A Gardener's Log

Housed within environmentally friendly kraft paper covers, A Gardener’s Log is a testament to a life spent with the earth. A two-time winner of Singapore’s Best Home Garden Awards with his “wifey”, Thien sensitively recaptures a natural heritage that is fast disappearing.From rediscovering the climbing lily from his grandfather’s garden, to watching Australian parakeets and white parrots dropping by his own, Thien celebrates flora and fauna in all its tropical glory, dispensing handy gardening tips along the way. Journey with him as he discovers a protected species of tree—the tembusu—in his backyard, embarks on planting a vertical garden and marks time’s passage through the flowering Bougainvillea, Datura and tiger orchid.


Styled as a “how-to enjoy your garden” book, Thien’s collection of essays, accompanied by his understated photographs, is best enjoyed by green thumbs and armchair gardeners alike with a glass of Chablis in hand.