by Narendra Banker

Gardening has now become an important part of most peopie's lives. Even those who cannot afford an outdoor space for garden put up some flower pots in their balconies or window sills as everyone loves to see a plant grow and flower. Those who do not have any outdoor space of their own frequent public gardens to spend some time admiring plants and flowers. All over India there is no dearth of people who have gardens and farms. But most of them depend on gardeners for the upkeep of their garden and farm as they lack the required knowledge of plants and gardening which is. essential for successfully developing a beautiful garden full of well-grown plants. This knowledge also helps in saving plants from being destroyed by diseases and dangerous pests. During my visit to numerous public and private gardens I have seen many in 'deplorable condition in the absence of proper· gardening practices and adequate knowledge of plants .. This motivated me to pass the knowledge I have acquired during my long professional career and the result is this treasure of information on all and every aspect of gardening in a set of two volumes. This volume has all the information that the reader is required to know about the architectural part for developing a good garden. All the information has been cat