Dr Navdeep Singh Khurana’s day starts at 6 am. The first thing he does after waking up is go to his terrace and check on his plants. There he is greeted by a new bud, or perhaps a bird’s nest, and saying hello to the chirping birds starts off his day on a positive note. His morning exercise is watering his plants, checking on their health and ensuring that they are bug-free.
This 49-year-old dentist from Amritsar has more than 800 plants at his house and clinic, which he has lovingly grown over the past eight years. Despite his busy schedule at the clinic, he finds time to tend to his plants which he finds very cathartic.
“Gardening gives me mental satisfaction and is relaxing. I never get bored. Every morning, when I go upstairs, I find something new. I see parrots and sparrows chirping, and find some new flowers on my cactus. I find squirrels roaming around. My mother, father, wife and daughter help me water the plants and it’s a way for us to spend time…