The Secret Garden of 1 Utama

The Secret Garden of 1Utama is located at the rooftop of a 9 storeys building at the 1Utama Shopping Complex. It is opened on weedends only and visiting hours are from 10:00am - 6:00pm. Here is the wonderful part. Visitors are welcome to take as many photographes as they like but smoking is prohibited. Admission is FREE. You just need to register yourself at the entrance. Do wear sunblock and bring along an umbrella or cap as this is an open rooftop concept, visitors may be exposed to the sun and rain.

The view here is breathtaking.

This garden is the brain child of 1Utama director, Datuk Teo Chiang Kok who was concerned about preserving the environment. It was fondly called the secret garden by the few who knew about it because its very existence was not revealed to the public or to most of the shopping centre staff. Previously only accessible through one hidden lift, now it is opened to the public. To read more, click here.

The size of this garden is 30,000 sq ft and it houses 500 species of tropical, sub-tropical, rare and unusual plants. As the brochure says, the soil medium is based on granulated horticultural carbon.

The names of plants and their origins are provided in smal labels at the base of the plants.

The plants in the garden are arranged under several themes such as:

a) Cacti, Succulents & Dry Climate Plants
b) Climbers
c) Accent Plants, Palms, cycads, Giant Aroids, Century Plants, Conifers and Bananas
d) Flowering Trees, Shrubs and Herbs
e) Foliage Plants
f) Temperate and Highland Plants
g) Herbs, Spices & Food Plants

I thoroughly enjoyed my visit here. It is really a great place to go for garden and photography enthusiasts.

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