Singapore Garden Festival 2014

Singapore Garden Festival 2014 – Asia’s biggest flower and garden show is now at Gardens by the Bay! This year’s event is held at the Bay South Gardens, spanning three areas: The Meadow, Supertree Grove and Flower Dome. Enjoy beautiful photos from the show here.

This is a big festival, so I won’t even attempt to cover the event in its entirety. Enjoy these photos that were snapped during my quick walk around many extensively-themed displays.

The last Garden Festival was held at Suntec Convention Centre. Well, I think the festival could find no better home now.

Start off with a walk around the Landscape Gardens – you can get beautiful photos if the skies are clear. Come early in the morning!

Full Circle? – designed by Andy Sturgeon

Vertical – designed by Brendan Moar

Sacred Grove – designed by Andrew Wilson and Gavin McWilliam

There are some cuter sights that will delight the young ones.

Some gardens fans will definitely recognise the Share-A-Plant display.

There are 8 balcony gardens, which could set off some new ideas of how to beautify your home. But I was more interested at the gardens built next to it. The Community in Bloom garden displays:

Five teams are competing for the Gardeners’ Cup. Certainly some unconventional ideas were explored here (There was a display that uses several umbrellas)

Apart from vibrant sights, there were some fragrant scents lingering about. These shelves of fruits, for example.

There’s one garden – Sound of the Forest – that’s rather interactive.

Once the morning sun was out in full intensity, I moved into the tents to view the Fantasy Gardens. Along with the Floral Windows to the World, I would say these are the key highlights at the Meadow.

Perspective – designed by Xanthe White.

Winter Illusion – designed by Kate Hillier and Dan Rutherford

A Garden of Hers – designed by Damian Tang

Tartarus – designed by James Basson

The Celebrations! Floral Table Settings featured some refreshing ideas for that exotically opulent dining experience.

Enchanted Night – designed by Winston Chin. A romantic focal point woven by vertical lines.

Dining in Mangrove – designed by Law Guek Chu. Exotic, almost dark fantasy-like, which quickly reminds one of Pan’s Labyrinth.

Miracle Dining Table – designed by Tan Han Xiang. A space-age dream with that showstopping spiral.

As the event takes place all over the Bay South Gardens, I would suggest setting aside at least 3 hours to leisurely explore the festival grounds. For the first 1.5-2 hours, walk around the Meadow. Spend at least an hour at the Flower Dome for Orchid Extravaganza.

Singapore Garden Festival 2014 (SGF 2014)

16 – 24 August 2014
10am – 10pm daily (Flower Dome open from 9am)

Admission (Local Residents of Singapore)

Adult (Weekday): $10
Adult (Weekend): $14
Child (3-12 years old, Weekday): $5
Child (3-12 years old, Weekend): $8
Senior (≥ 60 years old, Weekday): $5
Senior (≥ 60 years old, Weekend): $8

Admission (Standard)

Adult: $18
Child: $12
Senior: $18

Tickets to SGF2014 include admission to the Flower Dome, where guests can enjoy the Orchid Extravaganza floral display.