Exploring Jurong Lake Gardens - Grassland, Alstonia and Rasau Walk
Tucked at the western end of Singapore within the Jurong Lake District and not too far away from both Chinese and Japanese Gardens, is the picturesque family friendly Jurong Lake Gardens. It is conferred as the third 'national' garden in Singapore, the first being the historical and Unesco World Heritage Site english garden theme Singapore Botanic Gardens with its world-class National Orchid Garden , and the second is the newer, the 10 years old Gardens by the Bay with its two thematic conservatories or domes and 18 super trees. Jurong Lake Gardens is a huge garden which resembles more like a park, with its wide-open concept and an array of interesting sections as you will learn below. It is touted as a people's garden to differentiate between Singapore Botanic Garden with its history on research and heritage, while Gardens by the Bay showcased sustainability efforts. In urban Singapore seeing the open vast grassland dotted with rustic looking observatories is such a pleasa...