The Ecoscapes Portfolio, Kenya
Ecoscapes Sanctuary – Ecoscapes Market Garden – Ecoscapes Garden Centre – Ecoscapes Landscape Architecture – Ecoscapes Sustainability Centre
Richard is an ICT entrepreneur with an MSC (Sloan Fellowship) from London Business School.
Alex has a BSC (Hons) in Horticulture and a Masters degree in Landscape Architecture. She has been practicing as a Landscape Architect under her Sole Proprietorship, Ecoscapes, for the past 20 years but she has never lost sight of her love of growing plants, which is now being full-filled with the Ecoscapes Market Garden and the Ecoscapes Garden Centre. The master plan for the Ecoscapes Sanctuary has been designed by Alex to accommodate a lifestyle for the residents to live in harmony with nature on the shores of Lake Naivasha within a secure environment.
Alex and Richard bought an existing farm in 2014 on the west shore of Lake Naivasha and from it they have developed a unique mixed-use community called Ecoscapes Sanctuary. Ecoscapes Sanctuary is 150 acres in size. At Ecoscapes Sanctuary we have subdivided fourteen 2 acre plots which are available for sale as lovely residential properties. We also have 10 acres of organic vegetable gardens, a garden centre (to be opened in 2020), 10 acres of botanical gardens, an airstrip, a boat yard and 80 acres of wildlife sanctuary outside the electric fence. This area abuts the lake, where we have a mobile boat jetty, which allows access to the lake at all times of the year.
As of September 2017, Ecoscapes Market Garden has been organically certified in accordance with the East Africa Organic Standards. The first crop to be planted under the organic practice system went in the ground at the beginning of November 2015. We produce a wide range of organically grown crops which are sold in Naivasha and Nairobi.
The 10 acres of botanical gardens will show-case the wide variety of plants, both indigenous and exotic that are grown in Kenya. We do however promote the use of indigenous, drought resistant and medicinal plants within the garden environment.
The garden centre will have a plant nursery and retail outlet for gardening and household products. There will be restaurant and art galleria as well as a museum, show-casing the colonial history of Kenya. Several cottages will be incorporated in the grounds of the botanical gardens to provide accommodation for guests. We will also be running courses in organic farming, landscape design and permaculture as part of our business plan.
We have retained the 80 acres outside the electric fence as a wildlife sanctuary as we believe that preserving habitats for wildlife is an essential part of living holistically with the environment.
Secure country living in harmony with nature
Ecoscapes Sanctuary is located on the west of Lake Naivasha far away from the greenhouse farms and Naivasha town. It is in a lovely area next to Crater Lake. Together with our neighbours, we have created a large contiguous wildlife sanctuary where the diverse number of different animals can roam freely unhindered by fences.
We have 150 acres of which we have excised 14 x 2 acre serviced plots in one block. The rest of the land is comprised of: 80 acres of game sanctuary, 13 acres of organic vegetables, 4 acres of garden centre and 10 acres of botanical gardens with cottages to be built in the future. We also have an airstrip running 816m in length. There is lake frontage within the game sanctuary and a private mobile jetty that accommodates the rising and retreating of the water so that the lake can be used at all times of the year.
A home within an holistic ecosystem
When you buy a plot you are not just buying your land but you are buying into the whole of Ecoscapes Sanctuary where you are free to roam around the farm, botanical gardens and wildlilfe sanctuary. This peaceful, beautiful area of Lake Naivasha is a gem rare to find and therefore to be cherished.
We want to encourage a community of like- minded people to live here who value nature and wildlife, living holistically with the environment and who enjoy the outdoors and water sports.
A secure home
Ecoscapes sanctuary is the perfect location for a home, either for weekends or more permanently.
The plots are located within a secure electric
fence overlooking the botanical gardens and the game sanctuary. The access is gated and the grounds are patrolled by guards.
Sleep secure in your beds at night but enjoy the open space, the lake and nature during the day. When you are away from your Naivasha home rest assured that your home will be safe.
An opportune home
With the Nairobi-Nakuru four-lane highway slated to be completed in the near future and the rest of the Moi North Lake Road to be tarmaced, it will an easy commute to and from Nairobi.
If you fly, having an airstrip on your doorstep is a gift.
Now is the time to buy because once the infrastructure is built the value of your investment is sure to be rewarding.
Our vision for the future
This project has been developed and designed by Alex Bell, a landscape architect with 20 years of experience.
Within the next 2-5 years we will be developing a garden centre around the existing farm buildings. Ecoscapes House may become a restaurant and we will build up to 8 cottages in the botanical gardens. Our current organic vegetable cultivation will continue and we will be working towards embracing permaculture as a way of life at Ecoscapes Sanctuary. The wildlife sanctuary wiil be protected for the animals in perpetuity.
We see our future developments complimenting the residential community that we would like to have living at Ecoscapes Sanctuary. We are passionate about nature and a holistic way of living.
Together with our neighbours, we have created a large contiguous wildlife sanctuary where the diverse number of different animals can roam freely unhindered by fences.
Keep your boats secure at the Ecoscapes boat yard and use them when needed. We have easy access to the lake through the wildlife sanctuary and a tractor to put the boats in and out of the water.
The mobile jetty at Korongo Bay on the shores of Lake Naivasha is the perfect solution to the ever fluctuating lake. Water sports can enjoyed all year round in this perfect climate.
Today we collected our first order of vegetables from Ecoscapes Market Garden. What an experience from friendly staff to AMAZING veggies. Needless to to say we had a meatless dinner tonight. Thank you Ecoscapes Market Garden for such delicious veggies. Judy Comins
Today we collected our first order of vegetables from Ecoscapes Market Garden. What an experience from friendly staff to AMAZING veggies. Needless to to say we had a meatless dinner tonight. Thank you Ecoscapes Market Garden for such delicious veggies.
