Gardens By The Bay Singapore Part III
29.12.2011
Gardens By The Bay [Bay South] – Located behind Marina Bay Sands, this is a 54-hectares 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!
The description below is similar to what has been said during the first part of this series. Click here to view Gardens By The Bay Part I and here to view Gardens By The Bay Part II. If you’ve viewed before, you can scroll down to view the pictures.
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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!!
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In this last part of the series, 28 awesome shots of the 2 conservatories as well as The Canopy that provides a shelter between the 2 conservatories can be seen below. One of them is the Flower Dome while the other is the Cloud Forest. Only the Flower Dome was open for preview. However, one shot below was taken outside the glass structure of the Cloud Forest that provide a glimpse of what it is all about. The Cloud forest is divided into 11 main areas. A pre-show like area leads you from the entrance at the Upper Level to the 9 sections along a slope that houses different kind of plants, namely the Succulent Garden, The Baobabs, Australian Garden, South African Garden, South American Garden, Mediterranean Garden, Olive Grove, California Garden and Flower Field. An interactive section leads visitors to the exit at the Lower Level. There is a store unit that should house a shop or food store in future when the Gardens officially opens as well.
Click here to view Gardens By The Bay Part I if you haven’t done so to take a glimpse of the Heritage Gardens, as well as the Site Plan. After that, do visit Gardens By The Bay Part II here for a preview of the Supertrees!
I would like to say a Big Thank You for all the support all of you have given to this series. And hopefully the 70 photos uploaded through the 3 parts have provided a preview for Gardens By The Bay.
Do leave your comments at the end of the post 
Happy Viewing!
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Click here for photos on Christmas in Singapore 2011.
Click on each photo for a larger view, especially the photo with the overall site plan of the Flower Dome!
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- View of the Flower Dome Exterior
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- The Canopy
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- Cloud Forest Entrance
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- A sneak peek into Cloud Forest
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- Flower Dome Exterior
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- Flower Dome Entrance
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- “Pre-show” like area
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- Site Plan of Flower Dome
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- Gardens By The Bay Logo Structure
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- Overview of interior
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- Succulent Garden
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- The Baobabs
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- The Baobabs
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- Unique plant at The Baobabs
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- Australian Garden
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- South African Garden
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- South American Garden
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- Olive Grove [1000 year old tree!]
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- Olive Grove
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- Mediterranean Garden
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- Californian Garden
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- Flower Field
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- Flower Field
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- Shot of the different themed areas
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- Unit that houses a store in future
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- Interactive Area
Click here to view Gardens By The Bay Part I if you haven’t done so to take a glimpse of the Heritage Gardens, as well as the Site Plan. After that, do visit Gardens By The Bay Part II here for a preview of the Supertrees!
Do leave your comments below Thanks!
Wishing everyone a Happy New Year 2012 in advance!
