heritage tree garden

It took roughly 300 minutes and changed India, but the anniversary barely makes a ripple beyond worn-out memorials and a few residents keeping bits of its past alive

Once A 1940s Housing Project, Lodhi Colony Now Thrives As A Green Sanctuary Blending Historic Architecture With Art

Delhi's springscape offers a vibrant display of flowering trees, inviting residents to slow down and engage with nature through tree gazing.

Day 3- Beyond its history and hustle, Delhi is also a city of pleasures — of music-filled mehfils, buzzing markets, cosy cafés and quiet green corners. From street shopping in Sarojini Nagar to evenings in cultural venues and the growing importance of third spaces, the capital offers countless ways to pause and unwind. In the final part of Date with Delhi, we explore the leisure landscape that shapes everyday life in the city.

The CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI) in Lucknow has created a 'heritage tree garden,' showcasing plants linked to India's freedom movement and historical past. The garden features trees with significant stories, including a peepal from Cellular Jail, a tamarind tree from Fatehpur, and a mango tree from Dashehri village. Each tree has a barcode revealing its historical relevance.

Lodhi Garden, which is known as the green lungs and heritage precinct of Delhi, has been given a facelift by New Delhi Municipal Council for its 75th anniversary celebrations on Saturday.

Uttar Pradesh has become the first state to protect living heritage by notifying 948 trees as 'heritage trees'. This initiative institutionalizes the conservation and propagation of ancient trees, recognizing their historical and cultural significance. The framework involves identification, verification, and notification, with a focus on community and public land stewardship.

The Mumbai Heritage Conservation Committee (MHCC) on Thursday cleared the controversial proposals for the revamp of Byculla zoo and Five Gardens.

Prominent environmental groups in the city will meet on Thursday to protest against the redevelopment plan for Jijamata Udyan.

The tree census has finally begun at the Himayat Bagh with the Aurangabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) and forest department making joint efforts to prepare the necessary registry of unique green-cover at the Mughal-era garden.

In a first, 256 tree species at Byculla’s V J B Udyan and zoo — the only heritage botanical garden in Mumbai which was established in the year 1861 as Victoria Gardens — have got over 50 informative plaques outlining their important aspects.

In 2002, two century-old rain trees standing in the middle of the road near Dadar Catering College were proving a traffic hazard as several motorists would ram into them in the dark.