Changi Airport’s very own nursery will be holding an open house from 6 to 7 and 13 to 14 December 2024, from 9:00am to 3:00pm. Look forward to hands-on workshops conducted by Changi Airport’s Horticulture team and festive plant sales.
If you didn’t know, Changi Airport has its own in-house nursery where it grows some of the plants and flowers you see in and around the terminals. The Changi Airport Nursery is home to 50 species of plants spanning across its 3-hectare compound (about the size of 6 football fields). With more than 600,000 plants across the four terminals, Changi Airport’s horticulture experts are always hard at work to ensure that the gardens and greenery in and around the airport flourish, providing an oasis for travellers flying through Changi.
At the Changi Airport Nursery Open House, three workshops will be available – the Sunflower Care 101 workshop, the Glass Garden Making workshop, and the Wiggle into Composting workshop.
These small seedlings will eventually bloom into a bright, vibrant sunflower.
The Sunflower Care 101 workshop, lasting 1.5 hours, includes a guided tour of the nursery and a hands-on session where you will transplant sunflower seedlings and bring home your very own pot of sunflower! The staff will also share about the recent Sunflower Sojourn in Changi Airport, where over 5,000 sunflowers were planted across the terminals and at Hub & Spoke.
The mini-sized terrarium is perfect for adding greenery to your home.
If you’re looking for a low-maintenance plant to green up your space, consider signing up for the Glass Garden Making workshop, where you’ll create and take home an open terrarium! In this 1.5-hour workshop inclusive of a guided nursery tour, you’ll learn basic propagation techniques, from selecting the ideal planting mediums for plant cutting to learning precise cutting techniques to keep your plants growing strong. You’ll also learn about the fertilizers and plant-safe chemicals you can use at home!
Plus, the first 60 participants will get an exclusive Changi Airport Tower figurine which you can use in your terrarium creation!
Get immersed in nature by participating in the Wiggle into Composting Workshop.
For something more hands-on and interactive, look to the Wiggle into Composting workshop. In this one-hour workshop, you’ll learn about how earthworms are used at the Changi Airport Nursery to improve soil conditions and get to handle live tropical earthworms. You’ll also learn how to manage a worm bin and how Changi’s horticulturists care for them.
More details about the workshops:
Sunflower Care 101 & Glass Garden Making workshop
- Duration: 1.5-hours long
- Cost: $45 (inclusive of refreshments)
- Timeslots:
- 9:00am – 10:30am
- 11:00am – 12:30pm
- 1:00pm – 2:30pm
Wiggle into Composting workshop
- Duration: One-hour long
- Cost: $36 (inclusive of refreshments)
- Timeslots:
- 9:00am – 10:00am
- 11:00am – 12:00pm
- 1:00pm – 2:00pm
You can sign up for the various workshops on the Changi App, downloadable on the App Store and Google Play Store.
Festive Plant sales will also be taking place at the Changi Airport Nursery during this period. Bring holiday cheer into your home with an exclusive selection of festive plants such as Christmas trees and poinsettias. Admission is free!
You can get to the Changi Airport Nursery by taking bus 9, 19 or 89 (alight at Opp Changi Beach CP3,Bus Stop No. 95079). Parking is free if you’re choosing to drive, but parking lots are available on a first-come-first-served basis due to the limited carpark spaces. For more information, visit the Changi Airport website here.
Whether you’re a seasoned gardener or a new plant parent, there is sure to be something for everyone. Bring your friends and family to explore Changi Airport Nursery’s Open House now!