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Wordless Wednesday: Orchids at the National Orchid Garden in the Singapore Botanical Garden

Posted on Jan 21, 2009 under National Orchid Garden, Orchid, Picture/Photos, Singapore Botanical Garden, Sony Ericsson Cyber-shot Camera Phone, Wordless Wednesday | Back to Main

The following photos are orchids taken in the National Orchid Garden in the Singapore Botanical Garden with a Sony Ericsson Cyber-shot camera phone. So do pardon me for the low quality. There are 7 photos altogether, please give it a little time to load.


More Wordless Wednesday.

Yes I know it is supposed to be wordless. Please allow me to say a few words. A close friend of mine had just gotten marry last Friday. On Thursday, we were still driving around, looking for a suitable place for photo taking on his wedding day. We had planned to go to a few locations actually but due to some hiccups, we managed to explore only one location and that is the Singapore Botanical Garden.

The Singapore Botanical Garden sits on a 32 hectares of land in Tanglin, which is very near Orchard Road and the heart of the City. The Singapore Botanical Garden can be accessed easily by public transportation.

This trip has certainly brought back a lot of memories for me. The last time I was in the Singapore Botanical Garden, I was only 6-7 years old; that was more than 20 years ago. However, it didn’t seem to change much. If you are a nature lover, you must definitely pay a visit to the Singapore Botanical Garden. You don’t have to pay any fee. I am very sure you can find a spot inside the Singapore Botanical Garden that will suit you.

If you want to go into the National Orchid Garden, you need to pay a fee of $5. Trust me, it will be very much worth it. We spent at least 1 hour exploring the National Orchid Garden. According to Wikipedia, there are more than 1,000 species and 2,000 hybrids of orchids. I have only taken 7 species. :D

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  1. by Cricket, on January 21 2009 @ 10:14 am

     

    You gave your age away :) That is a sign up being young you know!

    These are beautiful. I can see why you made one stop. We have a Botanical Garden in my city. I love to visit there and so do the children.

    These are such beautiful colors. Everything where I live is brown and dormant right now. Spring is right around the corner.

  2. by jakill, on January 21 2009 @ 12:11 pm

     

    It’s about 45 years since I was in the Singapore Botanical Gardens. All I remember is monkeys and blossom trees. I daresay it has changed a lot anyway. These orchids are gorgeous and pretty good quality for a phone camera.

  3. by Cindy O, on January 21 2009 @ 5:46 pm

     

    OMG!! Such beautiful shots:) My mom loved orchids, so we’d always have them around our home. The colors is so vibrant..excellent photography I must say.

    Cindy Os last blog post..Wordless Wednesday

  4. by CrAzY Working Mom, on January 21 2009 @ 6:53 pm

     

    These are amazing! Very nice job. Thank you so much for stopping by my place and for the EC ad.

    Happy WW!!!

    CrAzY Working Moms last blog post..Emily Grace

  5. by Andrea, on January 21 2009 @ 6:58 pm

     

    Those orchids are beautiful! Nice photos!

    Thanks for stopping by and happy WW!

  6. by Avril, on January 21 2009 @ 9:00 pm

     

    Oh .. simply beautiful! I love orchids - I had orchids in my wedding bouquet many many many years ago!! I have tried to have them as house plants but with no luck. I am now tempted to buy another one .. again .. after seeing your photos. What a beautiful place to visit!
    Thanks for your visit … and by the way .. my hubby was drinking a cold beer !!

  7. by Mrs. D. Lightful, on January 21 2009 @ 9:57 pm

     

    Thanks for stopping by! Your photos are lovely. I absolutely love Orchids. I wish I could have seen them in real life.

    Mrs. D. Lightfuls last blog post..Wordless Wednesday.

  8. by Symphony of Love, on January 21 2009 @ 11:34 pm

     

    @ Cricket, it doesn’t really matter. We must learn to age gracefully. You are right, Spring is just around the corner and come spring, you’ll see all the colours again. :)

    @ Jakill, that is really long ago. It would be really nice to see you coming back again. Not only has the Singapore Botanical Garden changed, a lot of things changed too. :)

    @ Cindy, thank you. Orchids are pretty resilient huh; you can find them in a lot of place. :)

    @ Crazy Working Mom and Andrea, thank you.

