Tuesday, July 29, 2008

SINGAPORE GARDEN FESTIVAL 2008

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 ALBUM.


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:

Patrizia said...

I can`t believe how gorgeous everything is! WOW! WOW!

How great that you saved some money at this festival, it`s gorgeous.

Bubbles said...

It looks fantastic and a lot of fun :). Its amazing what people have created using plants :)

PAC said...

Wow, fantastic photos! I love that giraffe display! Sounds like it was a fun time!

Milkberry said...

Hi! I'm bloghopping! Wow awesome! I love hydrangeas! and the mosaic is a classic!

tokyobunnie said...

WoW! how cool!

Anonymous said...

Very interesting post, thanks for sharing!

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