SINGAPORE GARDEN FESTIVAL 2014 - DAY 3

M01 Miniature Garden - Harry Porter's Greenhouse #3

Here are photos of the 6 Miniature Gardens and the indoor displays by the Horticulture and Community Gardening team.

I see Sedum, cacti, Fittonia etc

more Fittonia and Pilea

M02 Miniature Garden - Samantha's Wedding

looks like Thuja to me

M03 Miniature Garden - The Fountain of Peirene

I really love this

Pegasus is so pretty

M02

M04 Miniature Garden - Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds"

M05 Miniature Garden - Wright Beside Them

M06 Miniature Garden - The Lady of Shalott

an old computer monitor converted into a planter

white board of seeds

a beautiful Episcia in glass container

back to M04 The Birds

M02

M03

M01

M02

M05

MIXED PLANTING

One, two, three, four. There were 4 strips of narrow planters relandscaped with an assortment of shrubs and groundcovers in an informal design.

Amongst the various plants include Trimezia steyermarkii, Sedum mexicanum, Ligustrum undulatum 'Lemon and Lime Clippers', Agave, Euphorbia tithymaloides cultivar, Sauropus spatulifolius, Sansevieria trifasciata cultivar, Ophiopogon, Rondeletia leucophylla, Excoecaria cochinchinensis (variegated), Talinum triangulare (variegated), Spathoglottis plicata cultivars, Pseuderanthemum atropurpureum etc.

Can you recognize any of the plants? Which bed do you prefer?

IMPRESSIVE

Wow, I saw this brown Asparagus setaceus (common name: Common Asparagus Fern, Lace Fern; Family: Asaparagaceae) and I was blown away by it. I always love this architectural plant and grew it from seeds before. Sometimes, I got pricked by its small sharp-pointed protrusions that helped it hold onto other plants and structures and climb higher. I shall name this Asparagus setaceus 'Brownii'.

And then this pink Epsicia cupreata (common name: Pink Flame Violet; Family: Generiaceae) cultivar also drew admiration and sighs from me. I bought it from US and Thailand before but could never succeed in growing them beyond a few leaves. I always end up killing them. This was proof that I have no green fingers or rather I don't believe in green fingers. Yet, this pot was growing so well for so long and there are more and more leaves now.

The detached Sedum leaf also started growing small offsets and it looked so cute.

Finally, this Turtle Moss salvaged from the SGF 2008 was grown in a container since then and seemed to grow taller and taller.

All these were my colleagues plants and I am truly impressed. I really take my hat off.