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Gardening lovers tend to their own plots in Punggol Park

My Turf is a fortnightly series that aims to share untold stories of our neighbourhoods. In this instalment, we take a look at gardening lovers at Punggol Park who cultivate their own lots while sharing seeds, supplies and tips.

Above: Madam Song Hiang Kong, 81, in her allotment garden at Punggol Park. She grows fruit and vegetables such as caixin and red spinach. Left: Mr Ng Chai Hiak, 58, is happy to finally have his own green space at Punggol Park, after failing to get a
Under the National Parks Board's allotment gardens scheme, introduced at the end of last year, all 620 plots across 10 parks are fully subscribed. Punggol Park (above), with 110 plots, is home to a friendly community of gardeners who share seeds, vegetables and fruit such as bitter gourd and watermelon, and gardening advice. ST PHOTO: KEVIN LIM
Above: Madam Song Hiang Kong, 81, in her allotment garden at Punggol Park. She grows fruit and vegetables such as caixin and red spinach. Left: Mr Ng Chai Hiak, 58, is happy to finally have his own green space at Punggol Park, after failing to get a
Under the National Parks Board's allotment gardens scheme, introduced at the end of last year, all 620 plots across 10 parks are fully subscribed. Punggol Park, with 110 plots, is home to a friendly community of gardeners who share seeds, vegetables and fruit such as bitter gourd (above) and watermelon, and gardening advice. ST PHOTO: KEVIN LIM
Above: Madam Song Hiang Kong, 81, in her allotment garden at Punggol Park. She grows fruit and vegetables such as caixin and red spinach. Left: Mr Ng Chai Hiak, 58, is happy to finally have his own green space at Punggol Park, after failing to get a
Under the National Parks Board's allotment gardens scheme, introduced at the end of last year, all 620 plots across 10 parks are fully subscribed. Punggol Park, with 110 plots, is home to a friendly community of gardeners who share seeds, vegetables and fruit such as bitter gourd and watermelon (above), and gardening advice. ST PHOTO: KEVIN LIM
Above: Madam Song Hiang Kong, 81, in her allotment garden at Punggol Park. She grows fruit and vegetables such as caixin and red spinach. Left: Mr Ng Chai Hiak, 58, is happy to finally have his own green space at Punggol Park, after failing to get a
Madam Song Hiang Kong, 81, in her allotment garden at Punggol Park. She grows fruit and vegetables such as caixin and red spinach. ST PHOTO: NOEL LOW
Above: Madam Song Hiang Kong, 81, in her allotment garden at Punggol Park. She grows fruit and vegetables such as caixin and red spinach. Left: Mr Ng Chai Hiak, 58, is happy to finally have his own green space at Punggol Park, after failing to get a
Mr Ng Chai Hiak, 58, is happy to finally have his own green space at Punggol Park, after failing to get a plot in a commercial farm off Sembawang Road. ST PHOTO: KEVIN LIM
Noel Low
Updated
Dec 03, 2018, 06:10 PM
Published
Jul 04, 2018, 05:00 AM
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Retired seamstress Song Hiang Kong, 81, learnt how to grow vegetables from her mother during her childhood days in Malaysia.

She got a chance to do it again two months ago, when she applied for a garden plot at Punggol Park under a new National Parks Board (NParks) scheme.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on July 04, 2018, with the headline Gardening lovers tend to their own plots in Punggol Park. Subscribe

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