In Lagos where we are suppose to plant trees in our compounds, we cement it all around to the last inch.
Nobody thinks about how well-placed plantings offer privacy and tranquility by screening out busy street noise. It seems that when we finish building our mansions we forget, or i rather say,we understimate the importants of gardens.
We lament about heat in our country and seem to forget that trees reduce on-site heat buildup, decrease runoff and enhance night time cool down and not to talk about fresh oxygen it release and carbon dioxide it absord from our polluted air.
So our objective is to educate our fellow Nigerians about the importances of grown-up trees. We are already walking towards it. We however found out that the average nigerian believes that seedlings survives more than the already grown-up plants when tranplanted to the ground; we are here to prove otherwise. We have seedling and grown-up plants for sale.
With my 12 years of horticutural experience in Italy I hope i can contribute greatly to ecological problems in Nigeria.

oriaburefarms ltd

As EgunMogaji had already advised you... this thread is needed in Property forum as we don't have any similar to this.
This problem is not only in Lagos but in Nigeria as a whole.. I hope this thread will serve to educate most of us. Thank you.

Hajji M.

What services do you offer Sir?

Here's what I need:

** Recommendation of suitable decorative tree that can survive in an internal courtyard. I want a small tree that will provide natural shade and doesn't litter. If it were in the US then I would choose a handsome Japanese Maple but I'm not sure if it will survive in Nigeria.

** Reccomendation of a fast growing very big tree that will anchor my yard, provide shade and doesn't litter too much.

If you can reccomend, sell and install it will be superb.

Thanks.

EgunMogaji:
What services do you offer Sir?
Here's what I need:
** Recommendation of suitable decorative tree that can survive in an internal courtyard. I want a small tree that will provide natural shade and doesn't litter. If it were in the US then I would choose a handsome Japanese Maple but I'm not sure if it will survive in Nigeria.
** Reccomendation of a fast growing very big tree that will anchor my yard, provide shade and doesn't litter too much.
If you can reccomend, sell and install it will be superb.
Thanks.

we grow plant and offer garden design and maintenance.

** it depends on the space you have. if its big i would recommed delonix regia and you can easily controll the shape by pruning
** For big fast growing tree i recommed paulownia tomentosa. it's not evergreen but has beautiful purple flowers

For now we only have delonix regia seedlings and paulownia tormentosa will be available in few months time
*the second picture is the delonix regia seedlings.

oriaburefarms:


we grow plant and offer garden design and maintenance.

** it depends on the space you have. if its big i would recommed delonix regia and you can easily controll the shape by pruning
** For big fast growing tree i recommed paulownia tomentosa. it's not evergreen but has beautiful purple flowers

For now we only have delonix regia seedlings and paulownia tormentosa will be available in few months time
*the second picture is the delonix regia seedlings.

Thanks for the response.

The courtyard is 35'x15' and is sorrounded in all four sides by wall but the top is open.

Do you have someone that can plant it in Ibadan?

Is the measurment in meters or feet?
However since the seedlings are small you can do the planting yourself.

You don't need to worry about what type of tree you can plant in your internal courtyard because as far as it receives air and sunlight it will grow beautiful. If the branches start getting invasive, you do the pruning.

oriaburefarms:
Is the measurment in meters or feet?
However since the seedlings are small you can do the planting yourself.

You don't need to worry about what type of tree you can plant in your internal courtyard because as far as it receives air and sunlight it will grow beautiful. If the branches start getting invasive, you do the pruning.

I live in the US so I can't do the planting myself and kinda want the growing to be ongoing for early maturity.

The measureless are in feet and I have to be cognizant of what I plant in the courtyard due to the root system. I guess I didn't specify that earlier, sorry.

I can assure you that we are very professional and well knowledged in what we do. So the early maturity is not a problem. The first plants we grew (masquerade tree) are various meter high and we are improving. So in coming months we will be having delonix regia with various high.

oriaburefarms:
I can assure you that we are very professional and well knowledged in what we do. So the early maturity is not a problem. The first plants we grew (masquerade tree) are various meter high and we are improving. So in coming months we will be having delonix regia with various high.

What I meant by early maturity is having the plants planted and maturing in location on my site.

I don't care much to nurse seedlings.

Unfortunately we can't personally do the planting in ibadan. A single seedling isn't worth the journey, sorry.

oriaburefarms:
Unfortunately we can't personally do the planting in ibadan. A single seedling isn't worth the journey, sorry.

