Valor to Virtue
Vipingo Property Conservation
A plan to turn the Vipingo garden into an example of indigenous planting.
- 3 February 2021 Published
- Vipingo, Kenyan coast Property
Key points
4 things to know- The garden mixes native and non-native plants; the back is laid out like an "English" garden.
- Frangipani, neem and palms are not native and offer little to wildlife — neem can also become invasive.
- Indigenous plants attract wildlife, need little care and do not spread out of control.
- Harmless exotics such as bougainvillea and moringa can stay, but new planting should be indigenous.
- Remove neem saplings weekly, small neem trees and all frangipani.
- Change the garden slowly, guided by the Kivukoni Indigenous Tree Nursery.
- Train the gardener in indigenous species so he can help plan the garden.