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MEDIA FACTSHEET NParks Gardeners’ Cup About the Gardeners’ Cup The Gardeners' Cup is a collaborative and friendly gardening challenge for Singapore’s

community gardeners. It has been held in conjunction with the Singapore Garden Festival

(SGF) since 2010. Aimed at nurturing a cohesive gardening movement across Singapore,

the competition brings together various community gardening groups island-wide. These

teams have worked together for eight months to design and create gardens that showcase

their horticulture and creative talents on an international platform. The Gardeners’ Cup

continues to grow from strength to strength and is a much anticipated event among

community gardeners.

Gardeners’ Cup 2016 This year, the Gardeners’ Cup presented by Singapore Pools brings together 60 community

gardening groups under the NParks Community in Bloom (CIB) programme. These groups

were organised into teams to set up five Gardeners’ Cup displays. In line with the overall

SGF ‘Floral Wonderland’ theme, the teams have designed their gardens around the

whimsical stories of Winter Wonderland, Lyrical Play, Candy Floss, Fairies Wheel and Topsy

Turvy. More than half the participating groups this year are first-time participants and are

looking forward to showcase their talents. In addition to nurturing plants, the gardeners have

also created many props and upcycled items to embellish their garden displays.

The five teams were formed according to their Community Development Council (CDC)

district where their community gardens are located. The gardening groups participating in

Gardeners’ Cup 2016 are as follows:

Gardeners’ Cup Prize Categories Overall Champion: Gardeners’ Cup 2016 Championship Trophy

Five Special Award Titles:

Best Floral Garden Award

Best Biodiversity Garden Award

Best Innovation Award

Best Educational Garden Award

Best Eco-Friendly Garden Award

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Gardeners’ Cup Garden Concepts & Descriptions South East CDC – Winter Wonderland

The Winter Wonderland concept and design was developed by community gardeners from

the South East CDC over eight months. Many of the show pieces were hand-made, and the

plants that can be found within the garden have been lovingly nurtured.

Display Highlights:

Twig and clay animal sculptures handmade by the community

Winding eco-bridge covered with hand-woven branches

Industrial bell sculpture welded together from recycled materials

Medley of silver foliage plants including the Silver Buttonwood (Conocarpus erectus),

Ash Plant (Leucophyllum frutescens), Big Blue Chalk Sticks (Senecio ficoides) and

Aglaonema 'Jade'

Winter Wonderland’s write-up

The Winter Wonderland Garden is created by gardeners of the South East District. Upon

entering the Winter Wonderland, it is easy to be caught up in the beauty and elegance of the

silver hedges interspersed with inquisitive animals peering through the patterned foliage.

The garden is a welcoming and peaceful sanctuary surrounded by a myriad of exquisite

plants. The tree of sanctuary, which is a Java Almond tree (Canarium vulgare), forms the

focal point of the garden. It towers over and envelopes the garden with its flowing tresses of

shimmering green.

To the right of the tree of sanctuary stands a structure of metal symbolising the

industrialisation and deforestation created by Man, casting its shadow over the Winter

Wonderland. The animals on the winding eco-bridge made of willow branches are fleeing

towards the tree of sanctuary. At the foot of the tree is a herb spiral, which showcases a

snapshot of the plants that people commonly rely on for food and their herbal properties.

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The message of the Winter Wonderland is that it is not too late for us to treasure the last

remaining pockets of wilderness and to play our part in reducing our impact on the

environment.

South East CDC – Gardeners’ Cup 2016 Participants

Fengshan Diamond RC

Kampong Chai Chee Bedok Town RC

Marine Crescent RC

Jalan Senang NC

Limau Estate NC

Bedok Court Condominium

Laguna Park Condominium

Dunman High School

Geylang Methodist School

ITE College East

Nanyang Junior College

MINDS Towner Gardens School

APSN Adult Centre

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North West CDC – Lyrical Play

The Lyrical Play concept and design was developed by community gardeners in the North

West CDC over eight months. Many hand sculpted show pieces and plants within the garden

have been lovingly nurtured by the community gardeners.

