Throughout the year, the community, both individuals and corporate partners, has come forward to support the commemoration of 50 years of greening. It gives us hope that Singapore will continue on to be a lush city-state with thriving biodiversity for many years more.

Like many city kids, Darryl would try to avoid animals such as the geckos and lizards in his daily life as he found them scary. However, that changed when he had an opportunity to take a closer look at one while on an adventure trail.

Lawrence Niven spent 15 years of his life developing the Singapore Botanic Gardens. He was responsible for excavating Swan Lake, laying out the Gardens’ curving roads and paths, and created the band parade area. That he is responsible for the Gardens’ celebrated landscape design is almost certain, but what is known about his life?