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BANGALORE, India - Dec. 26, 2013 - PRLog -- WithChristmasandNewYearroundthecorner,onecansensethefestivityintheair.Thegiftshops arefullandit’squiteobviouswhy.Festivalsaretheonlytimewheneverybodywantstogooutthere andgettheirlovedonessomethingspecialandmemorable.Youdon’twanttobegivingthema presenttheywouldexpectneithersomethingtheywouldn’tlike.Atoughtaskindeed!

Afterawhileyoujustrunoutofideas,peoplehoweverhavemovedawayfromthetraditionalideaof givingpresentsandhaveembracedtheconceptof‘gifting’.Youhaven’treallygotmypoint?Well, haveyoueverthoughtoftheideaofgiftingaliving,freshgarden?Seemsabsurdright,butnothisisa newgiftingculturethatisspreadinginthecity.

“Iwantedtogivemynephewsomethinghecouldhaveforlifeandsomethinghecouldbenefitfrom.I justdidnotknowwhatthat‘something’wasuntilIcame acrossPurnaOrganics,MrMalleshtheCEO,hegaveme theideaofgiftingagarden.Itotallylovedit,”saidVeena Karlekar.VeenaworksintheITsector,herloveforgardens tookhertoPurna,andwhensherealisedhowsimpleitwas togiftagarden,shewasthrilledattheidea.

PurnaOrganicsistheonlyestablishedcompanythatisa pioneerintheconceptofgardengiftinginIndia.“Onehas

toseethesparkleofsurpriseintheeyesofthereceiverwhenalivegardenwithsaplings,plantsand vegetablereadytoharvestisgifted”,saysMallesh,CEOofPurnaOrganics.Allthecustomerhasto doisprovidethesizeofthegardentheywishtohaveandalsospecifywhatvarietyofvegetablesthey prefer. Andit wouldbedeliveredtothem,headded.

Youcouldhaveagardenthatisjusttwosquarefeetin size,withonevarietyofvegetablegrowing,likeLettuce, Cherry,Tomato,Cilantrooranyothervegetableofone’s personalpredilection.Youcanalsohaveacomplete gardenof12to24squarefeet.This,Malleshspecifiesis amodulargarden.Heexpressedthatnoteveryonewould havealargespacetogrowagarden,butnowwith modulargardensthatwasn’taproblematall.Andnearly everybodywouldhavetwosquarefeetormoreofanarea togiveforagarden.

“Weprovidereadytoharvestgardens,andwealsotakeuptheresponsibilityofsetting itup.Itistransportedwithcareinfirmbottomedboxes,sothereisnothingonehastoworryabout.Incaseyouwantatomatoplantthenwhenwedeliverittoyou,you

willhaveasixtoeightinchesplant,”headded.

Itisnotjustvegetablesbutanykindofplantsthatyoulikecouldbegiven.Itranges fromday-to-dayvegetables,exoticvegetables,edibleherbs,anItalianherbgardenandif

desiredflowersandornamentalplantstoo,oracombinationofanyofthese.Itisn’tjustagarden;itis ‘your’gardenineverysense.

Malleshpointedthatgardengiftingwasmerelyanintegrationofthecultureofgrowingintotheartof gifting.Thisisanewconceptthathasbeenwellacceptedandappreciated.Anybodywouldlovea touchofgreenintheirhouses.

Thisfestiveseasonengagewithnatureandgiftyourdearonesagarden. Youcouldbeassureditisnot somethingtheywouldexpect.Asurprisetheywouldneverforget,andadayyouwouldneverforget either.Addalittle‘life’intosomebody’slife.ThisChristmas,gogreenandtakeontheNewYearto embraceahealthierlifestyle

-     SarahThomas

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