Landscaping Expertise for India is a comprehensive, practice-driven guide to landscape design, plant selection, and sustainable green development suited specifically to Indian conditions.

Unlike generic gardening books that borrow heavily from Western models, this work is rooted in India’s diverse climates, soils, cultures, and construction realities. Drawing from over three decades of hands-on professional experience, the author presents landscaping not merely as decoration, but as a discipline that integrates ecology, climate science, engineering, culture, and long-term maintenance.

The book covers the complete spectrum of landscaping in India, including landscape heritage, design principles, climatic zones, trees, palms, shrubs, lawns, hardscaping, water features, lighting, residential gardens, institutional and corporate campuses, public parks, resorts, sacred landscapes, rooftop gardens, and future-ready sustainable practices. Special emphasis is placed on palms, cycads, and structural planting—areas where Indian landscaping has evolved rapidly but often without adequate technical guidance.

A unique strength of this book lies in its focus on real-world Indian challenges. Topics such as landscaping over basement parking, ready landscaping with grown trees and palms, water-smart design, organic landscaping, and biodiversity integration are explained with clarity and field-tested insight. Rather than theory alone, the chapters reflect solutions proven across residential projects, large campuses, resorts, public spaces, and institutional developments across India.

The author also bridges traditional Indian wisdom—such as sacred groves, temple landscapes, water conservation practices, and culturally significant plants—with modern global landscaping techniques. This balanced approach ensures that landscapes are not only visually appealing but also resilient, economical, climate-appropriate, and culturally rooted.

Written in clear, practical language, Landscaping Expertise for India serves as a reference as well as a guidebook. It is intended for landscape architects, gardeners, builders, developers, municipal planners, students, nursery owners, and serious garden enthusiasts who seek reliable, India-specific knowledge rather than borrowed templates.

This book is not about trends. It is about creating landscapes that survive, mature, and serve people and nature over decades. In a rapidly urbanising country facing climate stress and shrinking green spaces, it offers a grounded, responsible, and forward-looking approach to landscaping in India.