to keep a check on things going on it must be more organized and certainly much more frequent that its current avatar a naturalist said leaf litter under trees and plants should be allowed the department conducts workshops in association with local ngos and gets experts to talk to bangaloreans the hedge lines should at least equal the total length of roads in lalbagh in fact lalbagh and cubbon park have become synonymous with greenery in bangalore rainwater runoff would have turned to soil seepage with leaf litter the drastic reduction in the shrub layer and hedges in lalbagh over the past couple of decades has resulted in a spectacular drop in the number of shrub and hedgedwelling birds regarding design and aesthetics it has been pointed out that lalbagh lacks a consistent style twice every year it hits the headlines when lakhs of people visit it for the independence day and republic day flower shows learn from london the royal botanic gardens kew was founded in 1759 and declared a unesco world heritage site in 2003 even the grass needs to be allowed to flower and seed now and then to support the small animals and birds that feed on these seeds the defunct rose garden in the darwinia plot could be effectively converted to a shrub garden showcasing the shrubs that could be grown in restricted spaces when compared to the space required by a tree for the public these could be restored and historical notes added to themthe writer is an ornithologist and ecologist an inviting piece of marvel the rock near the entrance is certain to draw huge crowds for cultural performances set in the backdrop of a lalbagh story dug out from its past the horticulture department has experts who can guide those with a penchant for gardening to create marvels in their backyards leaf litter acts as mulch insulating the soil and preventing evaporative losses of soil moisture