VENTING MY THOUGHTS..

I support Jan lokpal bill. Annaji is doing fast not for himself but for ourselves. We all should stand behind him and support him. But the same time we don’t need Janlokpal bill at the cost of Annaji’s health. He is quite unwell and it’s high time for Govt. to take some quick decision so that Annaji can break his fast. We can’t see a 74 yr man fasting for the whole nation. It’s already day 10th.

I don’t know why some people do not see any positive aspect of this movement. They just don’t support. According to them nothing will be turned out. But we also know that solution will never come in a day but being hopeless will never solve the problem. It is definitely a first step towards a right direction. Some says it’s not right way to fight against corruption. They only know to give discouraging comments but do they have any solution better than what Team Anna is doing? If they have any better solution why don’t they come forward and provide their input? We all can altogether fight for a better nation. I think passing comments are easy than doing practically. I doubt whether they know about the Team Anna. Each of the individuals of team Anna is very much intellectual and has a life long record of public service and they are very sure about the means and objectives of the movement. Some people also comment that Iron Sharmila have been doing fast from last 10 years against AFSPA but everybody is concerned about Anna’s fast. We all also wish that she should get justice. But unluckily she could not garner support from the beginning because she could not plan as Team Anna could. Some says Bhopal gas victims are yet to get justice. True, but how does Anna’s fight become illegitimate? Do they (non-supporter of the movement) think that Annaji should stand against all the challenges that India is facing today? C’mon people, at least he has raised his voice against corruption instead of watching silently and he has been able to show the nation and the world how frustrated the common man is with Corruption. Please ask yourself that do you have that guts to fight against Government? First give answer then take a stance.

We have seen apathy of the government since several years. Government has not been taking any action against corruption. To bring in correction or control in the system, we have to start at some point rather simply blaming or watching. Annaji has started the movement against corruption and we should support him. If Janlokpal bill is implemented, it may or may not dig up the total corruption from India, but it is surely one step of efforts to curb it, at least corrupt people will fear to do any corruption in future.

I think it is a good start and for the first time in India corruption is seen as a national issue, people mainly the youths are fighting for a noble cause. Someone tweeted that Is the attitude not an indicator of growing up of Indian democracy from petty issues of caste and religion politics, from re-naming cities and states, from blaming foreign hand for all the problems of the country?? I am absolutely agree that the movement, the voice against corruption in itself is a success.

Most generally small gardens are square or rectangular in shape with straight borders, straight beds, straight walks, and straight walls which makes the garden cramped, uninteresting and confined. Landscaping in a small space can be challenging but your possibilities are not limited to a few. With your imagination you can transform your small space to an aesthetically pleasing and functional garden.But you have to be selective about the plants, trees and hardscapes to make your small piece of land inspiring.

A minimum of 4-1/2 feet width is sufficient for the front entrance. The beauty of the entrance can be enhanced by brick, slate, or aggregate concrete walkway. If you have lawn surrounding your walkway, you have a place to put a flower border.eg sweet potato vine with its cascading lime green leaves is quite attractive when planted with purple or burgundy verbena or brightly hued wave petunias. If you have a straight walkway you can change the look entirely by creating a curved border. Using curves adds a sense of motion and flow, making the garden gradually unfolds. And a small garden that gradually unfolds naturally seems larger.

A focal point is a great way to draw the eye's attention and help small spaces feel tidy. It can be any object, ornament or plant which draws the eye to a specific place in the garden. A plant in an elegant container or ornate urn makes a trendy focal point near the entrance of your home. You can use an architectural tree like Ficus benjamina or Pigmy date palm under planted with a ground cover or a specimen shrub like Cycad.

To make a small space seem larger incorporate raised beds with brick borders. Sometimes a single raised bed gives more visual impact than a group of containers.

Where the space is sparse it’s a good idea to extend a garden vertically. You can use containers to grow plants on windowsills or you can stack them on shelves to save space. Window boxes and hanging baskets provide additional planting space and give the garden a vertical element.

Contrast in size, shape, color, or texture is always interesting. Plants with different colors, textures, sizes, and shapes are used to create an illusion of more space. But keep the number of varieties to a minimum. Remember that quality, not quantity, enhances the landscape. Repetition of few plants with two or three colors can also give illusion of large space.

Placing an arbor in the back corner of a small garden gives your eye a destination, which helps make it feel more spacious. Hanging baskets are great to decorate your small arbor and grow flowering vines like clematis which will blanket your arbor with a burst of color. A bright colored garden obelisk can also give more illusions. You can grow plants like climbing roses, clematis, morning glories and many other plants on obelisk. So in small space always consider some tall features to draw the eye upwards.

Dense planting with tall shrubs or trees at the end of the garden imply there’s more garden beyond. Sometimes being big and bold within a small garden can be attractive. Big, bold tropical plants like Elephant ear, Philodendron Xanadu, Bamboo can create a lush feel. Their large leaves can change the scale of a small space to help it feel larger.

Create topography with steps, walls, and plants of different heights. Levels within a small garden area will create the illusion of more space by moving the eye upward.

Choosing the right wall colors is a very simple way to add the perception of depth to small gardens. Using white as a background gives the appearance of extending space.