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CHENNAI, INDIA
RAJENDRA ASSOCIATES
RAJENDRA ASSOCIATES
BY
1 ABOUT PROJECT
2 CONCEPT
3 DETAILS
4 APPENDIX OF FLORA
5 BIBLIOGRAPHY
ABOUT PROJECT
EIGHT SUBGARDENS
THE GARDEN FEATURES EIGHT SUBGARDENS DISPLAYING
FLORA OF DIFFERENT VARIETIES, SUCH AS A TREE
COURT, MURAL WALK AND BONSAI, HERBAL AND
EXOTIC GARDENS, IN ADDITION TO AN ARTIFICIAL DUCK POND.
INDIAN-BUDDHIST GARDEN
INCORPORATING ELEMENTS OF AN INDIAN-BUDDHIST GARDEN, THE
GARDEN HAS A WIDE VARIETY OF INDIGENOUS SPECIES ACROSS
22 EXCLUSIVE AREAS INCLUDING PALM COURT, TREE COURT,
GOLDEN GARDEN (FEATURING PLANTS THAT FLOWER IN DIFFER-
ENT SHADES OF GOLD), WATER AND ROCK GARDEN, BUTTERFLY
GARDEN, FERN GARDEN, SUNKEN GARDEN AND THEME GARDEN.
The 7.96-crore project has up to 300 different varieties of plants, a cascade water-
fall, an amphitheatre and a sequence fountain. “The plants have been sourced from
all over the country, and even from China. They were handpicked based on how
they adapt to Chennai’s climate,” he points out.
The golden garden is a short canopy of yellow flower and leaf plants after which
comes the children’s play area. There is a readymade gazebo put up at the corner
and another one being constructed at the other end of the park.
As you pass the calming yellow shade, the perfume from the flowers in the
aroma garden wafts through. Lavender, rose, gardenia and plumeria are a few of
the scented plant varieties, including the night queen and day queen, in this space.
The shade garden is home to varieties of indoor plants. “This is the first time such
indoor potted plants will be showcased in open shade,” says Vijay Ram, the hor-
ticulture officer in-charge. The butterfly garden is a haven of netted plants with a
small bunch of symbolic Oxalis triangularis , a plant that looks like a spread-winged
butterfly from the top.
Walk further down the cobblestone pathway and you’ll find the falls that opens into
a big pond spread across the park. Hardy plants come up next to the falls. Cactii
and pachipodium are varieties that don’t need much water. The fern garden which
houses non-flowering plants and an exotic garden with rare Indian plant species is
up next. The herbal garden holds 25 varieties of herbal plants such as lemongrass,
philanthus, gooseberries, vasambu and thulsi among others.
There is a theme garden that has about 14 varieties of bamboo. This leads straight
to the pond garden, a melange of water plants and palms.
On the other side of the pond is a mural walk, a coarse pebble bed that branches
out in the shape of a large tree. Then comes a spiral pathway with plants on either
side. “This is a maze garden. These plants will grow and cover the entire space and
people will be allowed in and asked to find their way out,” Vijay says.
“The entire garden concept took about three months to decide upon. A garden is not
like a building, which is complete when it has been inaugurated. Over time, the gar-
den will grow to its glory and the ecosystem will flourish,” explains Chandra Mohan.
VERTICAL GARDENS
THE ARCH NEAR THE ENTRANCE PLAZA IS A VERTICAL GARDEN WHICH
IS A UNIQUE FEATURE OF THE BOTANICAL GARDEN. THE VERTICAL
GARDEN, WITH AN INBUILT IRRIGATION AND DRAIN SYSTEM FOR EASY
MAINTENANCE, IS 22 FEET LONG AND 14 FEET HIGH INTENDED TO
IMPROVE THE SCENIC BEAUTY OF THE PARK AT THE ENTRANCE.
AROMA GARDEN
THE AROMA GARDEN ACTS AS A WELCOMING GREENHOUSE FOR
WINGED VISITORS, WITH SPECIES LIKE PARIJATHAM AND PAVALAMALLI
(NYCTANTHES ARBOR-TRISTIS) FOUND TO FLOCK THE PLACE IN BULK.
AMPHITHEATRE
AN AMPHITHEATRE WITH CONCRETE BENCHES AND COVERED BY FERNS
HAS BEEN BUILT ON THE REAR SIDE OF GARDEN TO HOST SOCIAL AND
CULTURAL FUNCTIONS. OTHER FEATURES OF THE GARDEN INCLUDE
DISABLED-FRIENDLY RAMPS, A MURAL WALK-THROUGH, AND AREAS
DOTTED WITH FOUNTAINS, VERTICAL GARDENS, PONDS AND CASCADES.
