Ravindra Kabra, a resident of Kumachan House at Medti Gate in jodhpur after realizing his love for plants has given his house garden such a form that it is no longer seems less than a valley filled with colourful flowers and give the name of 'gokul- the valley of flowers' to it.
Jodhpur's 'Gokul - The Valley of Flowers', which is a
treasure of 7000 plants of various species of the country and abroad has now
become recognized as a tourist destination for the people of the country and
abroad. After seeing the amazing
variety of colorful fragrance plants and herbal plants no one can live without
being hypnotized here.
Ravindra Kabra considers trees and plants like his
children
After hearing the word Valley of Flowers, the first place that comes to your mind would be related to the valley smelling of flowers located in hilly places like Kashmir or Himachal or in some other beautiful plains. But, Ravindra Kabra a resident of Kumachan House at Medti Gate, Jodhpur has given his house garden the form of a valley filled with fragrant flowers due to his attachment to the plants. He look after every plant as his own children.
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In the memory of his grandfather Ravindra has created
'Gokul-The Valley of Flowers'
Ravindra Kabra who has been gardening for the last 50 years
grew interested in plants when he was just 10 years
old and used to go to different gardens with his grandfather Gokulchand Kabra.
At the same time, he also learned to gardening. In the memory of his
grandfather Ravindra has named this garden as 'Gokul - The Valley of Flowers'.
Gardening gave new life to Ravindra who had gone
through depression for long
Ravindra Kabra says- "Earlier I had a steel
factory and I also run an electronic items showroom but unfortunately no work
was successful and these circumstances led me to the depression. During that
time, my desire to live life was completely gone. Nearly three years passed
like this, then suddenly a voice came from my heart that why shouldn’t I start
my passion as a business. After that I started maintaining people's garden at a
small level. About after a year I got a big project from ‘Ansals Group Daily’ in Jodhpur. Along with this I
worked on government and defense projects in different cities. Then I gave my
whole focus to my work as a landscape consultant. It would not be wrong to say
that it is because of these plants that I have got new life today.
You will find rare species of plants in ‘Gokul - The
Valley of Flowers’
Ravindra's garden has flowers blooming in all seasons.
In addition to Holland's tulips, there are 250 different species of roses in
different colors, including adenium, lilium, iris, hydrangea, azalea,
halocornia, daffodils, orchids, carnations, dombia and boganvellia. Apart from
these, fragrant plants include Swarna Champa, Green Champa, Juhi, Jasmine,
Mogra. Medicinal plants have many species including cinnamon, Tejapata, cloves,
pepper basil. These rare and new species of plants are sourced from India and
abroad. From 7 am to 11 am every day, living in the garden, the Kabra, who are
maintaining their essence, are also teaching free gardening to the people.
Praise by people of 'Gokul - The Valley of Flowers' is
the biggest achievement of my life: Ravindra
Considering the care of each plant in this garden as
his greatest responsibility Ravindra Kabra says- “It is very difficult for me
to describe every change and success that has come in my life due to these
plants. My only effort is not let a
single plant die due to carelessness. I also work with other workers engaged in
the care of these plants so that, I can learn from them and teach them through
my experiences. God is very pleased that he has chosen me for this job"
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