New Delhi, Sept. 22 -- More than a decade ago, Mian Asghar Ali's mother shared a simple wish with her son - to have a garden around their home. And what began with a single saplling in 2016 has since grown into a labour of love.

Today, their six-marla house in Pakistan has been transformed into a mini forest, with more than 5,700 trees and plants. This is not just a garden but a living tribute to a mother's dream that her son continues to nurture.

Asghar, a resident of Pakistan's Punjab province, planted the first sapling in his house built on the 0.037-acre plot in Punjab's Pattoki in 2016. Back then, Asghar was not sure whether he could even fulfil his mother's wish for a not-so-big parcel of land on which the house stood. He even tri...