Big move for Orchard Road's flowers

Big move for Orchard Road's flowers

The flower totems that have been adding a dash of colour to a stretch along Orchard Road will be moved to Sentosa.

The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) said this is because the totems suffered from constant flower pilferage.

Two years ago, the blooms were replaced by bromeliads, but maintaining the plant has also become a challenge.

The STB has called for a public tender to move the totems, between Forum The Shopping Mall and Liat Towers, to Sentosa.

Work is targetted to begin next month and is slated for completion by the end of this year.

During this period, the remaining plants will be removed from the totems and canvasses bearing flower motifs will be wrapped around to protect the steel structures.

The flower totems were introduced in 2009 as part of the Orchard Road Mall Enhancement Works.

STB said it explored various avenues to maintain the totems and uphold the overall image of Orchard Road.

But it made the decision to move the totems to Sentosa after consulting the Orchard Road Business Association, the relevant Tanglin zone stakeholders and the public.

Sentosa will adopt the totems as part of the island's annual floral festival held during the Chinese New Year period.

~News courtesy of Channel Newsasia~