the tree till date cturanta goldiana is also found here a topiary garden in this park has several hedges shaped geometrically in star or chair shapes there are also some snakes shivalingas and ducks shaped out of the hedges these are made out of the vishamadhari plant which translated means poison smelling this is the reason why cattle never eat this plant it requires hardly any water a lot of work has gone into the garden supervisor v venkatesh and gardener devaiah have put in over 30 years looking after corporation gardens i love working with plants this is the job i love doing says venkatesh smiling shyly water is supplied through one borewell in the park a lot of butterflies birds bees and squirrels dash about especially when theres a lot of sunlight red soil manure and neem oil cakes is the secret of the gardens health says jairam plans are on to introduce bermuda grass in the lawns