don't be such a hard ass honey. Compassion. Just the fact that his garden is
teaching children that have already lost connection with the land is in his
favor. That he knew better than to plant on land that wasn't his is in
effect, we don't own the land, the land owns us. We don't OWN this planet.
We just reside here. We should all be stewards of this earth on which we
dwell. It feeds, clothes, nourishes and provides us with life. That he knew
better isn't the point. Sometimes the laws have to be broken or bent a bit.
It's not like he's got a pig farm in the middle of the city. It's a garden
for shits sake. There are examples like this in cities across America and
most of them are pointed out as good things. When we lose contact with the
earth we won't last long because connection to the earth and her intricate
web and balance teaches us more than just gardening. It teaches us about the
complexities of life here. Maybe it's easier to garden on his own than to
get the "approval" of the government where he lives. And he's done it for
so long...........but obviously I'm talking to a wall. Sometimes Cereoid you
amaze me at your need to just jump in and kick someone. Ahhh well I still
love you, despite yer tendencies to be so condesending sometimes. You are
knowledgable, and you have a wonderful dry wit about you.

madgardener zone 7, Sunset zone 36 where I garden as I please, and gardened
as I pleased when I lived in the city.
"Cereoid-UR12-" wrote in message
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Should we be supporting the man's foolishness?

The dude brought the problems upon himself.

He knew better than to plant on land that wasn't his.

He knew he was breaking the law but did it anyway.

He should have tried to set up a public garden from the beginning.


David Hill wrote in message
...
Came across this on another news group..........

"If only the world had more Mr William Ng's
PCG wrote in message
...
Everyone... pls write to the MPs (Minister of Parliament) of Hong Kah
GRC
in
support of Mr. William Ng.
To find the email address of the MPs, check
http://www.parliament.gov.sg/Parliam...Htdocs/hh.html

Humane Earth Loving People (HELP)
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http://sg.news.yahoo.com/030922/5/singapore49575.html

If you are a Choa Chu Kang resident, you may have noticed a small garden
nestled between a school and a HDB flat .
But beautiful as it may be, the garden may soon be gone as it is
illegal.
Sunflowers, orchids, herbs and many other fruit trees and plants lie on
this
little patch of sunshine nestled between Block 551 in Choa Chu Kang
Street
52 and De La Salle School.

And the greenfingers behind this, is 48-year-old William Ng.

His love affair with plants began years ago and has literally bore
fruit,
from guavas to chikus!

In fact, his efforts have resulted in the sprawling 3-metre tall
sunflower
plant which at last count, had more than 40 flowers!

With a school just next door, the garden has also become an extension of
the
classroom.
"When I was planting the tapioca, some students ask me, 'hey uncle, why
are
you burying the wood in the soil for what?' It makes me feel our younger
generation, really needs to gain general knowledge about plants," said
Mr
Ng.
But his garden won't be here for long.

The Hong Kah Town Council is asking Mr Ng to join the Resident's
Committee's
Gardening Club and to move his plants to the Club's plot of land about
500
metres away.

This, it said, is because individual residents cannot plant on public
land.

But Mr Ng hopes some of the plants can stay.

"I'm worried that the plants when they're transferred to another place,
some
would die," he said.

There isn't a deadline to move just yet, but the Town Council said it
will
work closely with him to decide the fate of the plants."


David Hill
Abacus nurseries
www.abacus-nurseries.co.uk