They’re mature – with a history dating back over 150 years. They’re big – over 183 acres and about to get bigger soon. And they’re splendid – they’ve been named a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
These Singapore gardens feature more than 10,000 types of tropical plants.
The gardens include orchids, ginger, palm trees, vines – even carnivorous plants that eat insects.
In 1890, an escaped crocodile (a British colonel’s pet) found its way into Swan Lake. After the croc attacked a gardener, the lake was drained to find it, but by then, the croc had disappeared.