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an ardent desire for people to have lush gardens around their
house along with indoor plants, which can bring in the essence
of nature to give a touch of class to the interiors; be it
home or office. Flowery plants, which are very attractive
and beautiful, can embellish the interiors and make one feel
proud.
Bangalore has lots of Nurseries in and around the city supplying
varieties of plants to people who appreciate them. One such
nursery is M. Obalappa & Brothers, familiarly known
as Obalappa Nursery situated on Lalbagh Road and who are in
this business for more than a century.
"It's the quality and the service we have been providing
that has brought us so far," says Vasuki D. Soumendra,
proprietor of the nursery. The nursery was started by
Kadirajppa and Obalappa in the year 1885 and
from them it moved on to two generations.
Their farm located on the Hosur Road has a wide range
of plants, which include ornam ental,
indoor plants, avenue trees and fruit plants. At present they
have ten workers and their families staying at the farm taking
care of the nursery where they grow these rare plants. The
nursery boasts of the best collections of palm. The
business is at its peak before the monsoon, as farmers buy
saplings for their fields. It's also good when there are functions
happening in the city, as they rent these decorative flowers
for a day or two and the garden lovers are the customers who
visit throughout the year. They also rent and lease the plants
on contract basis wherein they provide servicing and transportation.
These saplings and the plants have to be looked after with
lots of care and to prevent diseases they use neem widely,
which is very effective rather than the pesticides, which
are occasionally used. But the best treatment according to
Vasuki is the strong breeze which wipes away the  insects
resting on the plants.
"Big companies usually lack time to take care of these
plants and they get into a contract with us for the supply
and maintenance of the plants. We usually visit twice a week
as regular maintenance is required", says Vasuki.
They are involved in exporting saplings and seeds to Middle
Eastern countries and have shipped them for the past 25 years.
They are also involved in Floriculture and were exporting
them but shut it down four years back due to heavy losses.
When it comes to competition they face a threat from the street
sellers who sell plants, which are not of high breed and are
least conscious about its quality.
According Mr. Vasuki, the present generation is not much
interested in gardening or decorating the interiors with these
lovely plants.
Nursery:
Veerasandra Village
Electronic City Post
Bangalore-560 228
Office:
131, Lalbagh Road,
Bangalore-560 027
Ph: 2229 0406
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