Display Highlights

A lyrical pathway that brings to life items mentioned in the classic “One, Two, Buckle My

Shoe” rhyme

Jumbo-sized old school games, hand-sewn and sculpted by the community

Interactive old school games for the public to try

Look out for Joey’s Palm (Johannesteijsmannia altifrons). Its leaves are simple and

undivided, and emerge directly from the underground root stock. Diamond-shaped with

serrated edges, its interesting form makes it a compatible plant to depict a chaptek

display (a traditional Asian game which requires players to keep a weighted shuttlecock,

consisting of feathers attached to a rubber or plastic sole, in the air).

Singapore’s national flower Vanda Miss Joaquim (Papilionanthe Miss Joaquim) and the

carnivorous pitcher plant (Nepenthes rafflesiana), which are named after historic figures

Agnes Joaquim (1854–1899) and Sir Stamford Raffles (1781–1826).

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Lyrical Play’s write-up

The Lyrical Play Garden is created by gardeners of the North West District. Lyrical Play

merges the classic “One, Two, Buckle My Shoe” nusery rhyme with jumbo-sized old school

games to bring both children and adults through a playful and nostalgic adventure unlike

any other. A journey through the garden promises to bring to life this nursery rhyme by

encouraging visitors to look out along the pathway for items mentioned in the rhyme.

One, two, Buckle my shoe;

Three, four, Open the door;

Five, six, Pick-up sticks;

Seven, eight, Lay them straight;

Nine, ten, A big, fat hen

North West CDC – Gardeners’ Cup 2016 Participants

Bukit Panjang Zone 10 RC

Bukit Timah Toh Yi RC

Kebun Baru Link RC (Blk 173)

Kebun Baru Link RC (Blk 180)

Nee Soon South Zone C RC

Sembawang Zone E RC

Stagmont View RC

Woodlands Zone 2 RC (Garden of Bees & Blooms)

Woodlands Zone 6 RC

Chongfu School

Riverside Secondary School

Admiralty West Prison

Al-Iman Mosque

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South West CDC – Candy Floss

The Candy Floss concept and design was developed by community gardeners from the

South West CDC over eight months. Professionally-crafted sculptures and plants

representing the softness of candy floss have been nurtured within the garden.

Display Highlights

Unique representation of candy floss, with spiralling patterns made from plants to

represent cotton floss spinning in a candy floss machine, and a complementary

spiralling sculpture within the dome

Larger-than-life? ant sculptures made of tweed balls

Look out for the use of plants associated with cotton candy’s colourful, fluffy and

sweet smelling characteristics, including the Mexican Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum),

Chinese Juniper (Juniperus Chinensis) and Pink Lantern (Medinilla Magnifica)

The 11 sugar cubes represent the 11 organisations who came together from the

corporate, educational and residential sectors to create the Candy Floss garden

Candy Floss’ write-up

The Candy Floss Garden is created by gardeners of the South West District. Along the path,

visitors should look out for the sculptures of ants made of tweed balls, who are moving sugar

cubes into a dome. Inside the dome are a variety of colourful and sweet-smelling flowers,

which represent candy floss swirling around in a candy floss machine. Each sugar cubes

represents a participating group from the South West District. Look out for unique plants in

the garden such as the Mexican Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum), Chinese Juniper (Juniperus

Chinensis) and Pink Lantern (Medinilla Magnifica) which can mimic the texture of candy

floss.

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Gardeners’ Cup 2016 Participants – South West CDC

Bukit Batok Zone 2 RC Cosy Garden

Bukit Batok Zone 2 RC (2)

Jurong Central Zone D RC

Telok-Blangah Dover Crescent RC

Bukit-Gombak Hillview Garden NC

Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)

ITE College West

Jurong Junior College

NatSteel Ltd

ST Kinetics Ltd

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North East CDC – Fairies Wheel

The Fairies Wheel concept and design was developed by community gardeners from the

North East CDC over eight months. Within the garden are many hand-made items and

creeping plants that have been lovingly nurtured.

