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A blooming hobby: The patience and joy of growing orchids

Nairobi, Nov. 2 -- For many people, orchids are beautiful but intimidating plants, admired from a distance and often dismissed as expensive. Yet, for members of the Kenya Orchid Society, they are an a... और पढ़ें


Death of clotheslines: Why developers are banning hanging lines in modern estates

Nairobi, Oct. 26 -- Visit any of the new estates coming up in Nairobi and other urban areas across the country and you will notice that one feature is increasingly hard to find: a clothesline. There a... और पढ़ें


The slow death of clotheslines: Why developers are banning hanging lines in modern estates

Nairobi, Oct. 26 -- Visit any of the new estates coming up in Nairobi and other urban areas across the country and you will notice that one feature is increasingly hard to find: a clothesline. There a... और पढ़ें


The real cost of a stone-clad home

Nairobi, Oct. 5 -- Across Kenya, the face of new houses is fast changing. Instead of neatly painted walls, home owners are embracing stones: rough or smooth, grey, brown or purple-tinged, each piece s... और पढ़ें


Why Kenya lawns are shifting from Kikuyu and Arabica to Paspalum

Nairobi, Sept. 21 -- Most Kenyan lawns still depend on the rains. Kikuyu grass browns within days if watering lapses, while Arabica collapses almost instantly under saline or recycled supplies. Seasho... और पढ़ें


Homeowner swaps grass for a Sh1m lawn

Nairobi, Sept. 7 -- It cost Nevy Jackson nearly Sh1 million to replace his lawn with artificial turf. After years of watering, weeding, trimming and top-dressing his Pemba grass, the landscaper decide... और पढ़ें


Why homeowner swapped Pemba grass for a Sh1m artificial lawn

Nairobi, Sept. 7 -- It cost Nevy Jackson nearly Sh1 million to replace his lawn with artificial turf. After years of watering, weeding, trimming and top-dressing his Pemba grass, the landscaper decide... और पढ़ें