radhakrishnan > > > > It is sad to see the status of the burial ground. I > > wonder how people > > in India are so insensitive that they abuse the place where > > they leave > > their dear ones for the final journey. > > > > I congratulate your organisation 'Save Earth from > > Anthropogenic > > Movement' for thinking of considering this site for > > plantation > > activitiy. > > > > First of all the entire space must be kept clean and it > > must be > > ensured by the management that all the users follow certain > > code of > > conduct for cleanaliness, peace and environment. > > > > I suggest that you should select plant species and their > > locations > > sensitively considering social, ecological and aesthetic > > parameters. > > Burial ground should be the space where one should be haapy > > to say > > final 'good bye' to one's dear ones and also perhaps to > > come again on > > anniversaries to keep alive memories by offering flowers / > > planting > > saplings etc. Appropriate plantation can create such > > a serene / > > sacred / peaceful mood. You also need to level the ground > > appropriately to drain the storm water out and keep the > > area dry. > > Over the years, burial grounds tend to become fertile lands > > and the > > vegetation grows profusely and remains healthy. > > > > I suggest to select indigenous, hardy plants - trees, > > shrubs, > > climbers, herbs & ground covers. It will be ideal > > if you prepare > > proper layout for burial spaces, walkways, > > gathering/praying spaces, > > green spaces. A part of the land could also be > > dmeacated as 'Smruti > > Van' where the users could plant a sapling and look after > > it over the > > years in memory of the departed souls. > > > > You may use bamboo sp. for peripheral plantation all along > > the > > boundary. These are hardy, would grow fast and will > > create serene, > > green screen/back drop. > > > > Trees, shrubs and climbers with white and blue flowers (the > > ones that > > flower throughout the year) may be prefered. Avoid > > bright colour > > flowering plants. The plants with fragrant flowers > > and sacred plants > > may also be used selectively. > > > > A few names that come to my mind presently: > > > > Plumeria alba (Devchapha), Tabernaemontana coronaria > > (Tagar)., > > Nyctanthes arbor-tristis (Parijatak), Michelia champaka > > (Sonchapha- > > white variety), Vinca rosea (Sadaphuli - white variety), > > Vitex negundo > > (Nirgudi), Milligtonia hortensis (Akashneem), Azadirachta > > indica > > (Neem), Barleria sp. (Korhanti - white variety), Jasminium > > sp. > > (Mogara, Jai, Jui etc.), Lilies (white and blue), Lawsonia > > inermis > > (Mendhi), Murraya sp. (Kunti), Nerium odorum (Kanher - > > white variety), > > Hygrophila sp. (ground cover - blue flowers), Convolvulus > > / > > Evolvulus / Commelina sp. (ground cover - blue / white > > flowers) etc. > > etc. One can extend the list following the basic > > concept / > > philosophy. > > > > My very best wishes for your commendable endeavour. I > > am confident > > that you will send photographs of the transformed > > land next year. > > > > I suggest that the others on the group may also adopt such > > spaces and > > transform them into serene, beautiful, ecological spaces > > which people > > would wish to visit again and again. The war > > cemetaries at Kohima in > > Nagaland and in Manipur have become tourist spots in > > addition to being > > memorial spaces. > > > > Ulhas Rane > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > See the Web's breaking stories, chosen by people like you. Check out > Yahoo! Buzz. http://in.buzz.yahoo.com/ > > > > > -- Anand Kumar Bhatt A-59, B.S.F.Colony, Airport Road Gwalior. 474 005. Tele: 0751-247 2233. Mobile 0 94253 09780. My blogsite is at: http://anandkbhatt.blogspot.com And the photo site: www.flickr.com/photos/akbhatt/ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
