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Mysore – The City of Palaces & Gardens

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Your south India tour packages are incomplete without a trip to Mysore, the city of palaces. Being an indelible part of Indian heritage tours, Mysore is a dream destination for both Indian and foreign tourists. Famously known for its eastern grandeur, the city was part of kingdom of Mysore till 1947, and was mainly ruled by Wodeyar dynasty. It was during these dynastic times that Mysore became the center of South Indian culture, especially that of present day Karnataka. 

Legend has it that the name Mysore was taken from the demon named Mahishasura after Goddess Chamundeshwari, whose temple is situated atop the Chamundi Hills, killed him. 

Other than showcasing the grand palaces and royal buildings, this famous destination in India cultural tours/packages is also known for its sandalwood products, attractive silk saris, rosewood engraved articles and the yearly Dussehra festival. A holiday in this treasure of south india tour packages is enough to enamor your hearts and minds, and will leave you entranced with its charm, awe-inspiring palaces, temples, museums etc. 

Being the second largest city in Karnataka after Bangalore, Mysore till today, among all the concretized development, hasn’t lost its old world charm and leaves the visitors fascinated with an ever-lasting impression of its culture and heritage. The city is well connected with all the major Indian cities by air, road and railway network and has a pleasant weather through out the year. 

Some of the important places on Indian heritage tours to Mysore are listed below:

• Mysore Palace - This official residence of Wodeyars is constructed in Indo-Saracenic style. Mysore Palace is built using stones and has a marbled dome.  The palace is bordered by beautiful garden and is a famous venue for Dussehra festivals. 
• Brindavan Gardens - This is a major tourist attraction and is one of the best gardens in India, famous for its musical fountains and boat rides.
• Chamundeshwari Temple - This 12th century temple is home to the patron goddess of the Wodeyars and it also provides the panoramic view of the city from the Chamundi Hills, where it is located.

Other major tourist attractions in India cultural tours are St. Philomena’s Church, St. Bartholomew’s Church, Mysore Zoo, Art gallery at the Jaganmohan Palace, Karanji Lake Nature Park, Kishkindha Moolika Bonsai Garden, Srirangapatna Fort, Sandal Wood and Silk Factory, G.R.S. Fantasy Park, Lalitha Mahal Palace, Shivanasamudra Falls, The Regional Museum of Natural History, Folk Lore Museum, Rail Museum, Ranganthittu Bird Sanctuary etc.

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Firstly, and of course the most obvious, make sure that the structure can withstand the weight and the rooftop will not be comprised with anyone walking on it, let alone creating extra weight or watering difficulties.

Most apartment and condominium balconies will definitely support gardening in containers and planters.  The ones that are built with wood may not support extremely large and heavy pots; however, gardening can still be done with smaller planters. Where you have concrete floors, there is little damage to the surface, however, be sure to avoid using very heavy containers.  This is where research into other planter materials is prudent, your resin garden planters do not contribute weight in of themselves and larger containers therefore may be used.  Spread the load over a wide area using wooden slats, brackets and hooks to take the weight of hanging pots or baskets.

Secondly, check the microclimate of your balcony or rooftop.  Note the direction of the wind and how much sun it gets during the day.  Some balconies are very sheltered and receive no direct sunlight; others are fully exposed and take the direct sun all day.  Of course, the rooftop garden may be sheltered by service structures or you may place your own trellis to give some protection from the wind and sun.  Many balcony plants do not get much rain because they are situated under an awning or protected from the balcony above.  In this case, make sure that the containers are kept moist by watering daily.

What to plant.  Just like planning your landscape garden, you may wish to consider your balcony and/or rooftop a private place to relax and entertain.

Start with a framework around your space.  Create a distinct border to surround your new space.  This can be done with plants that spill onto the space like lady’s mantle and geraniums or you can create clusters of height with grasses and small shrubs.  All of your plants can be in garden planters and containers.  They are easy to move around to see what works best and easier to control the intense heat or winds during certain times of the day.

Your planters may be incorporated into wonderful garden benches – the benches can delineate the space and provide additional seating.  One simple way is to create a platform for your containers – then the plants can be easily seen and of course it is nice to have scented plants all around.  Some of the best scented plants may be roses, heliotrope, jasmine, gardenias and sweet peas.  You can be very creative with the placement of the planters and containers – cluster them in different sizes and shapes and filled with a wide variety of plant material.

