Last week my friend, octogenarian agronomist, Prof David Ngugi, invited me to his pet project, Ondiri Gardens, which is just under three kilometres west of Kikuyu town, overlooking Ondiri swamp.
Sitting on 11 acres of red soil land, Ondiri Gardens immediately gives you a feeling of tranquility as you enter through the main gate, surrounded by mature indigenous trees, well-manicured lawns, and chirping bird life. There are more than 1,000 indigenous trees each carefully labelled with the corresponding botanical name, such as mutati (Polyscias kikuyuensis), mutamaiyu (Brown Olive) and muringa (Cordia Africana).
