My Green Space
Issue 17 Vol 2/2013 Apr – Jun 2013
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Cratoxylum formosum

Did you know that it was a Mempat tree that then Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew planted at Farrer Circus in 1963 to mark the start of Singapore's greening campaign?

Native to Singapore, this locally endangered tree is found in freshwater swamps and along forest streams. The Mempat tree is a sight to behold when in bloom. After dry weather, it will shed its leaves and burst into a crown of delicate pink blossoms that resembles the sakura or cherry blossom tree. The tree is also a common sight in our urban landscape – along our roadsides, parks and housing estates, such as Ang Mo Kio Avenue 6 & 8, Alexandra Road (near Lower Delta Road) and Tampines Street 82 – as it makes a good shade-providing tree.

Read more about the Mempat tree on the NParks Flora & Fauna Web at florafaunaweb.nparks.gov.sg.

As we celebrate 50 years of greening Singapore this year, do take the time to appreciate our country's natural heritage.

Photos of Mempat tree and blossom by Ang Wee Foong and Tee Swee Ping.

Lifestyle

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Caring for the community through nature

As a nature lover, I have gone on many guided walks at our parks before.

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Creating Ways for Nature to Travel

Imagine the roads in our urbanised country, enriched with plantings, where birds and butterflies can travel between nature habitats along these corridors.

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Exploring with sParks*

Eager to explore a park but not sure where to start? Scratching your head over where to head for lunch after a stroll in the Singapore Botanic Gardens? Need to answer nature's call while cycling along a park connector?

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Huge Fun, Great Benefits – Skating at Night

Mulling over what else can be done along our park connectors at night? How about inline skating?

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Relive Your Memories at Raffles Place Park

Evoke memories of your childhood when the playground was your favourite hang-out spot. Take a swing or a spin, or have a picnic, all the while travelling down memory lane. Those are the emotions the Playsets of Yesteryears exhibition hopes to elicit from the public.

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Wedding bells ring in the fields

The newly-wedded couple sharing an intimate moment with Sungei Serangoon Park Connector serving as their backdrop.

My Green Space is an online newsletter published by NParks, featuring activities in our parks, gardening tips and conservation issues.