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s<strong>it</strong>e of what was once <strong>the</strong> Pearls Centre, a Ch<strong>in</strong>a<strong>to</strong>wn shopp<strong>in</strong>g mall, <strong>is</strong> now a patch of “<strong>in</strong>terim space” that will later be built on.<br />
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long grasses are grow<strong>in</strong>g dur<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> circu<strong>it</strong> breaker period. Image: Rob<strong>in</strong> Hicks/<strong>Eco</strong>-Bus<strong>in</strong>ess<br />
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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 />
W<strong>it</strong>h many green spaces closed due <strong>to</strong> social d<strong>is</strong>tanc<strong>in</strong>g measures, accessible grassy verges<br />
become an even more important feature of c<strong>it</strong>y life dur<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> stressful shut<strong>down</strong> period. Pui<br />
noted that wild greenery evokes a sense of freedom and creativ<strong>it</strong>y that managed plants don’t.<br />
Wilder areas are also better su<strong>it</strong>ed for a more susta<strong>in</strong>able way of liv<strong>in</strong>g, and are more resilient<br />
<strong>to</strong> wea<strong>the</strong>r changes than managed planted areas, which require more care, Pui said. Recall<strong>in</strong>g a<br />
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