Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, planted a tree on 9th July 2016 at Sengkang Riverside Park to launch the first 63km of the Round Island Route project, which will tender for Construction soon.
Read MoreKranji Marshes Official Opening Today
Official opening of Kranji Marshes today 1st February 2016
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Countdown to the Opening of Kranji Marshes
Countdown to the Opening of Kranji Marshes
Read MoreSCLD appointed as Landscape Consultant for Round Island Route - Coastal Adventure Corridor
Stephen Caffyn Landscape Design (SCLD) are pleased to announce that we have been awarded the Consultancy for the first phase of the Round Island Route (RIR), a 150Km recreational trail for pedestrians and cyclists around Singapore.
Round Island Route (RIR), Singapore
The Round Island Route is a proposed 150Km long recreational walking and cycling route that circumnavigates Singapore. The RIR will connect existing rural, industrial, civic, residential, recreational, urban, natural, cultural, and historic locations with exciting new features, facilities and elements.
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Sala Lodges Revisited
We were back to visit Sala Lodges in May and the resort is looking great. The resort is also getting rave reviews from visitors and travel writers for its combination of the character of an authentic Khmer village with the comfort and service of a luxury hotel.
Read MoreRice paddies recently replanted at Sala Lodges resort in Siem Reap
The rice paddies at Sala Lodges have just been planted again!
Some friends have just visited Siem Reap and stayed in the resort and took some photos while there.
The Resort just turned 1 year old and we must have had at least 3 rice harvests so far. All the rice (as well as the vegetables, herbs and spices) from the gardens is used in the fantastic dishes prepared for guests.
Read MoreJim & Andy arriving in Singapore soon
The other Directors of our proposed Garden Design Asia (Jim Fogarty and Andy Sturgeon) are arriving in Singapore and will be presenting / participating at the SingaPlural 2014 World Class Design Forumon the subject of 'Where Landscape Craft meets Gaming Fantasy'.
Jim Fogarty will be presenting - "Using BIM and 3D Technology to Communicate Design for Show Gardens" while Andy Sturgeon is "Living in a Dream" (which is what we've been telling him for years!).
Jim and Andy were recently both in NZ to Judge at Ellerslie International Flower Show and have since been featured in the first ever 3D printed miNiATURE Garden Show at the Strand Gallery London.
Andy has also just won 3 awards for a tropical garden at the Philadelphia Flower Show in the USA. Congratulations !
Bird spotting at the Construction Tender briefing - Kranji Marshes
Looking forward to getting the Contractor on board and starting the construction work on the Nature Reserve.
Some of the birds of interest we spotted on our visit:
3 Purple Swamphens (Porphyrio porphyrio)
1 Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
1 Yellow Bittern (Ixobrychus sinesis)
A flock of Red-wattled Lapwings (Vanellus indicus atronuchalis)
Several Long-tailed Parakeets (Psittacula longicauda) - our native Parakeet
1 Kingfisher - just a glimpse, probably a White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis)
Under the Eco-Link@BKE
On the way to the Kranji Marshes tender briefing today we passed under our wildlife bridge Eco-Link@BKE
Fiery Horses in Chinatown Singapore
BBC report on Chinese New Year decorations in Chinatown, Singapore.
In Singapore, almost 90 life-size horse lanterns have been set up along the main road in Chinatown.