Ngong Forest

Category: Uncategorized | Date: Oct 02 2009 | By: ngongforest

A line of tiles arranged within a stepping distance will now lead one to the education center. This is the building where the sanctuary’s office are situated. You could walk through the auditorium and as you walk out through the back door, the tiles continuous up to the orientation banda forming a long beautiful pattern. All around the banda and the education center, wild flowers, different type of plants and indigenous trees has been planted giving the whole area a different look which blends well with the forests natural environment.

Back view of the education centre

“Everything is indigenous apart from this two flowers”‘ Ruth Horsey, the landscaper said pointing at two flower plants near the back reception door. The walls are now covered with brownish dark brown soil paint giving it a natural look. Rocks of different sizes and shapes has been arranged creating a beautiful scenery of rock garden. To keep the landscape as natural as possible indigenous trees has been planted in such a way to make an attractive pattern. Ruth Horsey ,the person behind the whole design says that, after every thing matures the rocks and walls will be covered by shrub bed and flowers giving the milieu a complete new look.

It looks like we are nearing onset of rains, wait until it rains, am sure the Education center will look more spectacular!

Ngong Forest Sanctuary is protected through kind donations from friends and well wishes, join us by donating towards protection of this unique forest reserve.

By ranger Joseph Karanja

Email: jranjus@ yahoo.com