GARDENS BY THE BAY - SUPERTREES GROVE

When I first visited Gardens by the Bay back in 2012, I did not have the opportunity to see the Supertrees as I left the place earlier before the trees were lighted up. This time, we stayed a little bit longer and waited for the sound and light presentation at the Supertrees Grove. the show started at about 7:30 p.m. and by that time there were already many people sitting on the grass.

I found that the Supertrees looked breathtakingly beautiful from afar though. 

Here are a few interesting facts about the Supertrees I found from Gardens by the Bay Homepage:

1.Over 162,900 plants comprising more than 200 species and varieties of bromeliads, orchids, ferns and tropical flowering climbers are planted on the Supertrees.

2. 11 of the Supertrees are embedded with environmentally sustainable functions like photovoltaic cells to harvest solar energy.

3. Each Supertree consists of four parts: a reinforcement concrete core, trunk, planting panels for the living skin and the canopy.

SOURCE:

http://www.gardensbythebay.com.sg/en/the-gardens/supertree-grove/visitor-information.htmlhttp://www.gardensbythebay.com.sg/en/the-gardens/supertree-grove/visitor-information.html

Marina Bay Sands Resort - an iconic landmark nearby

That was the end of my very short trip to Singapore with my friends, Puan Sakinah Ismail, her husband and daughter, in one day. It was a very tiring journey, as we got stranded again at Singapore Immigration checkpoint and only arrived in Johor Bahru a few minutes before the clock struck 12. However, we still went to get our late dinner cum supper after that.

Thanks a lot for the time and company, and hope we could do this again some other time in the near future.

GARDENS BY THE BAY - CLOUD FOREST [PART 2]

"If you love nature,

you'll find beauty everywhere."

~ VAN GOGH ~

These were the plants and flowers that could be found in Cloud Forest in Gardens by the Bay. They were "wild" but they were undeniably beautiful. And one place which I believe has a high index of oxygen content and I do not mind to build a house to stay here (except the sound of the cascading waterfall might encourage me to visit the bathroom more frequently).

Click HERE and HERE to see the plants that I saw when I was here in 2012.

GARDENS BY THE BAY - CLOUD FOREST [PART 1]

The other building in Gardens by the Bay is the Cloud Forest. This is a gigantic glasshouse equipped with an artificial waterfall cascading. It is like a tropical forest being preserved in a a very huge glass bottle.

If you are planning to visit this place, make sure you will be wearing a pair of suitable shoes for walking, preferably sports shoes. Definitely no high heels and at certain places, the flooring could be wet and a bit slippery.

using Lego bricks to create exotic plants

Even though it looked as if there was a mountain climb to get up there, I could not even remember how I ended up so high in the air. You just simply have to walk on the elevated ground which was not steep at all and suddenly you will be walking on the bridge.

rock formation

watching a documentary film

The best part of Cloud Forest is that it was so real that I thought that I had done both jungle trekking and mountain climbing at the same time.

GARDENS BY THE BAY - THE FLOWER DOME [PART 2]

"The flower doesn't dream of the bee;

it blossoms and the bee comes."

~ Mark Nepo ~

Some of the flowers seen in the Flower Dome at Gardens by the Bay in Singapore. Sometimes they were just too beautiful I thought they were artificial flowers made of plastic.

There was a special orchid exhibition at the centre of the dome, hence there are more orchids this time.

Click HERE and HERE to see the flowers I saw in the Flower Dome when I first visited Gardens by the Bay back in 2012. I just realized there were no roses this time.