Weekend Bonsai Nursery Hours in Punggol: Crafted Identity

Crafted Identity opens its bonsai greenhouse on Saturday and Sunday from 2pm to 7pm, and the owners say they prefer you book even then. From Tuesday to Friday it is open by appointment only, and Monday is not listed at all. The studio sits in Greenhouse A13 at City Sprouts Punggol, 50 Punggol East Road, Singapore 828826, in the inner row of greenhouses behind Wao Fitness. For anyone hunting a bonsai nursery in Singapore that stocks Japanese shohin rather than mall ficus, this is one of the few addresses worth the trip to the northeast.

The one rule that matters here is written on the studio's own About page: contact them again before heading down, because the team is sometimes away at external events. You can also email craftedidentity@gmail.com, but a WhatsApp the morning of your visit gets the fastest answer. Turning up unannounced on a Saturday afternoon can work, yet a two-line message saves a wasted journey to the far end of Punggol.

Getting there is simple once you know the route. Take the Punggol LRT East Loop to Riviera station (PE4) and walk five to seven minutes to the City Sprouts compound. Drivers come in from Punggol East Road, turn left onto Tebing Lane and park at the extreme left of the carpark. Some workshop listings print the address as 21A Tebing Lane, which is the same compound reached from the lane side, so either address in a map app will get you to the gate.

Adrian Tan founded Crafted Identity, and the business registered with ACRA on 23 July 2015. Its oldest blog post dates from September of that year, and in 2026 the studio ran an 11th anniversary sale at Booth C5 of the Planters Market during Singapore Garden Festival on 4 July. The studio calls itself a bonsai and styled plant studio, and most of its trees are sourced from Japan. That sourcing is the reason to come, since few local sellers carry this many imported junipers.

Alongside the bonsai, the greenhouse holds staghorn ferns, kokedama moss balls, hoya, air plants, orchids and small kusamono accent plantings, plus a shelf of crystals and gifts. The mix makes it a good stop when you need a present for someone who likes plants but has never kept a tree. The serious material, though, is on the benches of mame and shohin bonsai, the miniature classes that fit on an HDB windowsill or a condo balcony ledge.

Prices are posted on the online shop, so you can set a budget before you go. A Mame Itogawa Shimpaku juniper with shari and jin deadwood, already in a Japanese pot, is listed at S$468. A shohin Shimpaku is S$388, a shohin Japanese Chirimen is S$348 and a shohin Pyracantha, which fruits in orange clusters, is S$298. These are finished trees with years of wiring and carving behind them, not starter plants, and stock changes as each one sells.

Junipers and black pines need full sun to stay healthy in Singapore, so they suit an exposed balcony rather than an air-conditioned room. If your flat has little direct light, ask about the indoor ficus and the lava root trees used in the indoor workshop instead. Adrian and the team will steer you toward a species that matches where it will actually live, and that conversation is the main advantage of buying in person over clicking through the web shop.

Most first visits start with a class, and the Signature Kokedama Workshop is the gentlest entry at S$88 per person with materials included. A dated session on Thursday 1 October 2026 ran from 2pm to 3.45pm, which shows the classes are still being scheduled. The Indoor Zen Tree Styling Workshop runs about two hours and starts from S$98, rising to S$150 for a lava root tree and S$180 for a Banko ficus. The Staghorn Mounting Workshop costs S$150.

The four to five hour Shohin Bonsai Workshop is the serious option. It costs S$198 per person with Pearl Juniper or Japanese Black Pine, S$228 with Taiwan Juniper and S$328 with Japanese Shimpaku, and you leave with a styled tree. The Chinese Penjing Workshop lasts two and a half hours at S$100, and it can be paid with SG Culture Pass credits through SISTIC. Several workshop pages say bookings are currently weekdays only and need at least two participants, so bring a friend.

Crafted Identity also looks after trees while owners travel. Its bonsai staycation takes a minimum stay of one week, with weekly rates set by size, and a combined staycation and repot package runs from S$120 to S$380. Repotting for a mame or shohin tree under 20cm costs S$35 to S$60. Styling and revival care starts at S$80 per tree, and a one-off home or office visit is quoted from S$80 as well. The services are run under Adrian's direction, according to the studio.

For a tree you bought elsewhere and are slowly killing, bring it in a bag with a photo of where it normally sits. The team can tell you whether it needs repotting, more light or simply less water, and the revival service exists for exactly that case. It is far cheaper to spend S$35 on a repot than to replace a juniper that has gone brown at the tips over a wet monsoon month.

The greenhouse's future at this address is not settled. Mothership reported on 2 September 2026 that the Singapore Land Authority would not extend the City Sprouts lease, because the land at 50 Punggol East Road is needed for future housing and must be returned by 31 December. AsiaOne then reported on 4 October 2026 that four master tenants of the site would be offered an extension of up to one year, to the end of 2027, and that City Sprouts would offer its farmers space at Pasir Ris Park.

Crafted Identity's own site has not announced a move, so the Punggol greenhouse is where you will find it this October. That uncertainty is one more reason to send a WhatsApp before you travel, and a good reason to visit soon if you have wanted to see the benches in person. If the studio does relocate, the same number and Instagram account, craftedidentity, are the channels most likely to carry the news first.

After the greenhouse, walk west to Punggol Waterway Park, the long canal park that runs along Sentul Crescent and cuts through the whole of Punggol town. The boardwalks and bridges make a pleasant hour at the end of the afternoon, when the light softens over the water. If you want a meal or a cold drink first, Waterway Point at 83 Punggol Central sits right on the canal beside Punggol MRT, about one LRT ride from Riviera station.

Nature lovers can push further to Coney Island Park, reached by the Punggol Promenade Nature Walk, where casuarina woods and wild grassland feel a long way from the potted junipers you just admired. It makes a good contrast with the studio, since you can see how these species grow when no one is pruning them.

Address: Greenhouse A13, City Sprouts Punggol, 50 Punggol East Road, Singapore 828826. Hours: Saturday and Sunday 2pm to 7pm, appointment preferred. Tuesday to Friday by appointment only. Email: craftedidentity@gmail.com. Nearest station: Riviera LRT (PE4), five to seven minutes on foot. Parking: Tebing Lane carpark, far left. Workshops: kokedama S$88, indoor styling from S$98, shohin from S$198. Bring a bag for any tree you buy, because junipers in Japanese pots tip easily in a taxi.