Features incorporate feedback from 14,000 over suggestions gathered through public consultations.
The Japanese Garden will feature a gorge-like landscape called the Sunken Garden, where walled paths lead park-goers to a centrepiece that takes inspiration from a collapsed limestone cave formation.
Those who venture farther in will come across a gorge-like landscape called the Sunken Garden, where walled paths lined up to 3.5m high on both sides with more than 200 types of epiphytes attempt to create a microclimate of high humidity and low temperatures. Giving a preview of these features at the 13ha Japanese Garden on July 21, NParks said the design concept was built on more than 14,000 suggestions gathered through roving exhibitions, town hall sessions and online surveys held between November 2016 and April 2017.
National Development Minister Desmond Lee, who spoke on the sidelines of a tree-planting event held alongside the preview, noted that the new features are an extension of the idea of Jurong Lake Gardens as a “people’s garden”. It is the first of three national gardens here to be situated in the heartland. The other two are the Singapore Botanic Gardens and Gardens By The Bay.
In attendance were West Coast GRC’s three other MPs, Jurong GRC MPs Shawn Huang and Rahayu Mahzam, and Yuhua MP Grace Fu. Ms Fu is the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment and Minister-in-charge of Trade Relations, Ms Rahayu is Minister of State for Digital Development and Information and Health, while Mr Huang is Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Education and Finance.
“The park is a living space. Even as the plants continue to grow and evolve, we want to continue to get residents’ feedback on how they find the park, the kinds of issues they encounter when it comes to the park,” he said. Therapeutic horticulturist Fion Tham, 50, who volunteers with this group, said her participation had prompted her to think harder about how she can apply her knowledge to improve seniors’ enjoyment of gardens.
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