Bukit Canberra - Themed gardens

It is located on top of a historic relic of Canberra House – a swimming pool constructed post-World War II by the British army.

The nature playgarden encourages creative, child-directed play amid nature, fosters a sense of adventure and discovery that builds a child’s self-esteem and independence. This playgarden comprises 5 different play elements: the bamboo trellis, sand pit play, log trail, logs and beams, and tiny hills. 

This garden features a wide variety of plants commonly used in cooking. Among them are herbs and other species used in local cooking.

The Fruit Orchard features shrubs and trees that produce popular fruit consumed locally, such as the Water Apple (Syzygium aqueum), Chiku (Manilkara zapota), Soursop (Annona muricata), Kedondong (Spondias dulcis) and the Common Guava (Psidium guajava) trees.

The Food Forest is a self-sustaining agricultural system that mimics the structure and diversity of a natural forest. It has plants arranged across multiple layers from canopy trees to ground cover, creating an ecosystem. 

It features agricultural crop species long valued in regional cuisines such as the Noni (Morinda citrifolia), Coffee (Coffea arabica), Cempedak (Artocarpus integer), Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus) and the Date Palm (Phoenix dactylifera).

This native tree (Morinda citrifolia) produces a pungent fruit and is used extensively in traditional medicine to treat fever, coughs, nausea and asthma.

This herb (Stevia rebaudiana) is commonly commercially cultivated for the leaves which are used as artificial zero-calorie sweetener for food and beverages.

The brown fruit of the Chiku (Manilkara zapota) is often eaten raw or used in desserts. The gummy latex that it produces can be used to make chewing gum and adhesives.