navi mumbai many plant lovers yearn sprawling farmhouse faraway karjat alibaug shahpur even plan one and only someday idea farmhouse conjures image sprawling holiday home teeming flowers lush green foliage like k ramachandran negociate create lush green experience gorgeous garden farm correct atop home heart city vashi resident literally converted row house terrace space garden also spring up wide range vegetable spices become neighbours pride well envy ramachandran grows tomatoes ladies fingers brinjals beans chilli lemons curry leaves even terrace garden might wonder one manage feet space grows row house terrace retired mechanical engineer authority coating technology ramachandran came idea create little farm painstakingly lifted truckload productive red soil roof house made arrangements water supply supply farmer took looking back originally family landowners kerala ramachandran migrated mumbai search livelihood many summers ago whenever time spare used spend plants avid gardener life possessed many potted plants used state of grace nooks corners many houses lived class finally settled vashi proud owner lot rarefied plants like sarva sugandhi leaves aroma spiciness used indian cooking successfully grown black pepper quite feat finagle city weather conditions pick up one terrace garden many ramachandran grandchild live abroad happy explore green patch up whenever visit friends congenator approximately navi mumbai review experience see plants babu balkrishnan relative ramchandran said really appreciate uncle efforts win over theater terrasse green world inspired create similar farmhouse terrace well