Grass

[Chimera]

One thing that i noticed when seeing images of our Motherland is the lack of grass and green in the urban areas

 

Borama,Sanaag, and the farming areas of the South are all lush and green but we need to imitate this beauty in our cities aswell

 

hence why Somali entrepreneurs should start manufacturing artificial grass

 

Artificial turf, or synthetic turf, is a grass-like man-made surface manufactured from synthetic materials. It is most often used in arenas for sports that were originally or are normally played on grass, however, it is now being used on residential lawns and commercial applications, as well.-Artificial Grass

 

 

a green Berbera would be really xaax

[Chimera]

or how about all those villa's that are being constructed all across Somalia

 

with Artificial grass they would look like this

 

[RedSea]

But brother it's easier to simply buy the seed and plant a natural grass. But I get the idea.

 

When I closely observed (duh) there are three things that make a leave a city looking great.

 

1. Good paved roads.

2. Well alligned trees.

3. Grass.

 

Currently Hargeysa has plenty of trees but they are out of order and it has no grass. So that makes it come down to earth a bit. I am pretty sure with combination of two of those any village would look stuning.

 

Imagine these scenery with well allinged trees and grass.

 

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[Chimera]

You are correct but i'm skeptic of the semi-desert areas these cities are in and wether their even capable of producing green grass when provided with seeds

 

one reason why ''golf'' and working in the ''garden'' or going to the ''park'' is so popular with elders,mothers and children and people of all walks of life is because green scenery puts people in a good mood and we need more of that lol

 

btw Universities are always green aswell much moreso than the surrounding areas,very stimulating

 

ps nice images thnks!

[RedSea]

yep it does that is why I like spring/summer time.

 

But who said our country is desert. It's actually grassland. You'd be suprise to find out how short of time it takes anything to grow when planted and that would include grass as well.

 

Just to prove it to you. Look at ambasador Hotel. You can see grassy areas in where they planted and around it it's really all brown and boring.

 

http://www.ambassadorhotelhargeisa.com/oasis.htm

[Som@li]

People dont have what to eat,and you guys talking abt grass :mad:

[Miskiin-Macruuf-Aqiyaar]

Cities officially need planning zones. Without it, it is doomed. What many Soomaali towns are doing today do not have any plans, just growing haphazardly.

 

Also cities need tree canopy. It is about the percentage of trees a city has as opposed against whatever is built in the city. Ottawa, for example, is said to have around 25% tree canopy in its city.

 

The Soomaali nomads do not at all value trees and plants. They are not attached to the land, either, and that is where the ignorance originates from.

 

And about the grass, no need to have artificial grass. Anyone who've been to Iimaaraadka, especially Dubeey, knows, trees and grass can be maintained beautifully in scorching and hot countries. It just needs a constant maintainance and daily watering. First, we need to find the water, though. Northern and the central regions of the country have little rainfall and do not have adequate mineral water supplies, iskaba dhaaf wax lagu waraabiyo geedaha iyo cowska.

 

Salty waters can be converted to regular water, laakiinse it needs huge financial investment and filtration plants.

[Chimera]

^basically a new Somali government should first finish those canned Hydro Dam-projects of the early 90's so we have enough water to sustain the growth of green in our cities