Raising ​rare native plants in a Tamil Nadu nursery

Poonthalir nursery in Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu, has been collecting and nurturing saplings of native plants for the past two decades. Kavitha and Bharathidasan, who manage the nursery, are motivated by the pressing need to bring back the abundance of native vegetation that once flourished in our cities, and the pivotal role of seed conservation in achieving this. There isn’t a plant that Kavitha can’t name, while Bharathidasan has a background as a wildlife conservationist focusing on vultures. Subscribe to ‪@MongabayIndia‬ _______ For more news and inspiration from nature's frontline in India, visit Mongabay India https://india.mongabay.com/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mongabayind... Twitter   / mongabayindia   Facebook   / mongabayindia   Subscribe to Mongabay India's weekly newsletter here: https://bit.ly/2Naws1A