Singapore Botanical Garden and National Orchid Garden

I spent a while today walking around the Singapore Botanical and National Orchid gardens. The orchid garden was magnificent! I can’t imagine the thousands of hours that are involved in upkeep here… the paths were bordered by annual blooms presented as though they are ordinary landscape hedges, but up close it was clear that much of the ‘landscaping’ was in portable pots that are rearranged and re-staged depending on what is blooming when.

I also really like the idea that when a dignitary visits they get a plant named after them. Much nicer than a jewel-encrusted scepter or whatever other kind of weird hosting gifts countries usually extend to each others’ leaders.

(As usual, click photos to enlarge.)