Bazaar In the Garden @ Jurong Lake Gardens (June 2022)

In June's Bazaar in the Garden (BIG), join us for a day of fun and exciting programmes! 

Kick-start your day with us through the fun filled series of children's programmes to learn more about the biodiversity in Jurong Lake Gardens!

Following this, spend your afternoon with us and learn about growing edible plants in high-rise apartments, and growing cacti and succulents in our humid environment!

Join us onsite or from the comforts of your home and we hope to see you at BIG.

Online Talks and Workshops

Do register for the number of devices you will be using for the session. If there will be more than 1 participant joining the session under 1 device, please indicate the numbers in the remarks when you are registering.

Children’s Storytelling

9.00am – 10.00am

The rivers gushed out! The birds flew far away ... The elks chewed up all the trees! What was happening to the forest?

Join us and listen to a true science story simplified for children about an apex predator, "The Tale of the Howling Wolves" and learn how to make a paper forest craft.

Click here to register! Slots are limited and available on a first-come-first-served basis.

Jurong Lake Gardens Mystery Game

10.00am – 11.00am

Join us for a session of fun to learn more about the biodiversity found in the Jurong Lake Gardens! 

In this online session, help the mommy White-breasted Waterhen find her chicks and learn more about the biodiversity and attractions in Jurong Lake Gardens along the way!

Do note that children will need to turn on their cameras for the session.

Click here to register! Slots are limited and available on a first-come-first-served basis.

Highrise Edible Gardening (June)

2.00pm – 2.45pm

 Many residents in Singapore reside in high-rise apartments where sunlight and space are limited. Join us online in this talk with Dr Wilson Wong to learn how to grow your edible plants successfully if you are an apartment dweller. Pick up tips on the suitable range of crops to grow and nuggets of knowledge that will ensure success in growing your own edible plants.

Click here to register! Slots are limited and available on a first-come-first-served basis.

Online Gardening Q&A (June)

3.00pm – 3.45pm

Have issues growing plants in your garden? Join us in this virtual meeting to get them answered by our in-house horticulturist, Dr Wilson Wong. This session will be run monthly during Bazaar in the Garden.

Upon successful registration, do send your photos with your questions to JurongLakeGardens@nparks.gov.sg by 22nd June 2022, 5pm if you would like Dr Wilson Wong to have a more thorough understanding of your question. You may also choose to ask questions during the live session without sending photos.

Click here to register! Slots are limited and available on a first-come-first-served basis.

Have issues growing cacti or succulents? Join us in this online talk with Shawn Chen from Greenfingers Singapore where he will be sharing tips and tricks on how to care for cacti and succulents in our humid environment, as well as a list of cacti and succulents that grow more easily locally.

Click here to register! Slots are limited and available on a first-come-first-served basis.

On-site programmes

Biodiversity Tour at Jurong Lake Gardens

Come on down to Jurong Lake Gardens and learn about the rich biodiversity that you can find here! Breathe in the fresh air and listen to the delightful sounds of nature on a free guided walk.

Smell the fragrance of flowers in bloom and take in the sights of the variety of plants in the gardens.

Dress comfortably and wear suitable footwear. Bring along a water bottle, hat and a camera to take lots of photos!

Session 1: 8.00am – 9.00am

Session 2: 8.15am – 9.15am

Click here to register for Session 1! Click here to register for Session 2! Slots are limited and available on a first-come-first-served basis. Please sign up for either Session 1 or Session 2. Duplicate sign-ups will be removed.

MOLLY the Mobile Library (June)

Join us as we bring the library closer to you!

We have books for all ages and you can look forward to borrowing and returning books all in the same place.

Do remember to bring your library card and Trace-Together device! Due to Safe Management Measures, we are limiting to 5 persons on board and not more than 15 minutes dwell time. Please note that entry on board the vehicle is via Vaccination-Differentiated Safe Management Measures (VDS).

Event will be held at Wave Plaza near Forest Ramble.

About MOLLY the Mobile Library

As part of the National Library Board’s commitment to promote reading and making books available to all children, MOLLY® the Mobile Library provide access to a large collection of children’s books, along with services like book borrowing and returning, at selected pre-schools, Special Education (SPED) schools, or communities with little access to libraries.

MOLLY® the Mobile Library comprises of one big MOLLY bus and two mini-MOLLY buses, which carry thousands of books and visit special education centres and pre-schools, kindergartens and childcare centres in the Housing and Development Board (HDB) estates.

The latest edition – MOLLY® 3 – is equipped with new features such as a wheelchair lift, a magnetic whiteboard for activity sessions, and customised child-friendly book stations at a convenient height for young readers that allow children to borrow and return books by themselves.

This event is brought to you through a collaboration between NParks and National Library Board.  

Compost Days! Bazaar in the Garden x Project Black Gold

Come and join us for an hour of fun with the community compost team at Jurong Lake Gardens. Find out how JLG's compost makers make compost, and how the finished compost benefits their soil, plants, and harvest. Project Black Gold will share how community-made compost is probiotic for soil, and why aerobic hot composting is a simple yet effective way to regenerate Earth and neighbourhoods.

Bring along a small container filled with relatively fresh food scraps from home, such as fruit peels, uncooked vegetable trimmings, used coffee grounds, or tea leaves for the community compost. If you wish, you can volunteer to join the compost making action!

Click here to register