Gardening

How to turn houseplants into home decor

Confined to a pot, with some top growth and maybe their roots pruned, even ones that would become small trees in the wild are essentially transformed into bonsai.

Plant Parenting

Use self-watering containers to hydrate plants when you are away

wwplant05 - Self-watering containers can be bought readily and they can be either flower pots or planter troughs.

SOURCE AND CREDIT: WILSON WONG

New Bukit Canberra allotment gardening plots among over 140 open for application from Dec 2

To date, more than 2,500 allotment gardening plots have taken root in 29 parks and gardens across Singapore.

Root Awakening

Black patch on Peperomia leaf likely due to injury

If the spot on the damaged leaf spreads, remove the leaf.

From a hibiscus tree honouring one man’s late mum to the largest community garden in S’pore

Mr Ganesh Kumar, founder of Woodlands Botanical Garden, with a pink hibiscus – the first plant he planted at the garden

Root Awakening

Papaya plant’s female flowers can be pollinated by insects

This plant is not producing fruit as it has no male flowers.

Root Awakening

Aglaonema can be pruned and propagated

This is an older plant that can be propagated by stem-cutting.

Letter From Kuala Lumpur

‘Gardening keeps me on my toes’: KL’s urban farmers grow vegetables to keep fit, share skills

Urban farming has sprouted across Malaysia since the Covid-19 pandemic exposed how quickly supply disruptions and income loss can strain urban families,

Root Awakening: Guiana Chestnut has to be pruned gradually

Plant Parenting: Colour-changing flowers in your garden to delight the senses

Flowering plants such as these varieties inject colour and beauty into any garden.

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