Boon Lay Nature Garden

Boon Lay Nature Garden Transforming parkland into biodiverse garden and forest for humans and wildlife. A project by Foodscape Collective's network

Boon Lay Nature Garden is a communal experiential sustainable gardening plot in Jurong Central Park. Initiated by Foodscape Collective's network with the support of NParks, it is a sandbox where people experiment with regenerative practices to shape biodiverse habitats for humans and wildlife. Coordinating volunteer group update NParks and set guidelines for regulars to work with.

A group of students came with their teacher to donate finished compost made in their school's Aerobin.They were guided b...
11/09/2026

A group of students came with their teacher to donate finished compost made in their school's Aerobin.

They were guided by regular volunteer, Cuifen, to add finished compost at the rain garden and nearby beds. They then watered the beds, and the compost was covered with a layer of mulch.

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Made compost at home or in your school, but don't have a need for the finished compost?

If you have compost that adds life to gardens, email our project coordinating team at

[email protected]

The project is volunteer-driven, and emails may not be regularly checked.

The soil from BLNG is being featured at Living Soil Asia's booth in All is Well Festival --All is Well is part of Impact...
11/09/2026

The soil from BLNG is being featured at Living Soil Asia's booth in All is Well Festival

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All is Well is part of Impact Week, and until this evening.

To join,

get a ticket at https://events.humanitix.com/at-one-all-is-well-2026.

Then, download Impact Week mobile app.

At the event registration area, use QR code in the app to print the festival pass.

Climate Interfaith organised a number of small group sessions at BLNG’s project space over the past few months.Leaders f...
10/09/2026

Climate Interfaith organised a number of small group sessions at BLNG’s project space over the past few months.

Leaders from different religious organisations were invited to gather, explore nature in Jurong Central Park, spend quiet moments observing and drawing, and exchange what they know about their respective religions and what it means to them to care for nature.

We were glad that the Mulberry / Passionfruit Classroom area was just the right size for picnic mats - as was the grass between the Jackfruit / Mango row and the smaller plants!

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Intending to organise a similar group session at BLNG?

BLNG is an open access garden. You can access the garden at any time. Our communal gardening sessions are usually on Thursday mornings or Sunday mornings, although this can change depending on volunteer availability.

If you are planning to hold an activity at the project space, DM or email us to let the project coordinating team know, so we can coordinate with activities and plans.

BLNG project email is [email protected].

BLNG is volunteer-run, so please give us some time to respond.

Recently, on the invitation of one of our occasional food scrap givers, BLNG coordinating team member, Cuifen Pui, gave ...
08/09/2026

Recently, on the invitation of one of our occasional food scrap givers, BLNG coordinating team member, Cuifen Pui, gave a 1-hour sharing on BLNG to a class of undergraduates taking a World Environmental History course at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

As part of their course, the students would be visiting Jurong Central Park, where they would learn more about the place’s history and geography from Cuifen, before deciding on the next steps for their coursework.

We were glad that our communal experimental gardening project could be part of experiential learning on Singapore's environmental history.

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Interested to include BLNG in your course planning?

For enquiries, you can reach out to the education entities in Foodscape Collective’s network: Food Citizen or Living Soil Asia. BLNG’s email is checked less regularly.

Students from Singapore University of Social Sciences helped to build a tepee trellis for butterfly blue pea plants to c...
03/09/2026

Students from Singapore University of Social Sciences helped to build a tepee trellis for butterfly blue pea plants to climb on.

BLNG coordinating team member, Yong Liang, chose this spot so that the trellis can function as a windbreak and curtain for the rain garden. He realised some of the taro plants in the rain garden had fallen over, and recent clearing of plants in the surrounding area may have created a wind channel.

We will be monitoring to see how well the beans germinate, and if the trellis is able to function as anticipated.

BLNG's coordinating team members, Chingwei Chen and Cuifen Pui, shared about the project to interested NParks staff. Ano...
03/09/2026

BLNG's coordinating team members, Chingwei Chen and Cuifen Pui, shared about the project to interested NParks staff. Another team member, Yongliang, was on hand to support with Q&A.

It was a good opportunity to share how this communal experimental gardening space came about thanks to the collaboration of Tomas (of NParks) and independent permaculturist, Tang Hung Bun.

We shared how the project space nearer to the garden shed has evolved to a 'being' garden where people go to rest, meditate, dance, draw, make music, and more.

And how some of us have started little microforest experiments at the other end of the project space.

It was also interesting for us to hear and learn more about Singapore's standards for tree pruning, and NParks' Parks for Health framework!

22/06/2026

Have you seen this patch of taller grass within a staked area near the smaller pond in Jurong Central Park?

This grassland is part of BLNG's project space, where we are working towards shaping a forest for wildlife.

The soil here is challenging. It holds water even on dry days. Water ponds easily, and even when the ground looks dry, you'll find muddy soil or water just 20–40cm below.

Given these conditions, two of our coordinating team volunteers have been taking the lead on experimenting with syntrophic planting techniques. This includes adding plants like Mombasa grass and sunn h**p that produce biomass, build organic matter, and thrive in low-fertility soil. In anticipation of drier weather ahead, they're letting the plants grow as tall as possible.

Over two morning sessions, Cuifen (from Food Citizen) and Dorcas (from Earth to Dorcas) piloted two Living Storybook exp...
26/04/2026

Over two morning sessions, Cuifen (from Food Citizen) and Dorcas (from Earth to Dorcas) piloted two Living Storybook experiences for families with children below the age of 10.

Boon Lay Nature Garden inspired illustrations in a children's picture book co-authored by them. The co-authors were inspired to bring artworks back to the garden.

During the sessions, families get to explore the garden to look for hidden artworks, listen to the book's story, and contribute to artworks.

Here are some photos from the the sessions!

This dish was inspired by harvests from the garden (Belimbing Buluh fruits, Turkey Berry fruits, Sand Ginger leaves, and...
11/03/2026

This dish was inspired by harvests from the garden (Belimbing Buluh fruits, Turkey Berry fruits, Sand Ginger leaves, and Egyptian Star Cluster flowers).

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If you are looking to regularly forage some edibles from the garden, consider joining us as a regular volunteer!

Park visitors do harvest in the garden from time to time. We appreciate it when they walk up to ask before harvesting, and share with us their recipes or knowledge for the food or drink they intend to make with the harvests.

Harvests are to be done mindfully. Remember:

💜 Leave the plant and garden better than you found them

💜 Leave enough edibles for others to harvest too

One of the newest features in the garden! Sandra, one of our newer members, raised an idea to experiment by weaving diff...
09/03/2026

One of the newest features in the garden! Sandra, one of our newer members, raised an idea to experiment by weaving different gardening concepts together: hegulculture, keyhole, and terraced. This is a work in progress.

We look forward to seeing how this latest experiment evolves over the next few months!

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