It takes a family to grow a garden

Bengaluru | Wednesday | 16th October, 2019

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Kakoli Mukherjee ByExpress News ServiceBENGALURU : Sometimes, it takes a family to grow a garden. The Maddali family has a garden in their house since 1993. However, the primary caretaker is Rajyalakshmi, who grew up watching her mother nurturing a garden in the same way. With a little help from husband Prasad and daughter Jyothirmayi, she has a thriving garden in their front yard.“We grow fruits like papaya and chikoo, leafy vegetables like spinach and amaranth, ladies’ finger, broad beans, bittergourd and ridge gourd. While they grow vegetables in front of their house in Hyderabad, Rajyalaksmi has started terrace gardening, especially for fruits like pomegranates and guava..