Terrace Garden in Tirunelveli

The terrace garden is an urban feature. (Terrace Garden in Tirunelveli) In modern times, homes with compounds, lawns and yards are extinguishing. In cities and towns, skyscrapers are replacing such homes (Terrace Garden in Tirunelveli). As a result, the private home gardens are vanishing, and the only places left for gardening are roofs, terraces and balconies. (Terrace Garden in Tirunelveli)

Terrace gardening encompasses both gardening and landscaping skills, (Terrace Garden in Tirunelveli) requiring an eye for design if you want a really stunning looking terrace. Most people outsource the terrace garden work to landscape design companies, but to really ensure that you get what you envisioned as your terrace garden. (Terrace Garden in Tirunelveli)

The first thing to check before starting a terrace garden is whether the roof surface can bear the weight of the soil. Soil, especially wet soil is much heavier than one can usually conceive. Buy light weight garden soil mix online. Avoid developing terrace garden on structures that have shown signs of weakness and structural damage. A terrace garden should be made on the rooftop of a substantial building or a house constructed with load bearing floors.(Terrace Garden in Tirunelveli)

No matter how big or small your terrace or your balcony is (Terrace Garden in Tirunelveli) you can still create your own garden sanctuary in it. You just need to compensate space with your creativity and you definitely turn a small terrace into a very unique one.

About Tirunelveli

Tirunelveli (Tamil: [tiɾɯnelʋeːli] (About this soundlisten)) also known as Nellai and historically (during British rule) as Tinnevelly, is a major city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the administrative headquarters of the Tirunelveli District. It is the sixth-largest municipal corporation in the state after Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Tiruchirappalli and Salem. Tirunelveli is located 700 km (430 mi) southwest of the state capital Chennai, 58 km (36 mi) away from Thoothukudi and 73 km (45 mi) from Kanyakumari. The downtown is located on the west bank of the Thamirabarani River; its twin Palayamkottai is on the east bank. Palayamkottai is called as the Oxford of the south India. It is a hub of many schools, colleges and many important government offices.

Tirunelveli is an ancient city, and is more than 2,000 years old. Tirunelveli is believed to be an ancient settlement of great importance. It has been ruled at different times by the Early Pandyas, the Cheras, the Medieval Cholas and Later Cholas, the later Pandyas, the Vijayanagar Empire and the British. The Polygar War, involving Palaiyakkarars led by Veerapandiya Kattabomman and forces of the British East India Company, was waged on the city's outskirts from 1797 to 1801.

The Tirunelveli District is located in the world map, between 08o 8’ and 09o 23’ latitude and 77o 09’ and 77o 54’ longitude. The total geographical area of the district is 6,823 sq. km.

The district is surrounded by the State of Kerala, Gulf of Mannar and the districts of Virudhunagar, Thoothukudi and Kanniyakumari.