SUNANDA1/4 Green Fingers
Channel: 50FACES
Date: 27/04/2015

Learning new things can be difficult, but most of us have the advantage of a teacher. However, there are those who are capable of learning and understanding all on their own, one of whom is Mdm Sunanda. The passion for learning and applying what she has learnt has fuelled Mdm Sunanda through her years and still continues to do so.

Arriving in Singapore after her marriage, Mdm Sunanda stayed for a few short years before moving to Cameron Highlands, Malaysia with her husband in light of his new job and it was there that she first got interested in gardening. As just one of the many evidence of her passion for learning, Mdm Sunanda is a self-taught woman, having taught herself all she knows about gardening solely from books and from visiting many gardens to draw inspiration. It is these precise skills that she would bring back with her to Singapore and use to start up the garden now found at Sree Narayana Mission. As one of the more significant contributions she can recall, Mdm Sunanda is singlehandedly responsible for the creation of the garden. Seeing the opportunity for something great from the empty pots and plants going to waste, Mdm Sunanda enlisted a couple of volunteers and slowly built up her garden. To her credit, 4 years later, the garden is flourishing so well, contractors have been hired to help in its upkeep. Mdm Sunanda can certainly take pride in the fact that the garden is a haven for all; residents who enjoy quiet strolls and visitors for whom the garden provides a peaceful backdrop for them to see their loved ones.