SINGAPORE: Two conserved houses and a nature-themed playground are among the new features at the Singapore Botanic Gardens' 8-hectare Gallop Extension that opened to the public on Saturday .Located at Gallop Road, this extension is the largest at the Singapore Botanic Gardens since it opened in 1859.Built in 1898, the oldest surviving colonial-era bungalow in Singapore is now home to the Forest Discovery Centre @ OCBC Arboretum, which showcases the country's forest ecosystems.
Visitors hear nature sounds as they enter the area, giving them a flavour of what the forest habitat looks and feels like. COMO ADVENTURE GROVE PLAYGARDEN Did you play with saga seeds when you were little? Visitors can run up and down the giant seed pod of the saga tree or hop on the bright red seeds. Another refurbished colonial-era bungalow on the premises is now a gallery housing Singapore’s first permanent display of botanical art.
Some of the watercolour illustrations are of species that are locally extinct. It highlights how botanical art serves as a contemporary record of plants, just like modern colour photographs.
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