With over 5,000 pots of roses, dahlias, marigolds, chrysanthemums and more in bloom, the grounds of The Agri-Horticultural Society of India made for a pretty, bright picture. The three-day Winter Flower Show, in association with The Telegraph, which was inaugurated by actor Soumitra Chatterjee on January 4, saw visitors, young and young-at-heart flock to the Alipore address to get an eyeful of winter flowers. t2 stopped to smell the roses...
Everyone stopped by Raja Sanyal’s roses. The man behind the blooms held a crash course in petal power:
1. The soil should be porous.
2. The leaves must be watered properly for better photosynthesis.
3. Rose plants grow better in the cold. Hence, put some ice in the soil.
4. Ten hours of regular sunlight is mandatory.
5. The leaves must be pruned only after the rainy season.
Text: Drishti Sanyal
Pictures: Rashbehari Das
