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2020 Home Decoration Contest

01 January 2021

The 2020 Home Decoration Contest was a grand success, as dozens of homes throughout the neighbourhood put on a dazzling show with colourful lights, Christmas trees, snowmen, and even projected displays.

Our judges were captivated by the gorgeous sights, as residents showcased their own unique creative touches – there were signboards for Santa, pails of water, and giant stars in the garden trees.

After pondering over the entries at great length, Eldhose Babu from Mirador La Coleccion was selected as the winner.

Click here to see the stunning photos from the content. And don’t forget to stay tuned for more exciting contests we’ve got planned in 2021!

Brightly lit driveways

01 December 2020

Brace yourself for spectacular drives through columns of ‘enlightened’ palm trees, every time you enter your community!

  • 220 palm trees have been fitted with metallic ring-lights.
  • They’re fixed mid-way up the tree, with lights shining up and down the bark.
  • The fixtures comprise over 800 LEDs – they’re energy efficient too, rated at just 4W each.
  • Despite the very low wattage, the projector bulbs maximise internal reflections to focus long, powerful beams.

You’ll find the new lights along the driveway after the community’s main gatehouse. Stopping to snap pictures? Share them and tag your community!

Emirates Hills resident bags Best Garden


The Community Garden Challenge 2020 was a neighbourhood sensation, with over 160 green-thumbed residents from our villa communities in Arabian Ranches I, II, Reem and Emirates Living flooding us with picturesque entries. Our judges were left spellbound by the varieties of flowering shrubs and trees that families in the community had passionately cultivated – in numerous instances, even children had pulled on their gardening gloves and played an active role in tending to the gardens! 

Dr Minal Patwardhane won the grand prize of AED 25,000 for her spellbinding garden. Featuring medicinal herbs, edible plants and flowers of all sizes and colours, Dr Minal’s herb, fruit and flower garden won points for being sustainable, creative, functional and for her personal commitment and involvement in creating her green space.

Fifteen titles and promising gardens were awarded prizes for their meticulous effort and passion.

Minal PatwardhanEmirates Hills, Emirates LivingBest Overall Garden
Alima TanveerMira, ReemBest Small Garden
Tazeen ZaidiRosa, Arabian Ranches IIBest Medium Garden
Malou RobertsonRosa, Arabian Ranches II Best Original Garden
Vinod GuptaEmirates Hills, Emirates Living Best Large Garden
Bodil ErixonMira, Reem Best Innovative Garden
Moutaz KokashCasa, Arabian Ranches II Best Functional Garden
Batool Fatima Tuz ZehraTerranova, Arabian Ranches IBest Artistic Garden
Sylvia & Uffe Jes HansenMeadows, Emirates Living Best Lawn
Tanaaz MuzzamilPolo HomesBest Modern Garden
Hisham KokashCasa, Arabian Ranches II Best Family Garden
Husam QutaifanRasha, Arabian Ranches II Best Olive Garden
Dita OsmanRosa, Arabian Ranches II Children’s Paradise
Sara AbdullaYasmin, Arabian Ranches I Best Juniors Garden
Rayan ZgheibSprings, Emirates Living Promising Garden
Kareem TolbaSprings, Emirates Living Promising Garden
Rahul SinghSprings, Emirates Living Promising Garden
Ravi KochukunjuAlvorada, Arabian Ranches Promising Garden
Bodil Erixon bagged Best Innovative Garden

The Kokash family in their ‘Best Family Garden’
The Osmans at their ‘Children’s Paradise Garden’
Tazeen Zaidi at her favourite home space, also the best Medium Garden

Community Garden Challenge winners announced!

Emirates Hills resident bags best garden

The Community Garden Challenge 2020 was a neighbourhood sensation, with over 160 green-thumbed residents from our villa communities in Arabian Ranches I, II, Reem and Emirates Living flooding us with picturesque entries. Our judges were left spellbound by the varieties of flowering shrubs and trees that families in the community had passionately cultivated – in numerous instances, even children had pulled on their gardening gloves and played an active role in tending to the gardens! 

Dr Minal Patwardhane won the grand prize of AED 25,000 for her spellbinding garden. Featuring medicinal herbs, edible plants and flowers of all sizes and colours, Dr Minal’s herb, fruit and flower garden won points for being sustainable, creative, functional and for her personal commitment and involvement in creating her green space.

Fifteen titles and promising gardens were awarded prizes for their meticulous effort and passion.

