Visitors to the Singapore Botanic Gardens can now walk on a ridge-top hiking trail which leads to the highest point in the gardens at around 40m above sea level. Along the way, there are plants from habitats found in the tropical hills of SEA, including carnivorous plants like the Raffles’ Pitcher Plant. The new trail, called the Mingxin Foundation Rambler’s Ridge, opened on Sat as part of the 8ha Gallop extension at the botanic gardens. “The Gallop Extension, located along Gallop Road, will strengthen the buffer for Singapore’s first UNESCO World Heritage Site against urban development,” said NParks. Another new attraction which opened on Saturday is the OCBC Arboretum. Described as a “living library of trees”, the arboretum is touted as the first of its kind in SEA which houses more than 2,000 specimens of over 200 species of dipterocarps – giant forest trees that can grow up to 80m tall. An IoT system is used to remotely and continuously monitor the trees and their environment as they grow.... Continue Reading