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Author: Sushmita Bhowmick
Make your Valley Green – Breathe Free
Our Earth is an inheritance bequeathed to us; one which we will pass on to the next generation. Let not those who take over be left with an empty shell. We have not been kind to nature’s bounties; but all is not over. There is time to recreate our green spaces.
My grandfather spent most of his life tending a small patch of garden at home. The shrubs and bushes were far from exotic. My father, as a young boy, planted a Gulmohar tree. Then came the palms, three of them, a few creepers, including the ever-popular money plant, and so on. We as children were given a tiny patch, to hone our green thumb. We planted the seeds of the fruits and vegetables that came home. Most germinated, but after sometime withered off from lack of proper conditions. But the first green sprigs, as they burst open from the brown earth, were magical moments of creation, for us. There was a gardener, who came thrice a week; rest of the days my father watered the plants, deeply breathing in the earthy smell of the moist soil. Our green space provided all of us with life.
The pleasures of a garden, the tranquility of flower beds and the pleasantness of fresh cool breeze rustling through the trees – we all wish it, but urban life usually cannot afford this luxury. Green spaces not only contrast and soften the perfectly defined lines of urban concrete structures, but are also the manifestation of aesthetic appreciation of nature. However, designing a well-planned comfortable house with adequate green space is not easy and hence precious. It is valued and is premium. It needs planning, driven by a passion to provide the best. Would it not be nice if somebody could do that for you?
One of the best ways to approach the issues of sustainability and environment friendly construction is by planning for enough green space, which will let the earth breathe. The building and construction industry, across the world, is changing its ways to meet this demand. The task is not impossible and has been made easy by the fact that buyers have now realized that the best thing about buying a sustainable home is that it saves more in the long run than it costs in the short run.
A beautiful surrounding brings positive energy, vigour and good health and given an option we would all go for it. An avenue around the neighbourhood, where children can play in safety, a front garden where basking on a winter morning will be pleasurable, a sculptured lawn where patches of white and yellow daisies contrast with the orange blossoms of Watsonia and merge with the tranquil white of Gardenia; the options are here and now!
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