Gardens by the Bay and the vertical garden skyline of Singapur

On the southern edge of Singapur’s Marina Bay, Gardens by the Bay sets out an urban landscape where engineered structures and living plants share the skyline. At its core is a waterfront park spread across more than 100 ha (247 acres), with giant vertical gardens rising above lakes, lawns and themed planting. The project grew from reclaimed land at Marina Bay and crystallised the National Parks Board Singapore’s ambition to develop a “City in a Garden”, with Bay South Garden officially opened on 29 June 2012.

Three waterfront gardens facing Marina Reservoir

The site is organised as three distinct gardens around the Marina Reservoir: Bay South, Bay East and Bay Central, each with its own relationship to water and city. Bay South Garden, designed by Grant Associates, is the largest section, occupying about 54 ha and forming the main visitable landscape of lawns, lakes, conservatories and Supertrees.Bay South Garden Across the water, Bay East Garden stretches along a promenade with views back towards Marina Bay Sands, while Bay Central Garden links the two with a waterfront route between the Downtown Core and Kallang.three public gardens in Marina Bay

The park occupies reclaimed ground beside the Marina Reservoir, a setting that allows water, planted edges and long views to work together. Paths run beside lakes and canals, with bridges bringing pedestrians over waterways between lawns, thematic gardens and event spaces.connecting waterways and lakes The whole ensemble reads as a continuous waterfront landscape but keeps clear identities for each garden section.

Supertrees and the vertical garden skyline

The most striking structures at Gardens by the Bay are the Supertrees, a group of tall steel frames carrying dense planting and branching out into sculptural crowns. There are 18 Supertrees in Bay South Garden, the tallest reaching about 50 m (164 ft) above the ground and supporting an elevated walkway between two of the structures.18 Supertrees up to 50 m Their trunks are wrapped with climbers, epiphytes and flowering plants, turning engineering frames into vertical gardens that mark the park’s skyline.

The Supertrees serve as focal points for different parts of Bay South Garden, with planting palettes varying from one structure to another. They punctuate lawns, lakes and conservatories, giving visitors a series of tall reference points while walking between gardens, and one Supertree carries an observatory deck at the top.Supertree Observatory in the tallest tree At night the Supertree Grove becomes a luminous cluster above the park, its planted trunks and branching crowns lit in synchronised colours against the dark sky.

Glass conservatories and themed gardens

Beside the Supertrees, Bay South Garden is home to two vast cooled conservatories, designed with large-span glass roofs supported by steel grid shells. The Flower Dome is recognised as the world’s largest glass greenhouse, with internal planting laid out in terraces and beds that follow a cool-dry climate theme.world’s largest glass greenhouse Nearby, the Cloud Forest conservatory builds a tall indoor landscape around an artificial mountain and waterfall.

Outside the conservatories, Gardens by the Bay is divided into themed outdoor gardens that explore different botanical and cultural stories. Heritage Gardens align planting with narratives from Singapore’s main cultural communities, while other areas experiment with different plant collections drawn from climates beyond South-East Asia. In total, the gardens house more than 1.5 million plants from continents across the world, excluding Antarctica, creating a broad catalogue of species in one waterfront setting.over 1.5 million plants

Visiting Gardens by the Bay: what travellers from Western Europe should know

• Gardens by the Bay sits beside the Marina Reservoir in Singapur’s central area, south of the Downtown Core and close to Marina Bay Sands. It is directly connected to the Gardens by the Bay MRT station on the Thomson–East Coast Line.
  
• The outdoor areas combine level promenades with longer walking routes, and Bay South Garden includes elevated walkways and an approach that can involve several hundred metres (yards) on foot.
  
• Gardens by the Bay is in Singapur, where the official languages include English, Malay, Mandarin and Tamil, and the currency is the Singapore dollar.
  
• Entry requirements depend on your nationality; UK travellers can check the FCDO travel advice at gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice, Irish travellers the Department of Foreign Affairs at ireland.ie.
  

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Frequently asked questions about Gardens by the Bay

Where is Gardens by the Bay in Singapur?

Gardens by the Bay lies on reclaimed land beside the Marina Reservoir in Singapur’s Central Region, adjacent to the Downtown Core and Marina South.

What can visitors expect during a visit?

Visitors encounter waterfront gardens with Supertrees, large cooled conservatories, themed outdoor planting, lakes, bridges and promenades set against the Marina Bay city skyline.

What makes Gardens by the Bay distinctive among city parks?

The park combines giant vertical gardens, world-scale glass conservatories and extensive planting from many climates, turning a reclaimed waterfront into a large urban nature park.