It’s the month
of March and the whole world is set to celebrate International Women’s day. Various
social platforms are flooded with stories of women who inspire. I too have
stories to tell.
They say “If
you want to be happy for a lifetime be a gardener”. Gardening is my passion. I
have been fortunate enough to have known people who inspired me to embark upon
a soothing and fulfilling experience of gardening.
In this blog, I want to talk about 6 women who are part of my family and who are gardeners. You learn from what you see and I am grateful to each one of them who knowingly or unknowingly taught me to appreciate and nurture nature.
1. My Mom, Mrs Sandhya Wani
“Did you see the red rose bloom? It looks so beautiful. Go check
it out” this is how my mom would wake me up in the mornings. I would go running
to the balcony to find the roses( I must be 4 or 5 then). Red, orange, pink, variegated, and even
green, we had all shades of roses in our garden. I have seen my mom fertilize and prune them
and this is how I got my first lessons on gardening and appreciating nature.
2. Mrs Sangita Atrawalkar
A women entrepreneur and
owner of Ratnanjali, first lady gemologist in Khandesh, anchor, traveler,
writer Mrs Sangita Atrawalkar wears many feathers in her cap. Interestingly she
excels in all the activities she is involved in. She loves to collect plants
and has more than 250 varieties and counting.
Succulents, bonsai,
flowers, and foliage she has all of them in her collection.
Whenever I
visit her place I always come out impressed by her collection and inspired by
her creativity.
“Plants are my biggest stress buster,” she says.
Check out some pics from her collection
below.
3. Mrs Surekha
Bharhanpurkar :
Meet Mrs Surekha Bharhanpurker my masi who is a Bhagavad Gita practitioner and teacher. I have always been impressed by her sense of décor with plants.
She says "Crotons, Pothos, and other foliage plants combined with idols of god enhance the décor and increase the positivity of the environment".
She made me realize that plants lined up in glass bottles can also
look good, they not only stay fresh for many days but also can be propagated
once they get roots.
Check out her décor below.
4. Mrs Sadhana Saraf
My DIY lady my mami. Meet Sadhana Saraf woman entrepreneur and owner of
Akshay Pearls & Gems. She has an amazing affinity
for art and craft. I have grown up seeing her art. All my gardening DIYs are
inspired by her.
Her daughter
Aishwarya is taking her legacy forward. Check out her latest creations at
art.acts and palettepages.
5. Mrs Swati Saraf
The beautiful and vibrant garden
of Swati Saraf has always impressed me. A women entrepreneur and co-owner at
Sudhakar Yashwant Saraf she also leads a busy life, but that doesn’t deter her
love for gardening.
Below is a pic of my nana and nani in their garden.
6. Mrs Neha Parashar
As you enter Neha’s garden you would see a beautiful collection of pothos, aglaonema, hibiscus and succulents greeting you.
I really
appreciate the way she balances between home and work and still is able to find
out time for gardening.
We exchange
cuttings. Most of the time it is me pulling out plants from her pots to which
she responds without a frown :)
checkout her garden pics below.
All these
women inspire me to garden. As I work more with plants I gain more information about them. To share what I have learned I have started a new
blog series on gardening, check out my new blog dedicated to just gardening where
you can read about plants, plant-related book reviews, and also shop for gardening
products, visit here.
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