1) The Secret Garden is a 3,000 square meter rooftop garden located above a shopping complex in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
2) It was created in 2009 as the brainchild of Datuk CK Teo and is one of the largest rooftop gardens in Southeast Asia.
3) The garden features about 600 species of drought-resistant plants and uses techniques like biochar soil conditioner to reduce its environmental impact while providing an educational space for visitors.
7. ABOUT 600 SPECIES
OF PLANTS
DRY CLIMATE
PLANT
CLIMBE
RS
EDIBLE
PLANTS
TEMPERATURE &
HIGHLAND PLANTS
ACCENT PLANTS
8. BIOCHA
SOIL
CONDITIONER
Facilitate better air
and water
absorption in the
roots
Half the weight of soil
Lightens the load on
the roof
Reduce carbon
footprint
CO2 is absorbed
by plants and
stored as wood
WOOD
CHARCOAL
TROPICAL, SUB-TORPICAL, RARE AND UNUSUAL PLANTS
16 ZONES OF PLANT ARRANGED UNDER SEVERAL THEME
charcoal chips used as soil conditioner to make it more porous to facilitate better air and water absorption in the roots.
half the weight of soil hence, lightens the load on the roof.
Carbon dioxide is absorbed by plants and stored as wood.
When wood is converted to charcoal, the carbon is locked up securely for a long time.
Using biochar reduces our carbon footprint. Unlike wood, biochar does not decompose easily, so plants grown in this medium are free from soil borne diseases.
The garden uses high performance, building-integrated technologies such as chilled water irrigation sourced from 1 Utama’s air conditioning system to grow temperate plants and a rainwater harvesting system to recycle rainwater for general irrigation, making it energy efficient and environmentally friendly".