Gardening with Wilson

The newsletter from the National Parks Board, NParks News, is now revamped and represented to all as ‘My Green Space’. This is a must-read publication for those who are interested in Singapore’s green spaces, flora and fauna. This newsletter has three main sections, namely, Lifestyle, Gardening and Conservation. Each section contains a handful of interesting articles.

The main page of “My Green Space” newsletter.

In the current issue (Jan to Mar 09), two articles on gardening are presented. The first piece entitled “Planting the Seeds of Friendship” was written by Mr Mohd Azmi who is from the Community in Bloom. The reader can look forward to read more about how two avid community gardeners, namely, Mdm Kamisah and Mr Richard Ashworth, indulged in the gardening hobby and spread the interest to fellow residents living in the estate where they lived.

“Planting the Seeds of Friendship” written by Azmi.

The next article in the gardening section was penned by myself which was written on a relatively new foliage plant that is very shade-tolerant and hence suitable for indoor display and planting. The identity of the plant is still under debate but currently, it is known as Carludovica ‘Jungle Drum’. Its closest relative is the Panama Hat Plant, botanically known as C. palmata.

My article written on Carludovica ‘Jungle Drum’ that was published on “My Green Space”.

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