Gardens by the Bay is a park spanning 101 hectares (1,010,000 m2) ofreclaimed land in central Singapore, adjacent to the Marina Reservoir. The park consists of three waterfront gardens: Bay South Garden, Bay East Garden and Bay Central Garden.
Gardens by the Bay is an integral part of a strategy by the Singapore government to transform Singapore from a “Garden City” to a “City in a Garden”. The stated aim is to raise the quality of life by enhancing greenery and flora in the city. First announced to the public by Prime Minister, Mr Lee Hsien Loong during the National Day Rally in August 2005, Gardens by the Bay is intended to become Singapore’s premier urban outdoor recreation space, and a national icon.
An international competition for the design of the master plan, held in January 2006, attracted more than 70 entries submitted by 170 firms from 24 countries. Two firms – Grant Associates and Gustafson Porter – were eventually awarded the master plan design for the Bay South and Bay East Gardens respectively. The park has proven extremely popular for event planners, with demand so high that the park has to limit the number of events to three per week.
FLOWER DOMO
The Flower Dome is the lower but larger of the two, at 1.2 hectares (3.0 acres). It replicates a mild, dry climate and features plants found in the Mediterranean and other semi-arid tropical regions (e.g. parts of Australia, South America, South Africa).
The Flower Dome is 38 metres (125 ft) high and maintains a temperature between 23°C and 25°C, slightly lower at night.
The Flower Dome features 7 different “gardens” as well as an olive grove with a bistro and a central changing display field has also been incorporated to enable flower shows and displays to be held within the conservatory.
- The succulent garden and The Baobabs are found in the elevated section. This is a display of plants from the most arid zones including numerous cacti and other succulents as well as Baobab trees and a number of other succulent trees and shrubs. Plants in this section are mainly from the most arid warm temperate zones i USA, Mexico, Africa and of course from Madagascar.
- The Australian garden contains plants from warm temperate arid and semi-arid zones in Australia including the famous Wollemi Pineand some Eucalypts.
- The South African garden contains plants from a wide range of zones in South Africa including Protea, the national flower of South Africa and Strelitzia.
- The South American garden contains plants from temperate semi-arid zones of South America including the Monkey puzzle tree and the Chilean Wine Palm.
- The Mediterranean garden contains plants from the area around the Mediterranean sea including for instance Stone Pine, Cork Oakand Canary Island Date Palm.
- The Californian garden contains some plants from California.
TRANSPORT CONNECTIONS
Rail
The nearest MRT station is Bayfront MRT station but with Gardens by the Bay MRT station opening in 2021, it will add greatly to the accessibility and connectivity for passengers from various parts of Singapore.[10]
Bus
Service 400 serves the Gardens by passing the fourth bus stop from Marina Bay MRT station along Marina Gardens Drive.
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