How Jacqulyne Kogo turned her tiny studio into a lush green sanctuary

Various indoor plants, pictured in a bedsitter house at Zimmermann, Nairobi on May 13, 2025. 

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Tucked away along Thika Road, Jacqulyne Kogo’s modest bedsitter overflows with greenery. More than 50 houseplants cascade from shelves, dangle from wooden planks, and occupy every corner.

“I love plants,” she says simply. “Wherever I live—whether it’s a bedsitter, a one-bedroom, or even a mansion—I must have plants. It’s not even a question.”

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