Waste is not a word in her glossary

Neha Saini
Tribune News Service
Amritsar, March 2

Driving positive vibes from greens in her garden, Sunita Anand, an entrepreneur from city swears by the power and impact of sustainable lifestyle. Amid the din of the city, she has created a peaceful yet exquisite display of colourful flowers, organic herbs, indoor and outdoor plants along with garden accessories.

Founder of ‘OrganiCore Boutique Garden’, a six-month old brand that promotes plant-based food and lifestyle, Sunita has groomed multiple species of flowers, medicinal plants and vegetables in her garden at her home and the nursery she runs. “I believe in the power of mother nature. Adopting organic way of life was a choice I made because I wanted to spread the message of being kind towards nature. I studied how important the plant-based food and lifestyle is in current times and we need to promote it as a life skill,” she said. Sunita started her brand six months ago, during the lockdown as she wanted more people to adopt a healthy, natural way of life.

It’s all natural!

• Capitalising on use of waste in her garden aesthetics, Sunita has used worn out jeans, shoes, spare tyres and broken household items as planters and designing garden essentials
• Vermi compost beds and kitchen compost pits are used to produce natural manure
• Multiple flower beds of perennial flower species, including petunia, roses, pansies, cover a majority of her nursery area
• A certified nutritionist, Sunita studied about organic farming and plant-based food to start her brand of organic products

Passionate about organic farming, she has been nurturing her beautiful and exquisite collection of perennial flowers, including pansies, petunia, marigold, snapdragons and many more. She has also created multiple flower beds, patches of micro greens and herbs in her nursery and garden. “I use natural fertilsers through techniques such as composting and have lot of elements in my garden that promote recycling and re-use,” she shared.

The in-house layout of flowers and sculptures is eye-catching and mesmerising. Stand out features of her garden include use of worn out accessories, including clothes like jeans, shoes, spare tyres and discarded household items as planters. An extensive line up of engraved pots, vases and sculpted planters can be seen in her garden.

She grows lots of perennial flowers like pansies, petunia, marigold, ranunculus, that are also known as rose’s cousin. She also grows vegetables, including Chinese cabbage, yellow and orange cauliflowers and micro greens. She not only has a vast variety of garden and landscaping essentials, but also has a store that boasts an array of plant-based, organic products, including grocery, dairy substitutes, toiletries and vegan chocolates.