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Dasara Garden Contest: Reward for 115

Mysuru: As part of Dasara, the Department of Horticulture organised the Dasara Fruit and Flower Show Garden Competition, which saw participation from more than 160 contestants and institutions across various categories.

The competition recognised efforts in horticulture, landscaping, terrace gardening, bonsai cultivation, ornamental plant collections and garden maintenance.

A total of 115 individuals and organisations won prizes, which were presented yesterday at the Department of Horticulture auditorium in Curzon Park.

K.N. Roopashree, Joint Secretary of the Department of Horticulture, presented the awards.

Sharon Prasad (in mustard yellow saree), a resident of Bannimantap, has won ‘Outstanding Garden’ award in Terrace Garden (Small) Category in the Dasara Home Garden Competition. She received the trophy from B.M. Savitha, Deputy Secretary-1, Zilla Panchayat, Mysuru and K.N. Roopashree, Joint Director, Department of Horticulture, Mysuru.

 Sharon’s terrace garden.

Large-Scale Home Garden Category: Dr. Hemamalini Lakshman of V.V. Mohalla won the Outstanding Garden Award. She also secured the top honour in the Terrace Garden Category.

Bonsai Garden Category: Prabha Subrahmanya of Vijayanagar Second Stage won the top award, while Shamala Prasanna of Lakshmipuram won Outstanding Award in the Ornamental Garden Category.

Large Home Garden Category: Romilla Kannan of Vinaya Marga, Siddarthanagar, won first place, followed by A. Pallavi Adarsh of V.V. Mohalla in second place and Masuma Ali Vagh of Jayalakshmipuram in third place.

Medium Home Garden Category: Sabiha Shariff of Umar Khayam Road, Tilaknagar, won first prize. C.A. Deepa of Yadavagiri secured second place, while Venita Lobo of St. Mary’s Road, N.R. Mohalla, came third.

Informal Home Garden Category: Dr. B.S. Ajai Kumar of Mirza Road in Nazarbad won first place, followed by Dr. Y.S. Ravikumar of Bogadi Second Stage in second place and K.C. Savithri of Paramahamsa Road, Yadavagiri, in third place.

Kallichanda Maina Uthappa (inset) of Vijayanagar 1st Stage has bagged Second Prize in Ornamental Garden Category.

Home Terrace Garden Category: R.N. Omkar of Giridarshini Layout won first prize, Ajith Pai of Gokulam came second, and G. Suresh Babu of Shivaji Road, N.R. Mohalla, secured third place.

Formal Home Garden Category: H.N. Damayanthi of Vijayanagar Fourth Stage won first place, followed by Uma Phalachandra of RCE Layout, Bogadi, in second place and Seema Rajan of JLB Road in third place.

Small Home Garden Category: Daisy Stanley of Siddalingeshwara Layout, J.P. Nagar, won the Outstanding Garden Award. Sharon Prasad of Shivarathreeshwara Nagar, Bannimantap, was adjudged the best in the Terrace Garden section, while S.S. Shobhamani of ‘K’ Block, Kuvempunagar, won the top honour in the Bonsai Garden section.

Home Ornamental Garden Category: Pushpa Lokesh of ‘J’ Block, Ramakrishnanagar, won first prize. Suma Chaluvegowda of Niveditanagar secured second place, while Prathibha Krishna of Niveditanagar also received second-place recognition.

Home Floral Garden Category: Vinanthi Sampath of Hootagalli won first place, while Bhanumathi Sundareshan of Saraswathipuram secured second place.

Formal Home Garden Category: N.C. Lakshmi of T.K. Layout won first place, followed by Yashika Vasanth of Vijayanagar Second Stage in second place and G.S. Nishchith of Neethi Marga, Siddarthanagar, in third place.

Yashika Vasanth of Vijayanagar 2nd Stage, who has bagged Second Prize in Formal Garden Category, is seen with her husband Kokkengada Vasanth in her home garden.

Outer view of her home garden.

Home Informal Garden Category: Varija Muthappa of Maruthi Nagar won first place, A.M. Praveen of Hanchya secured second place and Praveen of ‘G’ Block, Ramakrishnanagar, came third.

Home Vertical Garden Category: Supreetha Suresh of T.K. Layout, Kantharaj Urs Road, won first place, while V. Shreya of Vidyaranyapuram secured second place.

Ornamental Plant Collection Category: Rita Moses (Bethel) of Second Stage, Srirampura, won first prize, while Kallichanda Maina Uthappa of Second Main, Vijayanagar, secured  second prize.