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environment at rimbun dahan

A giant monitor lizard in the lower pond at Rimbun Dahan, photographed March 2008 by Angela Hijjas.

The 14-acre garden at Rimbun Dahan is an attempt to develop a Malaysian style of landscaping using indigenous planting material from South East Asia.

The garden is open to the public when there is a current art exhibition on display.

On the first Saturday morning of every month, Angela Hijjas leads a naturalists' tour around Rimba Ilmu , the botanical gardens of University Malaya, in association with the Malaysian Nature Society.

An overview of the history, concepts, landscaping, wildlife, and art that make the Rimbun Dahan garden unique.	The botanical names, common names and brief descriptions of some of the plants found in the garden at Rimbun Dahan.
Regular updates on the wild and cultivated flora and fauna at Rimbun Dahan.	Public statements about the importance of nature conservation in Malaysia.
Angela Hijjas writes for the magazine of the Malaysian Nature Society on issues of contemporary landscape, gardening and conservation, based on her experience with her garden at Rimbun Dahan.

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