Lately I have been thinking about the shrinking green around my apartment. One day my croton dies due to lack of sunlight and the next day the dour neighbour pays a mini fortune to get rid of the neem tree. A tree, that gracefully framed my living room balcony, and totally made my mornings, along with that hot cuppa. To add to this, the very next week, the majestic palms overlooking the dining room windows, giving that last semblance of privacy to our flat, get lopped off mercilessly. All in the name of regular maintenance. In a sense I have been feeling a little closed in, with all the concrete and not much else to distract from it.
But seeing these pictures were like a shot in the arm for me, giving renewed hope. Hope, that comes from trying to make the best of the space we do have, to greenify our living spaces. They are also a reminder of how wild and wondrous rather than manicured and perfect is the so much more charming way to go when planning green spaces. Not only does it embrace our faults as gardeners and nature's ever changing ways, it highlights a raw natural beauty that we would miss in a blink (or in a snip in this case). I hope these pictures do make you see green in some small way. Yes, I am talking to you, living in that tiny city apartment with a box balcony lamenting the lack of a house with a great, big garden. Someone just like me.
