An Assyrian story of gore and glory is displayed in a museum exhibition in Suzhou, China. The artwork depicts a garden banquet presided over by Ashurbanipal and his queen, featuring a severed human head, a lotus flower, an Egyptian-style necklace, and a sheathed sword and bow. The exhibition sheds light on the lesser-known civilization of Assyria and Ashurbanipal's 38-year rule …
While vertical gardens have been largely seen in institutional settings so far in India— think hotels, conference centres, office blocks— they are increasingly being adopted by homeowners too, albeit at a smaller scale, says Dipen Dedhia, founder, Rising Gardens, a Mumbai-based landscaping company that provides vertical garden structures to both homes and institutions. Keeping space constraints in Indian homes and …
