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Botanical Gardens in Singapore
Singapore Botanical Garden, lying over 52 hectares, is among the largest botanical reserves in the world. Having millions of plants, a visit to the Gardens is a productive experience for anyone interested in nature. Sir Stamford Raffles, the founder of modern Singapore, established the Botanical Gardens in 1822.
Divisions of Botanical Gardens
Botanical Gardens in Singapore has been divided mainly into four parts: Orchid Garden, Evolution Garden, Ginger Garden and Rain Forest.
Orchid Garden
Orchid Garden is the most visited attraction in the Botanic Gardens. It is located on the mid-western side of the Garden. Lying over a hilly landscape on three hectares, the Garden has approximate 1,000 plant species and 2,000 orchid hybrids.
Evolution Garden
About Botanical Gardens
A botanical garden is a place in which plants are grown and displayed primarily for scientific and educational purposes. A botanical garden consists chiefly of a collection of living plants, grown out-of-doors or under glass in greenhouses and conservatories. It usually includes, in addition, a collection of dried plants, or herbarium, and such facilities as lecture rooms, laboratories, libraries, museums, and experimental or research plantings. Concrete fountains and wall water fountains are often included in the display of botanical gardens.
The plants in a botanical garden may be arranged according to one or more subdivisions of botanical science. The arrangements may be systematic (by plant classification), ecological (by relation to environment), or geographic (by region of origin). The larger botanical gardens often include special groupings, such as rock gardens, water gardens, wildflower gardens, and collections of horticultural groups produced by plant breeding, such as roses, tulips, or rhododendrons.