Guides, programme updates and stories from our day-to-day work greening Donholm and Embakasi East. 52 articles and counting.
Before any planting day is scheduled, we now walk and score every candidate site. Here is what that survey process actually involves and what it has changed.
Read Article →A milestone planting day along the Donholm green corridor brought our total past 500 trees planted since 2022, with indigenous species dominating the count.
Read Article →Timing a planting to the rains, rather than to convenience, is one of the simplest things a household can do to improve a young tree's odds of survival.
Read Article →You don't need a large plot to grow a tree that matters. A practical guide to choosing and planting indigenous species in a typical Donholm compound.
Read Article →Four years of nursery and planting records let us say something more precise than a general impression about what actually improves a seedling's odds.
Read Article →Ornamental trees often look impressive quickly, but indigenous species do more for Embakasi East's soil, water table and wildlife over the long run.
Read Article →Not every site calls for the same kind of tree. A look at how we decide between fruit-bearing and pure shade species for a given location.
Read Article →A look at the full journey a tree takes through our nursery, from seed collection to the day it's finally planted along a Donholm street.
Read Article →Mulching is one of the cheapest, easiest ways to improve a young tree's survival odds, and one of the steps we see skipped most often at household planting sites.
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