CHENNAI: A horticulture department outlet at Semmozhi Poonga, popular among terrace garden enthusiasts for natural manure, gardening tools and seeds among other products, has been closed. It was started about a year and a half ago during the previous government.
A senior official said the outlet also sold tea and coffee brought from Udhagamandalam apart from jams and chocolates made by the department at its Madhavaram unit, along with ornamental plants and vermicomposting mix. Kodambakkam resident C Murali, a regular customer, said the manure was effective and resulted in good banana yield at his house. The small garden tools purchased there were also helpful, he said.
