Some 470 hobbyist gardeners woke up early on Sat in the hope of securing a plot at five parks around Singapore. Before registration for a popular community gardening programme opened at 9am, queues had already formed at Bedok Town Park, Choa Chu Kang Park, Pasir Ris Park, Sengkang Riverside Park and Yishun Park, said NParks. By noon, all 220 plots up for grabs were taken up. Said NParks group director for parks Chuah Hock Seong: “All these allotment gardening plots have been fully subscribed.” These plots were part of plans to encourage community gardening. Under the Edible Horticulture Masterplan announced in Nov 2017, more than 1,000 allotment gardening plots will be introduced in 11 parks islandwide by 2019. Registration for new allotment gardening plots in Ang Mo Kio Town Garden West and Jurong Lake Gardens West is slated to open by the end of this year.... Continue Reading