    @ Avril, I’m sure you can get them to bloom, maybe just have to research or ask the people who are selling them, how to take care of them. :)

    @ Mrs. D. Lightful, I hope I can send some over to you. But I heard orchids are pretty common in US. Maybe you can try to look for them. :)

  9. by Tanya, on January 22 2009 @ 5:26 am

     

    That second picture looks like it is a sea creature. They’re all so vivid. Very interesting and beautiful flowers! Thanks for sharing.

    Tanyas last blog post..Wordless Wednesday: A peek-from-behind Valentine

  10. by Symphony of Love, on January 22 2009 @ 5:33 am

     

    @ Tanya, you are right, it does look a little like a sea creature. :)

  11. by Laurie (Moo!), on January 22 2009 @ 7:16 am

     

    The orchids are very beautiful! It’s nice to look at them while I look at the snow outside my window.

    Laurie (Moo!)s last blog post..Can’t Get Away From Football

  12. by Tomas, on January 22 2009 @ 7:18 am

     

    Wow, your wonderful photos have pierced deeply into my heart. The shots looked like alive - the beauty was living here. I…I never was at the Singapore Botanical Garden: it is located too far from my homeland, but your wonderful post rescued me from the mourning for that. You pen just made me fly high on the wings of the gratitude and the awe warmed my heart.
    After reading your post (after meeting with your flowers) I see their magical lights everywhere I go now.
    Please visit my blogs. You will not find any Orchids there, but I hope you will smell their aroma there too - Your Orchids filled the whole earth.
    So please click on the links
    http://artmirror.blogspot.com/
    http://candleday.wordpress.com/
    http://arthiker.wordpress.com/
    http://dayfly.wordpress.com/
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    I hope you too will have a good time with my pictures and I will get your feedback.
    Thank you in advance.

    Tomass last blog post..wings of the gratitude

  13. by Diana Rambles, on January 22 2009 @ 7:34 am

     

    Very lovely…even if taken with a phone. And when you said Sony Ericsson Cyber-shot camera phone, you remind me of all the ads/product placement during The Amazing Race Asia. Yup…we are followers of it here in the USA. We love the teams from Singa & Malaysia. (We were expats in KL in 2001)

    Diana Rambless last blog post..Wordless Wednesday: Medusa Cuteness

  14. by Symphony of Love, on January 22 2009 @ 8:16 am

     

    @ Laurie, thank you. It must be pretty cold there.

    @ Diana, thank you. I do not know about the ads/product placement during The Amazing Race Asia. :P

  15. by Symphony of Love, on January 22 2009 @ 8:20 am

     

    @ Tomas, thank you for your wondeful and kind comment. I certainly hope I can spread the beauty of these orchids around the world. :)

  16. by liza, on January 22 2009 @ 9:19 am

     

    hi BK! these orchids are lovely! the colors are so vibrant. happy ww!

  17. by modern mom, on January 22 2009 @ 9:20 am

     

    Beautiful Orchids! Thanks for visiting mine. Happy WW.

    modern moms last blog post..WW - Dawn

  18. by Alvis, on January 22 2009 @ 9:55 am

     

    That’s a lot of orchids! Very nice, colorful pictures. I think my favorite one is the second picture from the top.

    I need to go visit a botanical garden or an arboretum. So many photo opportunities.

    Alviss last blog post..Wordless Wednesday

  19. by Gloria Castaño, on January 22 2009 @ 12:54 pm

     

    WOW those are some beautiful orchids! If I ever have the opportunity to be in Singapore I am definitely going to visit the botanical garden. Thank you for sharing those pictures with us!

    Gloria Castaños last blog post..My work in progress

  20. by Clara, on January 22 2009 @ 1:13 pm

     

    Beautiful pictures of the orchids. I especially like the sixth one. The drift of white orchids is awesome. Thanks for sharing.

