Botanic Gardens -Singapore
What is ‘Nature’s Birdsong?’ Ethan Putterman on the Joys of Singapore’s Famous Botanic Gardens Enjoying the July sunshine at Singapore’s famous Botanic Gardens, Ethan Putterman muses that few places in the world are so lovely in summertime. “It has everything,” says Putterman, a devoted lover of nature who even named a child, Walden, after Henry David Thoreau’s celebrated book of 1854. “The orchids are lovely, and of every different shape and color! It’s why I raised my kids here. And it’s why children from all over Singapore and Asia visit together with their parents every summer and throughout the year. The warm weather allows it whatever the season.” A twenty year resident of Singapore, Putterman muses that such stunning flora is the country’s hidden secret, “when people think of Singapore, the first thing that comes to mind isn’t flora or fauna but commerce, architecture and a great university.” A former professor in the Department of Poli