f shade for park goers. The rolling hills are great for picnicking, kicking a ball around or just generally hanging out with friends. Lovely flowering plants, beautiful bronze sculptures, a few big ponds with gorgeous lotuses dotting their surface are some of the attractions of the gardens. Remember to save those stale bread and cut crusts to feed the colourful Japanese kois, and the lazy tortoises. The gardens is magical because when you step inside, cocooned in the vastness of the greenery, you see no tall skyscrapers and hear no traffic noises - you can almost make-believe you are not in busy, bustling Singapore.
As an additional attraction to enjoying the gardens, the Singapore Symphony Orchestra often performs free concerts in gardens as part of the Classics in the Park series. There is no better way to enjoy the gardens than to pack your own picnic basket, come on down when the sun is setting, on a lazy weekend to spend an hour on the grass with a thousand or more like-minded park-goers. Kids kicking balls, dogs chasing kids, kids chasing dogs - everyone finds their own fun in the gardens, especially during these events.
Anyone who says Singaporeans only stay in the air-conditioned bubble of malls and cinemas and shun the outdoors, just need to come to one of these concerts. You will see a different side to the people and the city.
