Lily gave her first gardening talk at the library Saturday afternoon and the topic she touched on was on hoys, something that was very close to her heart. She has been growing this group of vines for the past decade and has accumulated a lot of knowledge about their cultivation and growth requirement which Lily shared with the members of the public who came all the way to this library on western Singapore to attend her talk.
Lily’s first talk on hoyas was given at Jurong Regional Library.
The room was largely filled and I saw quite a number of familiar faces. Many thanks to Yong Kuan who came and also helped to take the pictures that I have put up on this blog. Quite a few members from the Green Culture Singapore discussion forum, such as Richmond and Teresa, were present to listen to Lily. I caught a glimpse of a handful of staff from the National Parks Board (NParks) too. Abby was also at the library where she brought along some seeds, such as those of the hoya, that were given out to the public to try their hands on to germinate at home.
The great turn-out at Lily’s talk.
Despite this was Lily’s first public talk given at the library, she did so like a ‘pro’. The presentation was well-paced and filled with enticing colourful photographs of hoya flowers. It was also delivered systematically and hence easy to follow for both novices and experts. Most importantly, this gardening talk was not overtly botanical as it can appear to be rather dry to some members in the audience. Sufficient notes about the botanical aspects of hoyas had been dispensed to ensure a basic know-how.
At the end of talk – Lily was handing out the Hoya feather-light seeds from Abby and answering questions that the audience might have for her.
With Lily’s talk, we ended a year’s worth of gardening talks that were brought to all plant enthusiasts as a result of a continued collaboration between NParks, National Library Board and Green Culture Singapore. We will get to see Lily, myself, as well as, a few more other members from various organisations coming on board next year to share our knowledge on plants, gardening and wildlife around us! Keep a look-out for our talks and do come to support us!
