Carbon Garden
What is a Carbon Garden?
A Carbon Garden is a garden designed to capture carbon dioxide (CO₂) from the air and store it in plants, trees, and soil. This process is called carbon sequestration, which helps reduce climate change and improve air quality.
Simply put:
Carbon Garden = Plants + Soil + Trees that absorb pollution & store carbon
🌱 Why Carbon Garden is Important
- Reduces air pollution
- Absorbs carbon dioxide (CO₂)
- Improves soil fertility
- Increases biodiversity
- Helps fight climate change
Recently, Delhi University also launched a Carbon Garden to reduce pollution using special plants that absorb carbon and pollutants.
🌳 How Carbon Garden Works
Carbon gardens work using 3 natural processes:
1. Photosynthesis
Plants absorb:
- Carbon dioxide (CO₂)
- Sunlight
- Water
They convert this into:
- Oxygen
- Stored carbon in plant tissues
2. Soil Carbon Storage
Healthy soil stores carbon through:
- Roots
- Microbes
- Organic matter
3. Biodiversity System
Different plants create:
- Better soil
- More carbon absorption
- Stable ecosystem
🌿 Main Components of Carbon Garden
TREES (पेड़)
- False Ashok Tree
- Papaya (Papita)
- Crape Myrtle
- Jacaranda
- Golden Shower Tree (Amaltas)
- Indian Laurel Fig
- Drumstick Tree (Moringa)
- Sago Palm
- Coastal She-Oak
- Curry Leaf Tree (Kadi Patta)
- Gulmohar Tree
- Kadam Tree
- 🌿 SHRUBS (झाड़ियाँ)
- Basil (Krishna Tulsi)
- Ashwagandha
- Coleus (Painted Nettle)
- Song of India
- Morpankhi (Oriental Arborvitae)
- Rubber Plant
- Petunia
- Garden Phlox
- Purple Heart
- Ram Tulsi (Sweet Basil)
- Golden Bottle Brush (small shrub form)
- Oyster Plant
- Crown-of-Thorns
- Dwarf Umbrella Tree (mostly shrub indoors)
- Zinnia
🌱 OTHERS (Herbs / Indoor / Special Category)
(Ye trees ya shrubs nahi hain)
- Aloe vera
- Amaltas
- Lemon Grass
- Space Alga
- Cornstalk Dracaena
- Cardboard Palm
- Prickly Pear Cactus
- Brazilian Pine (actually ornamental, not true pine)
- Flax Lily
- Bird’s Nest Fern
- Ladder Fern
- African Spear Plant
- Umbrella Liverwort
- Mauritius Hemp
- Cassava
- Alpine Wood Fern
- India Shot (Canna Lily)
- Ram Bans
- Water Flannel
- Cell Protein
- Pencil Tree
- Column Cactus
- Arrowhead Plant
- Sodom Apple / Milkweed
- Fringe Pod Toothache Plant
- Indian Bowstring Hemp
- Snake Plant (Mother-in-law’s Tongue)
- Spirulina
- Diatoms
- Soil Bacteria
- Mycobacteriaceae, Solirubrobacteriaceae
These trees absorb high carbon dioxide.
2. Shrubs & Plants
- Tulsi
- Aloe Vera
- Lemongrass
- Hibiscus
- Curry leaf
- Guava
These improve air quality and soil.
3. Air-Purifying Plants
- Snake plant
- Areca palm
- Money plant
- Tulsi
4. Ground Cover Plants
- Grass
- Creepers
- Herbs
5. Soil Components
Carbon-rich soil includes:
- Compost
- Cow dung
- Dry leaves
- Kitchen waste
- Biochar
These increase carbon storage.
Benefits of Carbon Garden
✔ Reduces pollution
✔ Improves oxygen
✔ Improves soil health
✔ Saves water
✔ Attracts birds & butterflies
✔ p climate change