Gardening Talk in the morning
Haven’t recovered from Saturday’s fatigue, I had to prepare for another gardening talk for my constituency’s Clean and Green Singapore function for the community.
Yesterday, I delivered a talk and demo on how to turn disposable food containers into self-watering containers that are safe from mosquito breeding.
In my talk, I have invited 3 of my audience to come forward to have a hands on to make their own containers. They not only get to bring home what they have made, they also get a token of appreciation for their avid particupation.
Hence I prepared 3 pots of philodendron, which is a hard-to-kill plant suitable for apartment dwellers to grow. I used gold paper ribbon to wrap around the brown plastic ponds which the plants are grown in. Apparently, the reddish green leaves of this cultivar of philodendron seem to go well with the gold colour of the pots (see below)!
Golden pots of green and red. So Christmas-y eh? Perhaps this makes a good gift idea!
Residents trying their hands on making a self-watering pots.
Mrs Lim, my MP for my constituency, presenting me a plaque for the talk given.
In return, I also presented Mrs Lim a pot of Alocasia grown in a self-watering pot!
One of the units that makes up the modular system for the roof-top garden that will be constructed at the multi-storey carpark nearby my apartment block. I can wake up everyday to enjoy the garden from my bedroom! Yippeeee!
Afternoon Lunch Appointment with Owners of Borneo Exotics
Thanks to Cindy, I was able to meet up with the owners of Borneo Exotics, Rob and Diana at NYDC restaurant at Holland Village. They were here in Singapore to discuss with NParks on various projects.
Xuan Hong was also present and I am glad he was able to make it whilst preparing for his ‘A’ level exams.
