14 days till I get back home...to these #banyantree figs! . . . I never thought when I clicked this photo two years back that one day I would be studying fig trees in Delhi! #figtrees are #keystone species in forests, but I want to understand their role in cities. I have seen several species of birds munching away on these tasty #figs even in the middle of the city. Do you have any interesting stories or sightings to share? . . #figandsemal #urbannature #urbanecology #urbanbiodiversity #natureindelhi #delhidiaries #newdelhi #ficusbenghalensis . . #Repost @thecityisbutagarden ・・・ Figs or Fruits of a Ficus Benghalensis/ Banyan tree. Have you noticed that Fig trees have no visible flowers? They have inflorescence or very tiny flowers encompassed by an enlarged and fleshy fig. Since these flowers can't be pollinated by wind, they are actually pollinated and dependent on special insects called fig wasps! Every species of fig trees requires the services of a unique species of the wasp. #fig #florafauna #figwasps #banyan #ficus #trees #thecityisbutagarden #vvtreelove #trees #lovetrees #savetrees #planttrees #treesofdelhi #delhi #eco #plant #green (at Vasant Vihar, Delhi)
Join us, Baag Studio and @kalaachakra on our first collaboration together in Hyderabad on 24th March. . One day workshop: 🌱🍅URBAN GARDEN -The Self Sufficient Way🔄 Through the workshop we’ll be exploring how the garden is a medium to live a more conscious life in cities, closer to nature whilst reducing our impact on the planet🌎🐛 . It will be lovely :) Come! . With @thecityisbutagarden @jamesclarkdiver and @akilachungiceramics . . . . . . . #urbangardening #workshopinhyderabad #growyourownfood #permaculturegarden #urbanpermaculture #consciousliving #consciousdesign #circularsystems #circulardesign #communitygardening #andmore https://www.instagram.com/p/Bu8GhYDlIZ0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=hwu4shlwhcw4
For the fermentation i took apple, pears, lemon and for spices i added black pepper, cloves, cardamom and garlic, kept it for 3 days. The smell of the fermented fruits is very intresting. It has mixed smell and taste of all spices. This was my first time doing the fermentation process. I liked the smell but the taste was not that good.
Vivid Clitoria ternatea! Currently growing on mum's terrace: we had bought it from a tiny nursery and its given pods now. Also called the Butterfly pea, it is a short-lived, herbaceous, perennial climbing, scrambling or trailing herb. They say its edible and we're going to try amd cook with it today 😅 #thecityisbutagarden #vvtreelove #plants #ediblegarden #foodforest #ecology #urbanfarming
I miscalculated, it’s 21 days from today till I get home! 😬😬 The countdown continues... Reposting here one of the most beautiful flowering bushes, the red #clerodendrum This beautiful red vine used to fall across the boundary wall from our neighbor’s house, filling our driveway with bright, red flowers. Unfortunately, that house is now being reconstructed, and I’m not sure whether I’ll get to see these flowers again 🙁 But today I am celebrating the joy that these flowers brought in our lives . #vvtreelove #urbannature #urbanecology #urbanbiodiversity #plants #plantsofinstagram #newdelhi #natureindelhi #natureinthecity #flowers #flowersofinstagram #Repost @thecityisbutagarden ・・・ Insta 'Clandron' filter on a Clerodendrum flower. The buds open up to form this beautiful silhouette! #savetheplanet #eco #ecology #landscapeurbanism #green #flower #red #vvtreelove #thecityisbutagarden (at Vasant Vihar, Delhi)