Front lawn
Aparna Banerji
Tribune News Service
Jalandhar, December 7
Spotting a bonsai plant on a trip to China eight years ago spurred this landscapist’s imagination to create her own plant. Also a bamboo collector, Rupinder Kaur has 900 trees at her home. She also thrives on the positive energies of bamboos.
Her beautiful house is adorned with a 48-year-old Ficus-caged Bonsai and a 29-year-old Bougainvillea bonsai which looks wondrous with its pink flowers. A number of bamboo trees on her terrace evoke a Zen-like ambience. Her home is a green haven loaded with tastefully-curated foliage.
Seeking inspiration from her trip to China – she soon started branching out and providing her services as a landscapist to people inspired by her works. Until now, she has landscaped villas, homes, gardens and terraces not just in Jalandhar, but also a British-style bungalow in Dehradun. To curate rare bonsais and plants for her customers, she has also gone all the way to Pune, Delhi, Amritsar to search new varieties.
Rupinder Kaur says, “When I saw the bonsai plants in China, I realised these are actually created. I thought why can’t we do it here. I started building my own terrace and while the initial few bonsai that I brought from China wilted, I found more around and learnt ways to sustain their growth and longevity. When you are attached to them, it is hard to see them wilt.” When she gets any project – her gardener spends a considerable amount of time to ensure that plants are placed according to the amount of sunlight and air they receive.
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