Launch of the National Orchid Garden

Launch of the National Orchid Garden

"Even in the sixties, when the Government had to grapple with grave problems of unemployment, lack of housing, health and education, I pushed for the planting of trees and shrubs. I have always believed that a blighted urban jungle of concrete destroys the human spirit. We need the greenery of nature to lift up our spirits.”

– At the launch of the National Orchid Garden, 20 October 1995