Okay, thanks.

oriaburefarms:
In Lagos where we are suppose to plant trees in our compounds, we cement it all around to the last inch.
Nobody thinks about how well-placed plantings offer privacy and tranquility by screening out busy street noise. It seems that when we finish building our mansions we forget, or i rather say,we understimate the importants of gardens.
We lament about heat in our country and seem to forget that trees reduce on-site heat buildup, decrease runoff and enhance night time cool down and not to talk about fresh oxygen it release and carbon dioxide it absord from our polluted air.
So our objective is to educate our fellow Nigerians about the importances of grown-up trees. We are already walking towards it. We however found out that the average nigerian believes that seedlings survives more than the already grown-up plants when tranplanted to the ground; we are here to prove otherwise. We have seedling and grown-up plants for sale.
With my 12 years of horticutural experience in Italy I hope i can contribute greatly to ecological problems in Nigeria.

oriaburefarms ltd

You wont have many friends at the instance of this your post. Environment is diverse and complex, but our values are narrow, building industry is compartmentalized and isolated from the whole process of development planning process.
This why developmental issue you raised which is known as landscaping is relegated to background.
Lagos State is trying a bit, but non availability of developing land is a major issue with them.
With time we hope to get there sha.

I totally understand your point.
But this is the right time for people to know how important nature is,especially we africans that have the opportunity to develop our cities in the right way.

The problem nigeria has in this sector is that plant nursery companies focus all their efforts on flower of small-medium seize.due to three maggior factors: time and capital investment and lack of basic knowledge

TIME/CAPITAL INVESTMENT

In a country like our, where getting loan is near impossible for various reasons such as : high interest rate and unwillingness of banks to lend; we are forced to start buisness with a low profile.believe me that if its hard to start small in any buisness, the difficulty its twice in this sector. Basics needs like land,fertilized soil,irrigation sistem and labour cost alot, especially in lagos. Remember that you need to be a strategist if you undertake this business, so you need to diversify your source of income in the first-years, because plants don't mature overnight. Time is a huge factor that must not be underestimated,that why nursery concentrate on flower and not trees and their policy is impacting negatively on our environment.


LACK OF BASIC KNOWLEDGE

Another maggior problem is the lack of basic knowledge in nursery management. Right importances aren't given to soil type,method of irrigation and specific plant requirements and pest controll. If we don't consider these factors we obtain plants that grow slow and lack nutrient and that are vulnerable to pest attacks.

So we aim to tackle these challenges and offer a greener Nigeria and an example to Africa.

oriaburefarms:
The problem nigeria has in this sector is that plant nursery companies focus all their efforts on flower of small-medium seize.due to three maggior factors: time and capital investment and lack of basic knowledge
TIME/CAPITAL INVESTMENT
In a country like our, where getting loan is near impossible for various reasons such as : high interest rate and unwillingness of banks to lend; we are forced to start buisness with a low profile.believe me that if its hard to start small in any buisness, the difficulty its twice in this sector. Basics needs like land,fertilized soil,irrigation sistem and labour cost alot, especially in lagos. Remember that you need to be a strategist if you undertake this business, so you need to diversify your source of income in the first-years, because plants don't mature overnight. Time is a huge factor that must not be underestimated,that why nursery concentrate on flower and not trees and their policy is impacting negatively on our environment.
LACK OF BASIC KNOWLEDGE
Another maggior problem is the lack of basic knowledge in nursery management. Right importances aren't given to soil type,method of irrigation and specific plant requirements and pest controll. If we don't consider these factors we obtain plants that grow slow and lack nutrient and that are vulnerable to pest attacks.
So we aim to tackle these challenges and offer a greener Nigeria and an example to Africa.

we are trying very hard to overcome these obstacle one after the other.
so today i will show you our alternative solution to the manuel irrigation in plant nurseries in our country. We adopted Sprinkler system (as you can see in the pics).
we choiced it mainly for two reasons
*During hot weather the system helps lower the temperature.
*Since the seedlings are in thier early stage,they occupy a significant area and it's not possible to use a located type of irrigation (like drip irrigation)

The only problem with this system is that wind can blow away the "fog". But that's not a problem in our case,because we cover our greenhouse during hot weather.

**CAPITAL INVESTMENT

As I said before, since the capital is a huge obstacle to overcome,we have to work 24/7 (no kidding). So to spent less in labour we do almost everthing by ourselvies. Almost forgot to mention the importance of trying to mechanize as much as you can to enable to shorten everyday operation, in our case an example is the irrigation system which was ones manual.
*Land problem: if you are starting without or small capital, the only solutions to the land problem are: using your compound or rent a piece of land close to you

For those that are following this thread, we would like to list up for you guys what type of plant we are up to this year.
-masquerade (4 years old)
-polyathia pendula
-neem (dogoyaro)
-terminalia ivorensis (step trees)
-delonix regia

We'll try to ugrade with pics in the coming months, espousing progress and difficulties

EgunMogaji:


Okay, thanks.

https://www.nairaland.com/2894705/hibiscus-flower-society-calling-all

There is a poster on this thread, called Gloriouspa, whom is a gardener based in Ibadan.

