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Nellickal Nursery

Government-registered plant nursery and arboriculture service center in Kerala, India, specializing in ecological gardening, sustainable landscaping, and tree services.

Last updated September 29, 2026

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Overview

Nellickal Nursery® is a government-registered plant nursery and arboriculture service center headquartered in Ponnani, Malappuram district, Kerala, India. Founded on December 1, 1999, the business operates as a micro, small, and medium enterprise (MSME) under the registration UDYAM-KL-09-0051236. It describes itself as dedicated to ecological gardening, sustainable landscaping, green innovation, and environmental restoration, and it provides professional garden consultancy, ecological project implementation, and sustainable landscape solutions across all 14 districts of Kerala, with services extending to other parts of India. The nursery is led by Anish Nellickal®, described as a globally recognized environmental activist and professional arborist with an official Google Knowledge Panel. As founder and owner, Anish specializes in sustainable landscaping, ecological gardening, and urban forestry, and the business claims over 27 years of expertise. The mission focuses on biodiversity conservation, environmental education, climate-smart gardening, and long-term ecological balance. Nellickal Nursery offers a broad portfolio of specialized ecological services. These include fruit garden design, consultancy, and development; crop and tree plantation services; butterfly garden creation; tree rejuvenation; pruning and tree beautification; tree transplantation (also described as tree relocation, burlapping, shifting, or translocation); Miyawaki forestry and ecological restoration; and landscaping gardening. Additional services listed include horticulture therapy, aromatic gardening, sensory gardening, indoor gardening, medicinal gardening, bonsai art and training, vertical gardening, kokedama gardening, and culturally rooted planting such as birth star plants, zodiac trees, Nava Graha trees, Dasapushpam, Pancavalkam, and Nalpamaram, as well as traditional ecological sacred foresting (kavu creation). The nursery also provides vegetative plant propagation training and plant consultancy. The company positions itself around environmental commitment, quoting its founder: “Forestation is a social commitment. Every year on World Environment Day, saplings are planted but often forgotten. Climate change will drastically impact the lives of future generations. Our stable homes will be flooded, our water sources…” This reflects the brand's emphasis on long-term ecological impact rather than one-off planting. Nellickal Nursery serves residential, health care, educational, and corporate sectors, including homes, homestays, resorts, IT parks, hospitals, ashrams, schools, colleges, universities, government and private institutions, CSR campuses, and carbon-neutral zones. Its consultation services are offered as paid on-site engagements led by Anish Nellickal, combining practical experience, scientific knowledge, and honest advice. As a private, owner-operated enterprise, Nellickal Nursery remains active and continues to promote itself as a one-stop destination for plant nursery operations, arboriculture, and ecological landscaping in Kerala.

History

Nellickal Nursery® was founded on December 1, 1999, in Kerala, India. It is a government-registered nursery under the MSME scheme, with registration number UDYAM-KL-09-0051236. The business is headquartered in Ponnani, Malappuram district, Kerala, and operates across all 14 districts of the state — Thiruvananthapuram, Pathanamthitta, Kollam, Alappuzha, Idukki, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur, and Kasaragod — while also extending its expertise to other parts of India. The nursery is led by Anish Nellickal®, described as a globally recognized environmental activist and professional arborist with an official Google Knowledge Panel. As founder and owner, he specializes in sustainable landscaping, ecological gardening, and urban forestry. The business claims over 27 years of expertise, which suggests experience predating the formal founding date, likely through the founder's earlier work in horticulture and arboriculture. Over time, Nellickal Nursery has expanded its service portfolio from conventional nursery operations to a comprehensive suite of ecological and landscaping services. These include fruit garden design, consultancy, and development; crop and tree plantation; butterfly garden creation; tree rejuvenation; pruning and tree beautification; tree transplantation; Miyawaki forestry; and landscaping gardening. The company also offers specialized services such as horticulture therapy, aromatic gardening, sensory gardening, indoor gardening, medicinal gardening, bonsai art and training, vertical gardening, kokedama gardening, and culturally significant planting services like birth star plants, zodiac trees, Nava Graha trees, Dasapushpam, Pancavalkam, and Nalpamaram, as well as traditional ecological sacred foresting (kavu creation). It provides vegetative plant propagation training and plant consultancy. The brand emphasizes environmental restoration and biodiversity conservation. Its mission includes climate-smart gardening and long-term ecological balance. The founder has publicly stated: “Forestation is a social commitment. Every year on World Environment Day, saplings are planted but often forgotten. Climate change will drastically impact the lives of future generations. Our stable homes will be flooded, our water sources…” This philosophy underpins the nursery's approach to projects. Nellickal Nursery serves a diverse clientele across residential, health care, educational, and corporate sectors. Its consultation services are offered as paid on-site engagements, led by Anish Nellickal, and are based on practical experience, scientific knowledge, and honest advice. The company handles projects for homes, homestays, resorts, IT parks, hospitals, ashrams, schools, colleges, universities, government and private institutions, CSR campuses, and carbon-neutral zones. As of the latest available information, Nellickal Nursery remains a private, owner-operated enterprise, active in Kerala and beyond, with no publicly traded status or parent company.

  • 1999

    Founded on December 1, 1999, in Kerala, India.

  • Registered as a government nursery under MSME with registration number UDYAM-KL-09-0051236.

  • Expanded services to cover all 14 districts of Kerala and other parts of India.

Products and positioning

Ecological gardening, sustainable landscaping, green innovation, and environmental restoration; a government-registered nursery and arboriculture service center serving Kerala and beyond.

  • Large plants

  • Medium plants

  • Small plants

  • Fruit trees and plants

  • Butterfly garden plants

  • Medicinal plants

  • Aromatic plants

  • Bonsai plants

  • Indoor plants

  • Sacred and traditional plants (Dasapushpam, Pancavalkam, Nalpamaram, Nava Graha trees)

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