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Singapore Botanic Gardens
Contact:
Address: 1 Cluny Road
Singapore 259569
Tel: (65) 6471-7361
Fax: (65) 64737983
e-mail:
info@sbg.org.sg
Website:
http://www.sbg.org.sg Categories: Parks, Nature Reserves, Singapore Tourism
Attractions Company Profile: Gardens run by the Singapore Parks
Board viz. Singapore Botanic Gardens and National Orchid
Garden
Beginning in 1928, Professor Eric Holttum, Director
of the Gardens from 1925 - 1949, set up laboratories
and conducted the first experiments in orchid
breeding and hybridisation. The results of these
experiments, free flowering and hardy orchid hybrids
laid the foundation for the multi-million dollar cut
flower industry. Since then, outstanding hybrids
have been cultivated in the Gardens and received
recognition worldwide.
By the mid 1960s, the Gardens was taking a leading
role in the greening of Singapore. To meet the need
for urban landscapes and recreational areas, the
Gardens' staff became involved in supplying planting
material and in plant introduction to increase the
variety and colour in road side and park plantings.
In 1973, the Botanic Gardens merged with the Parks
and Trees branch of the Public Works Department,
which became the Parks and Recreation Department.
In 1988, a big leap forward occurred when Dr Tan Wee
Kiat became Director of the Gardens. While the
Gardens remained committed to its role in making
Singapore a Garden City and meeting recreational
needs, renewed focus on being a leading
international institution for tropical botany was
established. Excellence in botanical research,
education programmes and preservation of the
cultural heritage of the Gardens were emphasised.
Under Dr Tan's direction, the 3-hectares National
Orchid Garden, a major tourist attraction today, was
established.
In June 1990, Singapore Botanic Gardens came under
the management of the newly formed National Parks
Board. The Gardens embarked upon a comprehensive
improvement programme to bring it to the forefront
of botanical and horticultural activity by the 21st
century. Dr Tan became the Chief Executive Officer
of this new National Parks Board. In July 1996, the
Ministry of National Development merged the National
Parks Board and the Parks and Recreation Department
into a single authority to look after the greening
and beautification of Singapore. The name of the
authority, a statutory board remains as National
Parks Board. Dr Chin See Chung took over the
challenging role of Director of the Gardens. Besides
continuing the Gardens' traditional roles in
research, education and conservation, Dr Chin is
steering the Gardens on a long term upgrading
programme to provide better public facilities and
amenities. New attractions, such as the Ginger
Garden, Evolution Garden, Coolhouse and the
Children's Garden are being added to keep the
Gardens relevant as a leading destination.
Under the stewardship of Dr Chin, the Gardens is
geared towards entrenching itself as a tropical
botanical institution of international renown, a key
tourist destination and a flagship park.
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