Singapore Garden Festival 2008 held at the Suntec City Convention Hall from 25 Jul - 1 Aug. I went there with my mom and ended up with 4 pots of orchids and 1 pot of serracenia (carnivorous plant). Tickets were so much cheaper than the previous festival (which I attended too), and it was half-priced on weekdays! Besides the giant installations, there were also entries for the ikebana competition and inter-school ikebana with a recycling theme, and lots of retail and exhibition booths.
More pictures here in my
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Grasshopper mascot at the lobby.
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Hydrangeas
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I like the giraffes.
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Giant cage with orchids
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Chinese village inspired, there was a fake pond even.
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Marilyn Monroe plant mosiac
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Mao Tse Tung lawn art
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Shiny installation from ceiling to floor.
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Undersea illusion with water ceiling and bubbles. My ex-company's submission. 1st prize in the category.
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Jungle setting with misting & lots of giant nepenthes pitcher plants
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Papua New Guinea's orchid installation, 1st prize in the category.
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Australia's submission with a beach theme.
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7 comments:
I can`t believe how gorgeous everything is! WOW! WOW!
How great that you saved some money at this festival, it`s gorgeous.
It looks fantastic and a lot of fun :). Its amazing what people have created using plants :)
Wow, fantastic photos! I love that giraffe display! Sounds like it was a fun time!
Hi! I'm bloghopping! Wow awesome! I love hydrangeas! and the mosaic is a classic!
WoW! how cool!
Very interesting post, thanks for sharing!
I like your blog overall; very lovely and warm.
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