Saturday, March 11, 2017

Report # 70 Singapore, Republic of Singapore March 10, 2017 Friday Partly cloudy & 89 degrees Part # 2 of 3 87 Pictures

The gardens continue……

 

 

Insects will drown in the little slipper part

 

Miniature blossoms

 

Waterfall in the Cool House

 

Sure was nice in here

 

Some orchid roots are not parasitic

 

Waterfall

 

Nice respite

 

Resembles a mountain environment

 

White is always nice

 

Hybrid combo

 

Exotic palms

 

The mist house is outdoors

 

Detailed blooms

 

Red

 

All colors

 

Winning hybrids

 

Multi-colors

 

Perfect display

 

Everyone is different

 

All winners

 

A lot of work to maintain

 

Spotted purple

 

They all look nice

 

Pink

 

Pale yellow

 

Striped

 

Is that cool or what?

 

Orange

 

Apricot shade

 

Tiniest of flowers

 

Go well together

 

Brown and purple

 

A difficult one to breed

 

These orchids were covered with shade and misted from above

 

They need moisture

 

They love the heat

 

So pretty

 

Prize-winning

 

Yes, light green

 

Deep pink/yellow

 

Great combo for dress colors

 

Looked like velvet

 

Touch of pink

 

Can't pick our favorite

 

This might be it

 

Smaller blooms, but more of them

 

Each one is perfect

 

Garden pottery

 

Look, a squirrel

 

One lone dove

 

Trellised walkway

 

Meandering paths

 

Every square inch is planted

 

Maintained well

 

Even the houseplants bloom here

 

Hidden fountain

 

Odd type of blossom

 

The blossom had a bloom

 

Nice for shade

 

Spotted yellow orchid

 

Terraced fountain

 

Cool spot to stand

 

Cooling water falling

 

Small fountains

 

Some are upright

 

Others cascading

 

Pathway orchids

 

Tiered fountain

 

Bronze cranes

 

Back into the main garden

 

Back at the clock tower…more tourists arriving

Heliconia

 

Tropical plants

 

Love these colors

 

Real or not?

 

Back at the fountain

 

Can find cold drinks here

 

Banty chicken and three chicks

 

Back-tracking

 

The garage area where the Bee's Knees is located

 

Grassy knolls

 

Yellow is good

 

Watch out for bees

 

A type of wisteria

 

Star flower

 

Back down to the MRT

 

Long way down