Evolution Garden

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The Evolution Garden at Singapore Botanic Garden is a 1.5-hectare area that provides a time journey through the plant kingdom from 4,400 millions years ago till today. It demonstrates past changes, from the fiery planet of antiquity to the time when life was only in the oceans, to the age of ferns, cycads and dinosaurs and to the modern world of beautiful flowering plants. How do plants evolve and adapt over time? On the entrance of the Evolution Garden, you will encounter columns of stones which are petrified tree trunks (fossilised) remains of real ancient tree. The petrified tree trunks have been completely altered and the organic matter has been replaced by Silica. Some of these fossilised tree trunks are be more than 3 metres long and 1 metre in diameter as the Fossil woods weigh a few tonnes. The Evolution Garden has the following themes: Tree of Stone; Lifeless Earth; Beginning of Life; Invasion of the Land; Great Coal Swamp; Rise of the Ferns; Age of Cycads; First Flowers; Flowering of the World; Pine Savanna and Rain Forest. Early morning would be the best time to walk Evolution Garden. Give yourself about an hour or two to walk the trail while reading its commentary.

Evolution Garden is located near Cluny Park Road; near Botanic Garden Footpath; near Cluny Hill; near Tyersall Road; 0.1 kilometre away from Cluny Park; Evolution Garden is geographically located at latitude (1.3171 degrees) 1° 19' 1" North of the Equator and longitude (103.8154 degrees) 103° 48' 55" East of the Prime Meridian on the Map of Singapore.

The locations related to Evolution Garden are represented by the nearest distances two points and may not be nearest by road. For example, Evolution Garden is located 0.1 kilometre from National Parks HQ. Evolution Garden is located 0.2 kilometre from Bukit Timah Gate. Evolution Garden is located 0.2 kilometre from Nat'l Parks Board HQ. Evolution Garden is located 0.3 kilometre from Rain Forest, Botanic Gardens. Evolution Garden is located 0.4 kilometre from Gallop Park.

Cluny Court 0.6km, Serene Centre 0.6km, Coronation Plaza 1km, Tanglin Mall 1.6km, Tudor Court 1.7km, Tanglin Place 1.7km, Tanglin Shopping Centre 1.7km, Tanglin 1.7km, are places to shop (shopping mall, shop houses) located near Evolution Garden.

Nat'l Orchid Garden 0.4km, Visitor Centre 3km, Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall 3.7km, Jelutong Tower 3.9km, Robertson Walk 4km, Fort Canning Gothic Gate 4.3km, Singapore History Museum 4.3km, Fort Canning Gothic Gate 4.4km, are places of interest (attraction) located near Evolution Garden.

Prata Cafe Building 0.5km, Adam Road Food Centre 0.8km, Greenwood Village 1.9km, Hard Rock Cafe 1.9km, Old Chang Kee Kiosk 1.9km, Commonwealth Crescent Food Centre 2km, Mcdonald's Queensway 2.1km, Holland Village Food Centre 2.4km, are eating places (food court, cafe, hawker food) located near Evolution Garden.

Singapore Management University 0.4km, Nanyang Pri Campus 2 0.7km, St Margaret's Secondary School 0.7km, Nanyang Pri Campus 1 1.1km, Nanyang Kindergarten 1.1km, Hwa Chong Junior College 1.2km, Raffles House Preschool 1.4km, Singapore Chinese Girls' School 1.5km, are places of learning (school, college, university) located near Evolution Garden.

Rain Forest, Botanic Gardens 0.3km, Shaw Foundation Symphony Stage 0.4km, Small Coconut Plantation 0.5km, Eco Lake, Botanic Gardens 0.5km, Botanic Gardens 0.6km, Jacob Ballas Childrens Garden 0.6km, Ginger Garden 0.7km, are parks, playgrounds, open fields or commons located near Evolution Garden.