This garden was established in 1859 and was designed by Lawrence Niven, whose work reflected the English Garden style that influenced the emergence of numerous English landscape gardens and public parks from the 18th century until this period.
It was early morning so the garden was very quiet as the tourists had not arrived.
There are three different areas: The Learning Forest, National Orchid Garden and the various themed gardens(such as the Ginger Garden, Healing Garden, Fragrant Garden, Foliage Garden and the Evolution Garden).
My husband and I chose to go to the Orchid Garden first. I am fascinated with orchids. I have been nurturing an orchid for almost three years. New leaves have sprouted, but I have had no luck with it flowering.
Entering into the orchid area, I can not find the words to describe the beauty. The vibrant colors of red, orange, yellow & pink were breath-taking.
I was impressed with a white orchid plant that was named in memory of Diana, Princess of Wales.
After going through the Orchid Garden, we proceeded to an area where we discovered the Jelawai tree. This tree was very impressive as it stands 153 feet and is at least 150 years old.
As we continued our walk, we could hear some rustling among the leaves. As we got closer to the noise, we noticed that in front of us was a lizard that was at least three feet long. We found out that this was a Monitor lizard. They can get as large as nine feet. I definitely wouldn't have wanted to come across a nine foot lizard. Believe it or not, this lizard plays an important role as scavengers in biomass decomposition and recycling.
If you are ever in Singapore, this is a must see!
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