Bonsai Garden at Corporation Walk, Singapore

Picture No 1 : Planning a rough layout. Just behind No 30 Corporation Walk, I found this patch of grass land which was very suitable for a bonsai garden. With the help of some neighbours, I drafted a concept, an ancient Chinese scenery, something which I wanted to do for years. (A large bonsai landscape). Usually, I designed on a tray, but this time an area of about 30 x 10 feet... The small drainage line was meant to be a river running across the landscape. What you are seeing is the front view.

Picture N0 2 : Construction Work began Mr Sim, Chairman of our Gardening Club put his hands on. We used cement to form the foundation of the river. As this is a public area, we did not plan for water to be contained on the river. We built a drainage system so that water would flow away.

Picture No 3 : Forming the river David Tan, a gardening club committee member also put his hands on. Before the cement dried up, small white pebbles were paced on the side of the river. Once the structure was completed, we began planting.

Picture No 4 : arrangement Miniature trees like ficus and Wrightia ( Sui Mei) were used for this landscape. Since, this was meant to be a bonsai garden, we should not use any normal garden flowering plants. It just could not blend. Proportion is very vital to a bonsai landscape. I started to place the plants at this point.

Picture No 5 : The overall picture.

A complete section.






You should double click this picture to see the details.

At this stage, I added the little figurines and mini trees. Did you see the horses?

These pictures will speak for themselves....

Picture No 6 : A close up

Picture No 7 : Like a Suzhou Garden

This area was well blended. Two white horses were there resting, eating grass..

Please double click to enlarge images. We used bamboo sticks to make a Bridge at the far end.

This is the final piece, hope u enjoy