A Rare Commodity

Islamabad had a culture of well kept gardens-both big and small in governmental or private residential areas. At the government level, green belts used to be adorned with beautiful flowers - regularly cared for.

This was a ritual all the year round but not anymore.

I visited a nursery to buy some plants and hence took the oppotunity to ask the nursery owner for the reasons behind it. He told me that sales have gone down and so have the people's interests. According to him, prices have gone up sharply over the years. He further revealed that just about everything in his nursery - flowers or the seeds - were imported from Japan and some from the Netherlands.

I fail to understand this because we have a very rich flora and fauna in this country. All we need is to promote the native species of plants. We have this huge department called the "Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC)" they must take action. Do something - seriously.

The landscaping department of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) must also take this into consideration.
No wonder- why people are losing interest what so ever!.