airpurifying plants organic vegetables salad greens and seasonal flowers were all the rage at the recently concluded noida flower show 2018 vasant utsav held at noidas ramlila ground in sector 21 the threeday event organised by noida authority and the floriculture society focused on the need for water conservation and growing plants both indoors and outdoors that help in controlling air pollutionbeautiful decorations with flowers were the main attraction at the event bccl samik sen beautiful decorations with flowers were the main attraction at the eventover 85 stalls at the event offered everything that one needs to set up a gardenmanju grover general secretary the floriculture society noida and a resident of sector 12 said keeping in mind the deteriorating air quality the aim of the 32nd edition of the flower show was to spread awareness about water conservation and antipollution plants from plants to colourful pots and manure seeds and gardening accessories over 85 stalls at the event offered everything that one needs to set up a garden the antipollution plants like jade money plant spider plant dracaena and snake plant were quite in demand noida authority also directed noidawallahs plant sellers and exhibitors not to use plastic vase for plantsthe visitors did not shy away from capturing the beauty in camera stills bccl samik sen the visitors did not shy away from capturing the beauty in camera stillssmall potted plants among the hot sellers talking about her observations about the current trends among noidawallahs manju told us the trend of gifting plants has grown so small potted plants ranging from rs 50 to rs 500 were some of the hot sellers apart from this a lot of noidawallahs took a keen interest in understanding the concept of balcony gardens tray gardens and vertical gardening and some even placed orders for the same at different stallsceramic containers were available in different shapes and sizes bccl samik sen ceramic containers were available in different shapes and sizesnoidawallahs bought a lot of organic vegetables and herb seedlingsjyoti dhanda one of the sellers said this year a lot of people took keen interest in understanding how to grow organic vegetables and fruits some of our bestsellers were a variety of salad greens including iceberg lettuce arugula cherry tomatoes and herbs like celery coriander basil mint and thyme etc vegetables and fruits like brinjals green and red chillies bell pepper tomatoes and lemon plants were also in demand visitors took home a lot of vegetable and flower seedlings which were priced between rs 8 to rs 10 due to the persistent termite problem in most of noida apartments people were keen on buying termiteresistant planters made from pinewood and sheesham woodairpurifying plants were the highlight of the show bccl samik sen airpurifying plants were the highlight of the show she added it is a wonderful experience to exhibit at such shows as it helps in understanding market trends for instance a lot of noidawallahs have started going back to nature