Minal PatwardhanEmirates Hills, Emirates LivingBest Overall Garden
Alima TanveerMira, ReemBest Small Garden
Tazeen ZaidiRosa, Arabian Ranches IIBest Medium Garden
Malou RobertsonRosa, Arabian Ranches II Best Original Garden
Vinod GuptaEmirates Hills, Emirates Living Best Large Garden
Bodil ErixonMira, Reem Best Innovative Garden
Moutaz KokashCasa, Arabian Ranches II Best Functional Garden
Batool Fatima Tuz ZehraTerranova, Arabian Ranches IBest Artistic Garden
Sylvia & Uffe Jes HansenMeadows, Emirates Living Best Lawn
Tanaaz MuzzamilPolo HomesBest Modern Garden
Hisham KokashCasa, Arabian Ranches II Best Family Garden
Husam QutaifanRasha, Arabian Ranches II Best Olive Garden
Dita OsmanRosa, Arabian Ranches II Children’s Paradise
Sara AbdullaYasmin, Arabian Ranches I Best Juniors Garden
Rayan ZgheibSprings, Emirates Living Promising Garden
Kareem TolbaSprings, Emirates Living Promising Garden
Rahul SinghSprings, Emirates Living Promising Garden
Ravi KochukunjuAlvorada, Arabian Ranches Promising Garden
Bodil Erixon bagged Best Innovative Garden

The Kokash family in their ‘Best Family Garden’
The Osmans at their ‘Children’s Paradise Garden’
Tazeen Zaidi at her favourite home space, also the best Medium Garden

Community Garden Challenge winners announced!

Emirates Hills resident bags best garden

The Community Garden Challenge 2020 was a neighbourhood sensation, with over 160 green-thumbed residents from our villa communities in Arabian Ranches I, II, Reem and Emirates Living flooding us with picturesque entries. Our judges were left spellbound by the varieties of flowering shrubs and trees that families in the community had passionately cultivated – in numerous instances, even children had pulled on their gardening gloves and played an active role in tending to the gardens! 

Dr Minal Patwardhane won the grand prize of AED 25,000 for her spellbinding garden. Featuring medicinal herbs, edible plants and flowers of all sizes and colours, Dr Minal’s herb, fruit and flower garden won points for being sustainable, creative, functional and for her personal commitment and involvement in creating her green space.

Fifteen titles and promising gardens were awarded prizes for their meticulous effort and passion.

Minal PatwardhanEmirates Hills, Emirates LivingBest Overall Garden
Alima TanveerMira, ReemBest Small Garden
Tazeen ZaidiRosa, Arabian Ranches IIBest Medium Garden
Malou RobertsonRosa, Arabian Ranches II Best Original Garden
Vinod GuptaEmirates Hills, Emirates Living Best Large Garden
Bodil ErixonMira, Reem Best Innovative Garden
Moutaz KokashCasa, Arabian Ranches II Best Functional Garden
Batool Fatima Tuz ZehraTerranova, Arabian Ranches IBest Artistic Garden
Sylvia & Uffe Jes HansenMeadows, Emirates Living Best Lawn
Tanaaz MuzzamilPolo HomesBest Modern Garden
Hisham KokashCasa, Arabian Ranches II Best Family Garden
Husam QutaifanRasha, Arabian Ranches II Best Olive Garden
Dita OsmanRosa, Arabian Ranches II Children’s Paradise
Sara AbdullaYasmin, Arabian Ranches I Best Juniors Garden
Rayan ZgheibSprings, Emirates Living Promising Garden
Kareem TolbaSprings, Emirates Living Promising Garden
Rahul SinghSprings, Emirates Living Promising Garden
Ravi KochukunjuAlvorada, Arabian Ranches Promising Garden
Bodil Erixon bagged Best Innovative Garden

The Kokash family in their ‘Best Family Garden’
The Osmans at their ‘Children’s Paradise Garden’
Tazeen Zaidi at her favourite home space, also the best Medium Garden

Community Garden Challenge winners announced!

Emirates Hills resident bags best garden

The Community Garden Challenge 2020 was a neighbourhood sensation, with over 160 green-thumbed residents from our villa communities in Arabian Ranches I, II, Reem and Emirates Living flooding us with picturesque entries. Our judges were left spellbound by the varieties of flowering shrubs and trees that families in the community had passionately cultivated – in numerous instances, even children had pulled on their gardening gloves and played an active role in tending to the gardens! 

Dr Minal Patwardhane won the grand prize of AED 25,000 for her spellbinding garden. Featuring medicinal herbs, edible plants and flowers of all sizes and colours, Dr Minal’s herb, fruit and flower garden won points for being sustainable, creative, functional and for her personal commitment and involvement in creating her green space.

Fifteen titles and promising gardens were awarded prizes for their meticulous effort and passion.

