A day long workshop on Bonsai art was organised at Career College here on Monday that attracted many plant aficionados.
The workshop was organised by the Botany Department of Career College in collaboration with Indian Science Congress.
On the occasion, Vinod Parashar of Indian Science Congress was present as the chief guest and Head of the Department Jaswinder Mehta gave a warm welcome to Vinod Parashar.
During the workshop, the Bonsai specialist Santosh Chowdhary first gave a brief about the origin of Bonsai plant to the participants. Also, she explained about how to plant the Bonsai plant, take care and maintain their quality was shared with the participants.
Further, Santosh Chowdhary also explained the participants about how the soil of a Bonsai plant is prepared, and how much it is taken care of.
The Secretary of Bonsai Society, Anuradha Athotra explained the participants about the choice of the Bonsai pots and how to select them to grow a beautiful Bonsai. She also informed the participants about the creation, essential care of the roots and the display of these miniature trees.
The workshop was like a fest for the Bonsai enthusiasts as they were able to explore the facts about the plant and also were able to learn how to create these plants
beautifully.
During the workshop, the Bonsai enthusiasts leant to make plants of oranges, mangoes, roses, brinjal and other kinds of Bonsai plants. As many as the Bonsai enthusiasts learnt to create at least 10 kinds of Bonsai. later, the participation certificates were distributed among the
participants.