Nairobi, March 19 -- If you are a flower lover and also enjoy sipping gin where do you hang out on weekends? For many Kenyans, it is hard to quench both thirsts, at the same time.

This is the gap Gerald Ngari, the chief florist at Artcaffe' Market seeks to fill; organise meet-ups where people can come learn how to make their cut flowers last longer while drinking their favourite gin.

Many Kenyans are now buying flowers for themselves and keeping them in vases in homes as part of the decor. But how do you ensure the stems of your statement flowers, be it roses, lilies, alstroemeria or chrysanthemums also called mums, last longer?

A few weeks ago, I was at Nairobi's Village Market at a masterclass-themed 'Bloom&Gin'. Participants come to...