Minal PatwardhanEmirates Hills, Emirates LivingBest Overall Garden
Alima TanveerMira, ReemBest Small Garden
Tazeen ZaidiRosa, Arabian Ranches IIBest Medium Garden
Malou RobertsonRosa, Arabian Ranches II Best Original Garden
Vinod GuptaEmirates Hills, Emirates Living Best Large Garden
Bodil ErixonMira, Reem Best Innovative Garden
Moutaz KokashCasa, Arabian Ranches II Best Functional Garden
Batool Fatima Tuz ZehraTerranova, Arabian Ranches IBest Artistic Garden
Sylvia & Uffe Jes HansenMeadows, Emirates Living Best Lawn
Tanaaz MuzzamilPolo HomesBest Modern Garden
Hisham KokashCasa, Arabian Ranches II Best Family Garden
Husam QutaifanRasha, Arabian Ranches II Best Olive Garden
Dita OsmanRosa, Arabian Ranches II Children’s Paradise
Sara AbdullaYasmin, Arabian Ranches I Best Juniors Garden
Rayan ZgheibSprings, Emirates Living Promising Garden
Kareem TolbaSprings, Emirates Living Promising Garden
Rahul SinghSprings, Emirates Living Promising Garden
Ravi KochukunjuAlvorada, Arabian Ranches Promising Garden
Bodil Erixon bagged Best Innovative Garden

The Kokash family in their ‘Best Family Garden’
The Osmans at their ‘Children’s Paradise Garden’
Tazeen Zaidi at her favourite home space, also the best Medium Garden

Community Garden Challenge winners announced!

Emirates Hills resident bags best garden

The Community Garden Challenge 2020 was a neighbourhood sensation, with over 160 green-thumbed residents from our villa communities in Arabian Ranches I, II, Reem and Emirates Living flooding us with picturesque entries. Our judges were left spellbound by the varieties of flowering shrubs and trees that families in the community had passionately cultivated – in numerous instances, even children had pulled on their gardening gloves and played an active role in tending to the gardens! 

Dr Minal Patwardhane won the grand prize of AED 25,000 for her spellbinding garden. Featuring medicinal herbs, edible plants and flowers of all sizes and colours, Dr Minal’s herb, fruit and flower garden won points for being sustainable, creative, functional and for her personal commitment and involvement in creating her green space.

Fifteen titles and promising gardens were awarded prizes for their meticulous effort and passion.

Minal PatwardhanEmirates Hills, Emirates LivingBest Overall Garden
Alima TanveerMira, ReemBest Small Garden
Tazeen ZaidiRosa, Arabian Ranches IIBest Medium Garden
Malou RobertsonRosa, Arabian Ranches II Best Original Garden
Vinod GuptaEmirates Hills, Emirates Living Best Large Garden
Bodil ErixonMira, Reem Best Innovative Garden
Moutaz KokashCasa, Arabian Ranches II Best Functional Garden
Batool Fatima Tuz ZehraTerranova, Arabian Ranches IBest Artistic Garden
Sylvia & Uffe Jes HansenMeadows, Emirates Living Best Lawn
Tanaaz MuzzamilPolo HomesBest Modern Garden
Hisham KokashCasa, Arabian Ranches II Best Family Garden
Husam QutaifanRasha, Arabian Ranches II Best Olive Garden
Dita OsmanRosa, Arabian Ranches II Children’s Paradise
Sara AbdullaYasmin, Arabian Ranches I Best Juniors Garden
Rayan ZgheibSprings, Emirates Living Promising Garden
Kareem TolbaSprings, Emirates Living Promising Garden
Rahul SinghSprings, Emirates Living Promising Garden
Ravi KochukunjuAlvorada, Arabian Ranches Promising Garden
Bodil Erixon bagged Best Innovative Garden

The Kokash family in their ‘Best Family Garden’
The Osmans at their ‘Children’s Paradise Garden’
Tazeen Zaidi at her favourite home space, also the best Medium Garden

Pest control extended

17 November 2020

Pest control activities in your community will be extended until April 2021, since it happens to be their preferred breeding season.

Drain systems, bushes, lawns, water bodies and all other potential breeding hotspots will be sprayed with Dubai Municipality-approved insecticide two to three times every week.

Pest control is a joint responsibility, here are some tips to stop them breeding inside your boundary walls.

  • With the rainy season looming, make sure that you don’t leave empty containers or bowls outside.
  • Discard of gardening and landscaping waste promptly from your yard.
  • Consider installing mosquito traps around your home.

Underground pumping station

17 November 2020

Your community’s brand new pumping station is on the way, and will be dedicated to keeping the roads throughout Arabian Ranches dry all through the year!

  • The pumping station, built completely underground, will help draw water out of low-lying roads during heavy rainfall. 
  • The station is connected to a network of sub-surface pipes have been installed beneath the community’s major roads. 
  • Integrated to the drainage system, the pipes channel water away from the roads and into the lakes.

Tools you can borrow

20 September 2020

A handy toolbox is now available on a to-borrow basis at your community’s concierge. The kit comprises a hammer, three screwdrivers, a set of four hexkeys, spanner, plier, measuring tape, box-cutter and electric tape.

To borrow the toolbox, simply reach out to your community’s security or concierge to check its availability, head over and register your details before picking it up.

Aim to return the toolbox in good condition, within a day to make sure all residents have easy access to it. Don’t forget to sanitise the tools after you’re done with the toolbox.

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