OP, thanks for inviting me here. Well done.

I wonder how much collaboration the OP has with NIHORT and FRIN, which are research institutes for horticulture and forestry respectively and both based around the same area in Ibadan?
You might find it worthwhile and can add UI and OAU, Ife plus FUNAAB.
It is also very important to do FREE demos for opinion leaders in target areas of Lagos so others can be so impressed and be referred to you for invoiced services.
Best of luck.

Thanks alot for your support.
@seguno2 Right now we don't collaborate with any association/university/institute.The only agency that knows about us is LASPARK; They came to oversee the project last year and were very amazed and they said that we will be in touch, but n the end nothing. So that's why we want to first of all reach a certain level before involving or introducing ourselves to state agency.

I want the gate side of my perimeter fence covered in a creeping plant like in the image attached.

What is the name of a plant in Nigeria I can use to achieve this in a few years or less?

In the moment we don't have creepers because we are focusing alot in trees. But i can propose some types you can find in Nigeria : Bougainvillea Spectabilis,Creeping Fig,Galphimia vine and White bougainvillea

I didn't add soursop (ANNONA MURICATA) to the list of plants we have because we grew only 200 (more or less). But i would like you guys to admire the beauty of these seedlings

oriaburefarms:
In the moment we don't have creepers because we are focusing alot in trees. But i can propose some types you can find in Nigeria : Bougainvillea Spectabilis,Creeping Fig,Galphimia vine and White bougainvillea

Thank you. I'll Google those right away.

oriaburefarms:
I didn't add soursop (ANNONA MURICATA) to the list of plants we have because we grew only 200 (more or less). But i would like you guys to admire the beauty of these seedlings

Wa ooo

My favourite fruit.

Have never had one in.the UK.
but wen in nigeria I over dose on it

bebe2:

Wa ooo
My favourite fruit.
Have never had one in.the UK.
but wen in nigeria I over dose on it

If you overdose on soursop then only God knows the industrial quantity of avocado pear you eat with bread for breakfast

oriaburefarms:

If you overdose on soursop then only God knows the industrial quantity of avocado pear you eat with bread for breakfast

Am sorry to disappoint u , I don't like avocado.

But soursop

@ OP, You can try convincing mall owners of Shoprite to put trees in one of their car parks free and maintain for two to three years as practical demonstration and advertising of the advantages you listed here.
Best of luck.

seguno2:
@ OP, You can try convincing mall owners of Shoprite to put trees in one of their car parks free and maintain for two to three years as practical demonstration and advertising of the advantages you listed here.
Best of luck.

Thanks alot for your support. That's exactly the type of advert we have in mind.
But in the moment we are working on ourselves, on our potential so that when we start, people will know we are for real. We only have 500 grown up masquerade at the moment, the others are too small for our liking to be sold.
We will be fully in activity next year

It has been long since i updated. We had alot on hands. As we once said we work 24/7.
Right now we are cleaning the plot of land we rented ( clearing/levelling and mulching), so we uprooted the banana trees and transplanted them to the fence side.we are to occupy the whole land with the seedlings.SO YES!!! They are many.we are at the third row now (of polyathia pedula= its the masquerade plant but with branches, and doesn't grow that tall)

When we are done with the setting we ll install the irrigation system

Meanwhile in the first plot with the greenhouse the other plants are growing healthy.

REDUCING EXPENDITURES

-WEED CONTROLL: as you can see from the pictures I posted yesterday, we did the plastic mulching. Our aim is to be able to eradicate the weed growth. If not we ll be doing the clearing twice a month (if not more ).

-LOCATION: never underestimate the location. If you live near your working site, you have the opportunity to monitor the plants at any time. And most importantly you don't need to drive to your work ( FUEL IS THE NEW GOLD)

WORKERS : you have to show them how to sweat for their money, so make sure you always work with them. I recommend you even work harder, because if you don't they'll try to demand crazy amount of money. So work with your workers, so you know how to give value to works.

I'll be posting very soon pictures of delonix regia(also known as flamboyant tree), dogoyaro, step-tree and soursop.

Keep following

still developing the plot.

some flamboyant trees are 1m tall