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[Above: Grandmother and granddaughter's hat parade. Olive's little pink number is from Petit Bateau, thank you Shah and Jonathan.]

Singapore's National Parks Board recently opened HortPark, a 23-hectare "gardening hub" -- we like hubs in Singapore -- just down the road from our house. We took a stroll there this morning and found the place buzzing with people (including Lee Kuan Yew) out for a Sunday walk ... or sweaty wedding shoot. The gardening hub features 40 sample eight-square-meter gardens, each designed by a different Singapore landscaping shop effectively advertising its services. We got some great ideas for our "garden", which has, er, lain fallow for the last eight years.

The entrance to HortPark, and the new bidge and treetop walk that connects Kent Ridge Park to Mount Faber ...

Picnic in front of our dream house ...

Mickey Mouse plant (ochna serrulata) ...