Privacy on your balcony, rooftop or terrace is easily accomplished using well situated raised planters or by adding a pergola or trellis to block unsightly maintenance or ventilating equipment.  Just plant a climbing hydrangea, wisteria, magnolia or jasmine vine and the garden décor is complete.

Linking your home, apartment or condo to your outside space can often be the best of all worlds.  There are so many options to have a garden for enjoyment inspired by your own aspirations.

Then people got involved and introduced concrete fountains and many other things. They brought with them their urge for order and control, and a robust curiosity fed by experimentation. Soon, the earth was plowed into furrows and crops planted in rows. The best specimens were selected for breeding.

Yet even after farmers began growing food for whole communities, and pharmacists took responsibility for mass-producing medicine, people continued to tend gardens. For sustenance, yes, but also to create beauty, retain a connection to nature, and enjoy the simple pleasure of digging in dirt. Cast stone fountains were a way to carry water to the gardens. For a clearer picture of what a cast stone fountain looks like visit http://www.garden-fountains.com/Detail.bok?no=61.

For nearly… well…forever, gardeners and farmers grew plants using common sense, careful observation, and the resources nature provided. Today, we call that approach “organic.” But that term became necessary only to distinguish those time-tested tactics from the shortsighted chemical practices foisted on the public in the name of progress within the last century. The garden was, and always will be, our connection to the earth. The garden may be the true water fountain of youth.

7,000 B.C. Barley, millet, and lentils are cultivated in Thessaly, one of the Greek isles.

5,000 B.C. The staples of Native American cuisine, corn (maize) and common beans, are cultivated in the Western Hemisphere.

4,0000 B.C. Hello, variety: The people of the Indus Valley (what is now Pakistan and Afghanistan) are raising wheat, barley, peas, sesame seeds, mangoes, and dates on irrigated fields, as well as bananas, citrus, and grapes for wine in smaller plots.

3,000 B.C. Potatoes are cultivated and harvested in the Andes Mountains.

2,700 B.C. The Egyptians already know and grow 500 medicinal plants.

2,700 B.C. Olive trees are raised in Crete.

2,000 B. C. Watermelon is cultivated in Africa; figs are cultivated in Arabia; tea and bananas, in India; and apples, in the Indus Valley.

1,900 B.C. The Egyptian pharaoh Ramses III commissions more than 500 public gardens.

600 B.C. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, are built by King Nebuchadnezzar II (with help, no doubt, from a few thousand slaves). The gardens are laid out on a brick terrace about 400 feet square and 75 feet above the ground. Irrigation screws are designed to lift water from the Euphrates River to the gardens.

301 B.C. In the History of Plants and Theoretical Botany, Theophrastus (considered the Father of Botany) describes plant diseases, such as rusts and mildews, and explains how to hand-pollinate fig trees to maximize productivity.

149 B.C. Cato the Elder, in De Agriculture, urges farmers to plant grapes and olives (because they draw moisture and nutrients from the subsoil) instead of planting drought-susceptible grain.

900 A.D. Tofu becomes a dietary staple in China.

1305 Opus Ruralium Commodorum, by Bolognese agriculturist Petrus de Crescentiis, is the first book on agriculture to appear in Europe since the second century.

1354 The Alhambra, built by the Moors in Spain, is completed. The Islamic-style garden features enclosed courts surrounded by arcades, planted with trees and shrubs and enhanced with tile, fountains, and pools.

1510 Sunflowers from the Americas are introduced to Europe by the Spanish. In many countries they become a major oilseed crop. In others, they are bird food.

1528 Sweet potatoes, and haricot, cocoa, and vanilla beans, are introduced to Spain by Hernando Cortes, who presents some of the beans to Pope Clement VII. Until then, fava beans have been the only beans known to Europeans.

1540 A potato from South America reaches Pope Paul III via Spain. The pope gives the tuber to a Frenchman, who introduces it into France as an ornamental plant. Stay tuned for French fries.

Gardening continued to evolve with the addition of water wall fountains, new vegetables, fruits, flowers and bulbs from various parts of the world. For a distinctive water wall fountain idea visit http://www.garden-fountains.com/Detail.bok?no=66. Machinery and chemicals also evolved as the demand to feed the world increased. Today, we face the overuse of synthetic nitrogen by farmers that causes soil to age the equivalent of 5,000 years. The good news is that composting can replenish depleted soils in just one season.