2020-03-01_Wanderlust

DIDYOU

KNOW?

Morethan 700

di  erentplant

speciescoverthe

18 Supertrees,

including

Singapore’s

nationallower,

theorchid

S

ingaporeisoftencalled

‘Asia’sgreenestcity’

andattheGardensby

theBayit’snothardto

seewhy.Thisfuturistic

horticulturaloasis,covering 101

hectares,highlightshowSingapore

isleadingthewayinsustainabilityby

becominga‘cityinagarden’.

HeadirsttoBaySouthGardento

explorethethreeconservatories–

thelargestbeingtheFlowerDome

• andperuseninegardensand
  plantsfromivedi€erentcontinents
  beforemakingyourwaytoFloral
  Fantasy,whereyou’lljourneyacross
  fourwhimsicallandscapes.InCloud
  Forest,climbthroughthemistup
  the35m-tallCloudMountaintosee
  theworld’stallestindoorwaterfall.
  Lookupasyouexitandyou’ll
  spottheiconicSupertreeGrove,

18 verticalgardensreaching25Ž50m

inheight.WatchthesunsetatBay

EastGardenforapanoramicskyline

view,thenreturntothegrovetosee

theSupertreeslightuptomusic.

Theparkhasbeendesignedwith

sustainabilityinmindbycollecting

rainwater,generatingsolarpower

andusingenergy-e“icientcooling

technologies.It’safeastforthe

senses,andagreenphenomenon.

Gardens by the Bay, Singapore

Plant power

The Supertrees

are carbon-neutral

as they create

as much energy

as they consume

Dreamstime

1° 28’ N, 103° 86’ E

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