Gardens and Herbs in Urban Space

Today was a good day at Singapore Garden Festival! It was $12 per ticket, but we got it free from my dad's school!  These were the cool things that they sold at the Marketplace! There was lots of food also at another section! We then saw the largest edibles!  We also visited different themed gardens like the garden of Rosacea, one tropical one, and one coffee one. Here are some photos taken at the therapeutic garden:  Indoor garden:  Outdoor garden: Balcony gardens: They looked really pretty! Flower arrangement: Lately I'm into this and will take a course about this soon!  Flower displays: Really awesome in size and design! Well, that's it for this post till later!

Today we went to Suntec Convention Centre hall 406 to look at the Farmer's Sprout Market, and boy, was it crowded! Didn't expect so many people to be there! Seems like the farming community is gaining some traction in Singapore and that's good!  I interviewed some people and got to know more about their organisations. They're really cool people with really cool, good and green ideas which are sustainable for Singapore.  One interesting organisation was VertiVeggies, a hydroponic vertical gardening company. They are looking to grow veggies using hydroponics and then sell it to the market. Their veggie prices are not that much different than Malaysian veggies due to the little transportation costs. Did you know that hydroponics uses less water than normal farming? Also, they are working with a few partners, for example Apex Harmony lodge, a nursing home with elderly with dementia to involve them in plant propogation. They also include people with disabilities and spec