What is the Secret Garden?

It is a 30.000 square feet rooftop garden, 35 metres above the ground in the 1 Utama shopping mall complex. It was opened for public viewing on 25th May 2009, but it was only a few days ago that Aric and I visited it, more than 15 years later 😉 .

Most of my Malaysian friends know about this Secret Garden, but not many have actually visited it. One reason may be that the garden is open only on Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays, from 10 am to 10 pm. Another reason could be that it can only be reached by lift and only one of the many lifts in 1U goes to this garden.

We went on 31 October, Deepavali. The shopping mall was crowded, but in the garden there was almost nobody.

Of course we took many photos. Here is a selection, there are about 500 different species.

The garden is well-designed with many winding foot paths.

Here are flowers and general views. without comments.

There are benches where you can rest and enjoy the peaceful atmosphere.

A beautiful pond

There is even an (articial) waterfall. The other picture shows a marble statue, donated by Dr Francis S.P. Ng, a former Deputy Director-General of FRIM. He was engaged to design and manage the Secret Garden. More info here .

A very unusual growth. Aric managed to take a picture of it, pointing his camera upwards.

Some more pictures.

It was a very nice experience. We will come back soo, in the evening, when the garden lights are on.