My first contribution to Root Awakening has been published on the papers on Saturday. I felt a gut feeling that the article was going to appear yesterday.
I was quite surprised when our local English broadsheet wrote to me to ask if I was keen to contribute to Root Awakening, a gardening column that appears on Saturday edition of the Life! section. This column addresses the public’s pressing questions on gardening by inviting horticulturalists, gardeners, etc, onboard to answer them. Sorta an Aunt Agony column…
I am proud and honoured to be able to represent Green Culture Singapore, which is a website and discussion forum that I set up 3 years back. I hope that in the near future, some of the more experienced gardeners from my forum can also give their valuable input to this column, especially those who share the same vision as me, that is, to help and inspire others in gardening in a selfless way.
It is satisfying and heartening to know that people benefited from this sharing of my gardening experience, which I hope it can lessen the potential sense of defeat that may come about when one fails to grow a particular plant successfully. It is not about the lack of green fingers, but the lack of knowledge and understanding, which can only be obtained after numerous tries and error.
I am no expert in everything and most importantly, I hope I am not leading my readers in the wrong direction.
