Join me on my journey of discovery on what makes plants happy in Chennai’s sultry weather, where to find what, how to work around space constraints and the daily challenges of coping with other life forms that tend to make our garden their home. With living spaces that needed to hold a joint family, two dogs and frequent guests, our garden retreated to small pockets near the entrance, backyard and terraces in a 2400 sq ft area. Needless to say, the road to going green was rocky.