CONSTRUCTION AND SPECIFICATION
IN THE COURSE OF THE CONSTRUCTION, THE GARDEN HAS
RECEIVED NEARLY ₹ 800,000 WORTH PLANTS FROM CHINA. THESE
INCLUDE FLOWERING CACTI THAT HAVE A VELVETY, LIGHT PINK AT THE
TOP, NON-FLOWERING CACTI WITH DIAMETERS UP TO ABOUT 45 CM,
‘LUCKY’ BAMBOO, FICUS AND BONSAI VARIETIES. THE CACTI WERE
PLANTED IN THE CACTI GARDEN DECORATED WITH WHITE MARBLE
CHIPS, PEBBLES AND ROCKS FROM PORBANDAR. THE GARDEN ALSO
RECEIVED WATER LILIES FROM THAILAND AND 12 VARIETIES OF ORCHIDS.
CHINESE BANYAN
FICUS MICROCARPA, ALSO KNOWN AS CHINESE BANYAN,
MALAYAN BANYAN, INDIAN LAUREL, CURTAIN FIG, OR GAJUMA-
RU IS A TREE IN THE FIG FAMILY MORACEAE. IT IS NATIVE IN A
RANGE FROM CHINA THROUGH TROPICAL ASIA AND THE CAROLINE
ISLANDS TO AUSTRALIA. IT IS WIDELY PLANTED AS A SHADE TREE AND
FREQUENTLY MISIDENTIFIED AS F. RETUSA OR AS F. NITIDA (F. BENJAMINA).
LAVENDER
LAVANDULA (COMMON NAME LAVENDER) IS A GENUS OF 47 KNOWN
SPECIES OF FLOWERING PLANTS IN THE MINT FAMILY, LAMIACEAE. IT
IS NATIVE TO THE OLD WORLD AND IS FOUND FROM CAPE VERDE AND
THE CANARY ISLANDS, EUROPE ACROSS TO NORTHERN AND EASTERN
AFRICA, THE MEDITERRANEAN, SOUTHWEST ASIA TO SOUTHEAST INDIA.
GARDENIA
GARDENIA IS A GENUS OF FLOWERING PLANTS IN THE COFFEE
FAMILY, RUBIACEAE, NATIVE TO THE TROPICAL AND SUBTROPICAL
REGIONS OF AFRICA, ASIA, MADAGASCAR AND PACIFIC ISLANDS.
THEY ARE EVERGREEN SHRUBS AND SMALL TREES GROWING TO 1–15 ME-
TRES (3.3–49.2 FT) TALL. THE LEAVESARE OPPOSITE OR IN WHORLS OF THREE
OR FOUR, 5–50 CENTIMETRES (2.0–19.7 IN) LONG AND 3–25 CENTIMETRES
(1.2–9.8 IN) BROAD, DARK GREEN AND GLOSSY WITH A LEATHERY TEXTURE.
FALSE SHAMROCK
LEMONGRASS
CYMBOPOGON, ALSO KNOWN AS LEMONGRASS, BARBED WIRE
GRASS, SILKY HEADS, COCHIN GRASS, MALABAR GRASS, OILY
HEADS OR FEVER GRASS, IS A GENUS OF ASIAN, AFRICAN,
AUSTRALIAN, AND TROPICAL ISLAND PLANTS IN THE GRASS
FAMILY.SOME SPECIES (PARTICULARLY CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS) ARE
COMMONLY CULTIVATED AS CULINARY AND MEDICINAL HERBS BECAUSE
OF THEIR SCENT, RESEMBLING THAT OF LEMONS (CITRUS LIMON).
GOOSEBERRY
VASAMBU
DRACENA
.
OPHIOPOGON
PHYLLODENDRON
PHILODENDRON IS A LARGE GENUS OF
FLOWERING PLANTS IN THE FAMILY ARACEAE. REGARDLESS OF
NUMBER OF SPECIES, THE GENUS IS THE SECOND-LARGEST-
MEMBER OF THE FAMILY ARACEAE. TAXONOMICALLY, THE GENUS
PHILODENDRON IS STILL POORLY KNOWN, WITH MANY UNDESCRIBED
SPECIES. MANY ARE GROWN AS ORNAMENTAL AND INDOOR PLANTS.
SUMMARY
PROJECT NAME : SEMMOZHI POONGA
TYPE : TENDER
AREA : 20 ACRES
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