Display Highlights

Wheelbarrow with bright pink to deep-red Sweet Williams flowers (Dianthus

chinensis) spilling out. These flat, disk-like flowers have heavily fringed petals that

are carried on slender branched stems

Fairy houses that are hand-painted with details and house fairies all around the plot

A wooden fence, which is home to flowering climbers such as the fragrant Pink

Trumpet Vine (Podranea ricasoliana), with distinct tubular flowers and Tonkin

Jasmine (Telosma cordata) that has heart-shaped leaves and clusters of downward-

hanging yellow flowers that smell of a mix of roses and violets

Fairies Wheel with coloured petunia flowers hanging from its baskets

Fairies Wheel – Write-up

The Fairies Wheel Garden is created by gardeners of the North East District. This garden

follows the transformation of an abandoned village into a magical fairyland. Visitors are

encouraged to look out for signs of magic amidst the chaos. Old wheelbarrows have Sweet

Williams flowers (Dianthus chinensis) spilling out, the dry river bed has slowly begun to show

signs of life again, featuring Agave’s and other succulents. Beautiful creepers such as the

fragrant Pink Trumpet Vine (Podranea ricasoliana), with their distinct tubular flowers, and

Tonkin Jasmine (Telosma cordata) can be spotted within the village boundaries.

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Gardeners’ Cup 2016 Participants – North East CDC

Punggol Coral RC

Rivervale Court RC

Tampines Changkat Zone 3 RC (Golden Carnation)

Tampines North Zone 4 RC

Tampines Ville RC

Loyang Court Condominium

Dunman Secondary School

PCF Punggol East

Association of Muslim Professionals

Muhammadiyah Welfare Home

NTUC U LIVE ECO Club

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Central CDC – Topsy Turvy

The Topsy Turvy concept and design was developed by community gardeners from the

Central CDC over eight months. Visitors will be thrilled by the overflowing colours and

textures that will greet them at the garden. Show pieces such as the TV Terrarium and

Kaleidoscope were hand-made, and the plants were lovingly nurtured by the gardeners.

Display Highlights

Shipwreck on a fantasy island featuring plants from the Platycerium and Tillandsia

families growing underneath a capsized boat

Juxtaposition of gigantic and miniature forms of plants and show pieces

Visually exciting Euphobia Island, featuring coloured Tillandsia and Euphorbia species

towering over the visitors

Topsy-Turvy’s write-up

The Topsy-Turvy Garden is created by gardeners of the Central District. “Topsy-turvy” aims

to bring to life the wild imagination of a child. At the entrance of the garden, visitors are

greeted by the scene of a “Treasure Hunt” inside the TV terrarium, which spills over into the

outside world to become the monstrous gigantic flowers of the chaotic “Euphorbia Island”

draped in coloured mosses. As visitors wander deeper into the garden, they are led to the

spot marked “X”. Here, they are greeted by a capsized boat representing an overturned

reality. At the end of the journey through the garden is a treasure chest overflowing with

yellow flowered Cosmos plant species.

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The garden embodies an odyssey of self-discovery, where the adventure is the uncovering

of one’s child-like innate sense of wonder and curiosity.

Gardeners’ Cup 2016 Participants – Central CDC

AMK Hougang Zone 1 RC

Kampong Glam Kelantan RC

Punggol Hibiscus RC

Thomson Sin Ming RC

Yio Chu Kang Zone 4 RC

Yio Chu Kang Zone 8

Moulmein Goldhill NC

Seletar Hills East NC

ITE College Central

Teck Ghee Primary

APSN Tanglin

MINDS Ang Mo Kio TDC – Kebun Baru Spring RC

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Judging Panel Mr Tan Jiew Hoe, John (Chief Judge)

- President, Singapore Gardening Society

Mr Ivan Heng Ms Srilalitha Gopalakrishnan

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Honorary Treasurer, Landscape Industry Association of Singapore (LIAS) Council Member, Singapore Institute of Landscape Architects (SILA)

Mr Ng Cheow Kheng - Group Director, Horticulture & Community Gardening Division National Parks Board

Judging Criteria Horticulture Quality – 25% • Suitability of plant choice to the environment and theme • Plant quality & health • Display aesthetics (coverage, choice) • Diversity of plant species

Community Engagement – 20% • Quality of plants brought in by the community • Show-standard quality of props created/brought in by community • Number of hours spent pre-show on workshops

Design Quality – 20% • Originality, flair, atmosphere, impact, theatre • Balance of visual elements e.g.: forms, textures, colours, thoughtfully planned and

unified into a pleasing design • Polish and dressing

Innovative Display – 15% • Use of innovative garden elements • Creatively communicated elements

Educational Display – 10% • Adequate presence of signage's for learning and exploration • Meaningful interaction relevant to the plots intent

Display of Theme – 10%

• Clear depiction of show garden theme

• Clear relationship between brief and completed garden

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