CM Omar Abdullah Inaugurates ‘Waste to Wonder – Flower Garden’ and Floriculture Mela in Srinagar

HMT-made tractor, ‘70s jeep among planters at Srinagar's first-ever 'waste-to-wonder' garden

“The lights of the garden are run by solar panels. It’s the first garden with zero carbon emissions. All the installations in the garden are donated. We have not purchased any installation,” Masooma Banoo, Director, Floriculture, Kashmir, told The Hindu

CM Omar Abdullah inaugurates ‘Waste to Wonder – Flower Garden’ and Floriculture Mela in Srinagar

Omar Abdullah inaugurates Srinagar's first 'waste to wonder' flower garden

Omar Abdullah described the innovative garden as an effort to demonstrate how discarded materials can be given a new life through creativity, reuse and recycling.

Srinagar’s city centre gets ‘Waste to Wonder’ flower garden

What was once destined for the waste heap has found a new lease of life in Srinagar, where discarded materials have been transformed into colourful floral installations. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday inaugurated the city’s first Waste to Wonder–Flower Garden at Floriculture Park, Polo View, showcasing how creativity, reuse and recycling can turn waste into spaces of beauty and public interest. The Chief Minister took a tour of the thema…

Srinagar's Wonder Garden: Waste transformed into art

Srinagar is set to welcome a unique new attraction with the opening of the Valley’s first ‘Wonder Garden’. Located at the Polo Ground Park, this innovative space has been developed by the Jammu and Kashmir Floriculture Department with a focus on sustainability, repurposing decades-old office waste, fallen wood, and discarded machinery into over 35 artistic installations. The garden is a testament to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of “Redu…

Srinagar gets its first waste to wonder garden

Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, has recently introduced its first-ever Waste Wonder Garden. The garden, an initiative by the Floriculture Department, is a unique space where old, discarded items and garden waste have been creatively transformed into colorful installations and attractive decorations. From an old refrigerator to a discarded wooden almirah, these items have been repurposed into flower pots and beds. Chief Ministe…