Flower Gardening in South India, written specifically for aspiring South Indian gardeners, was first published in 1927. The information it contains – based as it is on B.S. Nirody’s vast knowledge and practical experience of the field – is as applicable today as it was when the book first appeared. The practices it describes – for instance, the use of organic manures and low-cost, ecofriendly pesticides that can easily be made at home – are particularly relevant today, when the dangers of widespread overuse of chemical fertilizers and pesticides are becoming all too evident, and there is a movement to return to organic gardening methods.