Gardens by the Bay

We recently went to Gardens by the Bay to run a 5k with work.  We only got to see part of the Gardens so we decided to head back and see the rest.  On the plane ride over to Singapore I had watched the National Geographic Megastructures episode about the Gardens so I was excited to see this engineering wonder up close.  The Gardens were built on 250 acres of reclaimed land and has three very notable structures which can be seen in the picture below.  The Gardens were built with an innovative sustainable design which also makes them very unique.

Supertrees, Flower Dome, and Cloud Forest

We first walked around the free sections of the Gardens which seemed quiet and isolated.

We found some interesting topiaries 

And some large old tree trunks

Next we headed to the Cloud Forest conservatory and it was amazing!

The Falls inside Cloud Forest

Derek and I in front of The Falls

Cool view of the Marina Bay Sands from inside the Cloud Forest

Top of the Cloud Forest

Looking down from the top of the Forest

Such an amazing place

Looking down The Falls

One of the rivers at the bottom of the forest

Lion carved out of an old tree trunk

After the Cloud Forest we headed over to the Flower Dome.

Cactus Garden

This tree is bulging because it stores water like a jug

A look down at the gardens and seasonal flower display

Love the architecture.  The retractable sails are out to block some of the sunlight

One of the smaller water trees

Some beautiful hibiscus 

We may not have fall weather but we have some fall flowers!
We had to take some fall time photos. 

One of the many photo-op stations

Makes us miss the cool fall weather!

We bought tickets to do the Skywalk, which is a walkway suspended between some of the Supertrees, but a thunderstorm was rolling in so we decided to wait until another day.   We will definitely be back to Gardens by the Bay!