Gardens By The Bay Singapore Part I

24.11.2011

In commemoration of Thanksgiving today, the Gardens By The Bay article is posted in advance .. ENJOY!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Gardens By The Bay [Bay South] – Located behind Marina Bay Sands, this is a garden with a sight to behold! Spanning hectares, it contains plants from all around the world, either located at one of the themed gardens, inside the Cloud Forest or Flower Dome conservatories, or planted onto one of the 18 Supertrees! From baobabs found in the Mediterranean region to Singapore’s very own national flower, it can all be found at Gardens By The Bay, right inside the city!

During the Gardens By The Bay preview, in conjunction with the World Orchid Festival held last week (13 – 20 Nov), The Flower Dome, Heritage Gardens, Dragonfly Lake as well as the Golden and Silver Gardens were open for viewing.

The Flower Dome consist of olive trees, palms and baobabs, among other plants, that thrive in the Mediterranean climate! With the temperature-controlled cool environment inside this conservatory, it allows these plants to be seen in Singapore.

The Heritage Gardens, which celebrates the unique Singapore identity, showcases plants that play a role in Singapore’s three main ethnic groups, as well as the colonial heritage. They form up the Chinese [Not to be confused with the Chinese Garden in Jurong haha], Malay, Indian and Colonial Gardens that will be showcased in this post.

The Dragonfly Lake seems to be not completed yet, and I think there will be fishes in the lake when the Gardens officially open next June. There are two man-made islands within the lake, the Nibong and Dragonfly Islands. The Dragonfly Bridge that spans across the lake connects the Garden Bay Bridge that links from Marina Bay Sands to the Gardens By The Bay.

The Golden Garden & Silver Garden contains 3 towering Supertrees each. Each Supertree is clad in stunning flowering climbers, with a gold and silver-theme respectively.

When the Gardens officially open in June 2012, there will be more additions such as the Cloud Forest, Supertree Grove that contains 12 Supertrees, The World of Plants, Tadpole Play Garden, The Meadow, Water Lily Pond, Kingfisher Lake, as well as dining choices, such as the famous Satay By The Bay. The tallest Supertree will also house a dining outlet at the TOP!!

In this first post of the three-part series on Gardens By The Bay, 24 photos [in conjunction with today's date 24.11.11, Thanksgiving] will focus primarily on the Heritage Gardens, as well as the site plan of the Gardens and some other shots.

The 2nd post, in early December, will showcase the Dragonfly Lake and Supertrees, while the final part in mid-dec will focus on The Canopy and the Flower Dome.

Do leave your comments at the end of the post Happy Viewing!

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UPDATE!

Part II is up! Click here for the Dragonfly Lake and Supertrees!

Part III is up as well! Click here for the Cloud Forest, Flower Dome and The Canopy!

Click on each photo for a larger view, especially the site plan to get a more detailed view of the gardens!