Spread over 22,000 sq m, the ninth Singapore Garden Festival is designed as a tropical wonderland.
SINGAPORE – The Singapore Garden Festival is poised to be the premier tropical garden show on the global stage in 2024, gathering leading designers under one roof and showcasing more than 60 displays.The festival covers about 22,000 sq m, or about 2ha, on Levels 4 and 6. This is nearly the size of 18 Olympic-size swimming pools.
The 2024 edition of SGF coincides with Singapore playing host to the 8th Global Botanic Gardens Congress, jointly organised by the Singapore Botanic Gardens and Botanic Gardens Conservation International. The festival features award-winning professionals who compete in various categories, including the popular Best of Show Designer Gardens Competition andThe 2024 SGF features 44 garden and floral designers from 18 countries including Singapore.
Displays by young talent will also be showcased in the Landscape Design Challenge, Floral Harmony Competition and Floral Fantasies: Where Nature Meets Fashion segment, which features wearable floral art. Its founder, Mr Tan Chin Hock, says the SGF installation, titled Singapore Flora: Through The Lens Of Our Migrant Workers, celebrates their talent through a curation of 30 photographs.
The social enterprise offers free access to its photography workshops and DSLR equipment donated by the public. “We designed a low, decagonal table at coffee-table height, paired with batik-upholstered legless chair backs, to seat diners low – as is the tradition in many Asian cultures,” says Mr Lim, a botanical designer who studied architecture at the Cooper Union in New York City, in the United States.
Mr Eliam Eng and Mr Andy Eng of Nyee Phoe Flower Garden with their installation, titled Nature’s Nest, for the Landscape Garden category. ST PHOTO: AZMI ATHNI “We’re seeing a rise of the ‘Singapore Garden’ concept, which is a fusion of Asian heritage and Western design sensibilities,” says Mr Eliam Eng.
“These initiatives not only educate people about different forms of greenery, but also allow them to create their own natural art pieces, deepening their connection with nature.”South African landscape designer Leon Kluge's SGF 2024 installation is based on Singapore’s mangroves and forests, which he finds “magical”. ST PHOTO: AZMI ATHNI
He says that now, more than ever, cities need to incorporate more greenery as temperatures soar globally. “Singapore has a balanced approach – it has ‘wild areas’ for local wildlife to be undisturbed,” he says. She started her journey in horticulture at the age of 18 and qualified as a horticulturist seven years later. Her formal training was in the Parks Department in New Plymouth, New Zealand, where she trained as an apprentice.
“I like to create mostly contemporary-style gardens that are both comfortable and functional with a good balance between the hard elements and planting,” says Mr Rudden, 40. While preparing for her Floral Table-Top Competition entry for SGF, Ms Denmy Lam says she had inadvertently transformed the living room of her terrace house in the eastern part of Singapore into a makeshift botanical labyrinth.
Her inspiration came from a recent retreat in Spain where she escaped the urban hustle to find introspection in solitude. “Each stage of the process presented challenges that pushed me to adapt and persevere, while also reminding me to remain humble in the face of nature’s unpredictability.”Floral designer Desmond Toh has designed a playful dining experience that aims to rekindle a fresh connection with Singapore’s kopitiam heritage. ST PHOTO: AZMI ATHNI
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