Writer: Ryan Su & Wilson Wong • Photos: Benedict Tay • Available online 5 Mar 2005
It was another humid and scorching day on 20th Feb 2005. The heat apparently did not stop a handful of Green Culture Singapore (GCS) members from gathering to have a plant bazaar. For many of us, this was the first time we saw for ourselves the faces behind the nicknames we used to identify one another in the forum. What's special about this Plant Bazaar is that it was the first plant bazaar that GCS members ever had. We were grateful towards greenhorn who offered to have the Plant Bazaar held at his residence. Located off the Simei Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Station, the three storey house provided ample space for all to gather. The air-conditioning, which must not be forgotten, provided much relief from the sweltering heat outside! Also was he kind enough to have his maid to prepare delectable finger food for all of us which included fried chicken and French fries. As
greenhorn had a collection of Tillandsias for sale, members known
to be extremely active in the bromeliad's discussion thread - benetay,
ExK, ryan, sianned and Wilson - did not fail to turn up. The bazaar
was also attended by non-Tillandsia growers such as orchid-lover
noodle and our African violet guru, bluefly and his family. He brought
a good number of plants which he had ghrown from leaf cuttings himself
to distribute to the members. Another African violet lover turned
up who did not reveal his nickname used in the forum. I am still
trying to guess his nickname. Tsk tsk!
There was a twenty percent discount on Tillandsias so many members grabbed this opportunity of this great offer and bought home many plants, including Ryan who bought a huge duratii, clumps of sticta and even a nice flowering ionanatha 'Albino' for his good friend Wilson! A huge array of ionantha was also available for the picking, including the albo-marginata, huamelula, 'Conehead', rubra, var. ionantha and the more common 'Fuego', which was in clumps hanging out in the garden. Greenhorn also had a small collection of lithops out in the backyard, together with rows of xerographica wedged in between two bamboo poles for support. He even had one huge flowering one at the main display area, which was an air well, that was definitely a sight to behold! Other interesting tillandsias for sale that day included the very sleek "Curly slim", somnians and hammerii. These were picked up by the more discerning enthusiasts, namely Exk and Benetay. We were also in great discussion about the future prospects for Green Culture Singapore. So lo and behold for new events and exciting changes to your favorite plant forum! Hence we urge all members to join us in fun-filled sessions to meet up with fellow plant-lovers! |
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