Neha Nursery

Neha Nursery is out here in Jhotwara at 1 Shiv Nagar Harnathpura along Niwaru Road. It is a bit of a walk from the main crossing but people find us. Working with plants means our hands are usually dirty and we spend a lot of time with the hose pipe making sure everything stays green. The Jaipur sun can be really tough on the saplings so we are always moving pots into the shade or checking the soil. It is quiet out here compared to the city center which is nice. We have all kinds of pots and bags of soil stacked up near the entrance of the Shiv Nagar plot. It is not a polished place. There are leaves on the ground and the smell of wet earth is always around. People from the Harnathpura area come in looking for something for their balcony or a small patch of garden. We just tell them what needs a lot of water and what can survive with less. Running a nursery on Niwaru Road is a lot of physical labor. You are always bending down or carrying heavy bags of fertilizer. It is honest work though. We see the seasons change just by looking at what is blooming in the rows. We don't have a big sign or anything. People just see the greenery from the road and stop their bikes to take a look. We stay here until dusk when the mosquitos come out and it gets too dark to see the plants.