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Green on the equator

Garden City

There are more than 300 parks and four nature reserves. Supertree Grove at Gardens by the Bay is a visual emblem, yet NParks manages a wider network of local gardens. The UNESCO Botanic Gardens sits in the heart of the island. Sentosa adds a green coast facing the sea. The idea is not one planting but layered greenery between towers. Everyday pocket parks and open ground-floor spaces in housing estates belong to daily life. Supertrees gather solar and rainwater functions as well as spectacle. In midday heat, seek shade in a park rather than only mall corridors. Garden City planning answers an island without a hinterland. Walk between parks on tree-lined routes when you can; the green network is meant to be used, not only photographed. Rain showers pass quickly under canopy, so a light umbrella completes a park loop. Pair a formal garden visit with a smaller neighbourhood park to see the same policy at two scales. That layered greenery — reserve, botanic garden, waterfront park — is how a dense city-state keeps tropical shade within walking distance of towers.

A network of parks and reserves.

300+ parks