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da<strong>is</strong>ies grow<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> a green space at Outram Park, central S<strong>in</strong>gapore. The space will eventually be developed <strong>in</strong><strong>to</strong> a<br />
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complex. Image: Rob<strong>in</strong> Hicks/<strong>Eco</strong>-Bus<strong>in</strong>ess<br />
condom<strong>in</strong>ium<br />
23/06/2020 <strong>In</strong> <strong>pictures</strong>: <strong>Nature</strong> <strong>is</strong> <strong>thriv<strong>in</strong>g</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>locked</strong>-<strong>down</strong> S<strong>in</strong>gapore—<strong>is</strong> <strong>it</strong> <strong>time</strong> <strong>to</strong> reth<strong>in</strong>k <strong>the</strong> c<strong>it</strong>y <strong>in</strong> a <strong>garden</strong>? | <strong>News</strong> | <strong>Eco</strong>-Bus<strong>in</strong>ess | <strong>Asia</strong> <strong>Pacific</strong><br />
But could neat, orderly S<strong>in</strong>gapore wear <strong>the</strong> “scru y” natural look? Th<strong>is</strong> <strong>is</strong> a c<strong>it</strong>y where a<br />
compla<strong>in</strong>t from a resident about unevenly cut grass <strong>in</strong> public areas made national<br />
headl<strong>in</strong>es. Lum said that aes<strong>the</strong>tic tastes change, as <strong>the</strong>y have done <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> Un<strong>it</strong>ed States and<br />
Un<strong>it</strong>ed K<strong>in</strong>gdom, where wild owers have replaced manicured <strong>garden</strong>s <strong>in</strong> horticultural design.<br />
“If people come <strong>to</strong> accept a more natural look and see <strong>the</strong> value <strong>in</strong> beautiful <strong>in</strong>sect life, <strong>it</strong> could<br />
become <strong>the</strong> new normal.” Alternated plots of longer grass that provide refuge for <strong>in</strong>sects when<br />
<strong>the</strong> grass <strong>is</strong> cut would be a good start<strong>in</strong>g po<strong>in</strong>t, he said.<br />
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