Home & Garden

Finding Joy

In my orchid garden, purpose and peace bloom

The writer's orchid garden.

‘Thanks, I made it myself’: How these handy Singaporeans DIY-ed renovation works for their spaces

(Clockwise from top left) Married couple Chew Yirong and Clyde Lim, F&B entrepreneur Roger Yip and software programmer Sim Kwang Wei DIY-ed renovation works for their spaces.

The Chic Home

Free-flowing layout for family’s open-concept Sengkang East BTO flat

Ms Ashley Ho and Mr Daryl Nah's marital home has a hybrid Brutalist and minimalist aesthetic.

Plant Parenting

Underground edible plants to grow for Chinese New Year

These underground edibles – Chinese arrowhead, water chestnut and yam – are popular festive plants. Their food storage organs are botanically called corms, and can be used for planting.

Singapore celebrity stylist Neo Li Rong’s minimalist HDB flat

White and cream tones bounce off one another in the living area of Ms Neo Lirong's HDB flat.

Root Awakening

Hibiscus likely infested with scale insects

Unless the plant is small or weak, it may be best to prune the more infested portions first to reduce the pest population.

Design News

Ikea’s Year of the Horse collection, Razer x Blackpink collab, Seiun Souemon Hara’s horse sculpture

Highlights include the Fossta horse cushion cover ($7.90), with tassels that represent the horse’s mane.

Root Awakening

Aloe plant looks injured

The red patches indicate an injury, such as one from chemical sprays or sunburn.

The Chic Home

Mirror, mirror on the wall in Marine Terrace HDB flat

This four-room HDB flat is home to a couple and their teenage daughter.

Root Awakening

Spiked Pepper is a weed

The Spiked Pepper, or Matico, is a relative of the plant that produces the peppercorns used in cooking.

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