    Claras last blog post..Wednesday Hero

  21. by Symphony of Love, on January 22 2009 @ 4:24 pm

     

    @ Modern Mom, Gloria, you are most welcome. :)

    @ Alvis, indeed, there are a lot of photo opportunities. :)

    @ Clara, yes, it is actually quite nice to see a ’sea’ of white when I was taking the shot. They call it the white fairy. :)

  22. by My Bug Life, on January 22 2009 @ 4:39 pm

     

    I love orchids! There are also very unique rare ones and expensive too.

    My Bug Lifes last blog post..Eye Series

  23. by Symphony of Love, on January 22 2009 @ 5:25 pm

     

    @ MBL, you are right, there are some very unique and rare orchids; the 5th one from the top is one of them. In the National Orchid Garden, there is a corner dedicated especially for rare type of orchids. I’m sure they are the one which is harder to find and more expensive. :D

  24. by Guru, on January 22 2009 @ 9:45 pm

     

    Mind blowing orchids. I bet I have never seen Orchids more beautiful than these… I love them a lot and they sure make my life delightful!

    Gurus last blog post..Go green with EcoQuest air purifiers

  25. by Colette S, on January 22 2009 @ 11:37 pm

     

    Woweee these are gorgeous. I LOVE orchids and when I met my mother that was my first gift to her in a potted plant.

    Where is this garden? What country? city? I would love love to go!

    Colette Ss last blog post..Perfected in mama’s kitchen

  26. by Symphony of Love, on January 23 2009 @ 8:07 am

     

    @ Guru, thank you.

    @ Colette, the garden is the Singapore Botanical Garden. :)

  27. by eastcoastlife, on January 23 2009 @ 7:00 pm

     

    I was here on Thursday too!
    At 2.30pm to 4pm, I was having tea and chatting with a staff from NParks on a project with them for my members.

    We missed each other!

    Come down to River Hongbao@ Floating Platform. I’ll be there nightly. There are firecrackers nightly too.

    eastcoastlifes last blog post..River Hongbao 2009 @ Floating Platform

  28. by Symphony of Love, on January 23 2009 @ 7:27 pm

     

    @ ECL, LOL, it’s a small world. But I was there inside the National Orchid Garden most of the time while you must be comfortably seated inside the office? ;)

  29. by iWalk, on January 24 2009 @ 8:42 pm

     

    It’s new year’s eve today!

    I hope you a very happy new year!

    ????!

    ?????????

  30. by grace, on January 25 2009 @ 3:56 pm

     

    That was exactly what I was saying “This is supposed to be wordless”, but after I read your post, I understand why. :)

  31. by Symphony of Love, on January 25 2009 @ 6:53 pm

     

    @ Grace, I couldn’t stop myself from saying something. :D

  32. by Symphony of Love, on January 25 2009 @ 6:53 pm

     

    @ iWalk, thank you. :)
    And wishing you and your family a wonderful New Year of good health, love and wealth.

  33. by Blazing Minds, on January 28 2009 @ 7:45 am

     

    What gorgeous photos, I can just image the second one blown up on canvas and up on a wall, lovely..

    Blazing Mindss last blog post..Wordless Wednesday

  34. by Symphony of Love, on January 28 2009 @ 8:01 am

     

    @ Blazing Minds, thank you.

  35. by gagay, on January 28 2009 @ 8:25 am

     

    my mum used to have this kinds of flowers..

    gagay

  36. by Rita, on January 28 2009 @ 4:13 pm

     

    These are gorgeous! Very nice pictures. Thanks for sharing.

    Ritas last blog post..Mercy Me - When I Finally Make it Home

  37. by Symphony of Love, on January 28 2009 @ 6:22 pm

     

    @ Gagay, I believe your mum like flowers like my mum too.

    @ Rita, it is always a pleasure to share. :)

  38. by Jena Isle, on January 28 2009 @ 11:19 pm

     

    These pictures are truly remarkable…thanks for sharing…could I use one of them? Happy blogging.

    Jena Isles last blog post..A Respite in the Forest

  39. by Symphony of Love, on January 29 2009 @ 12:37 am

     

    @ Jena, thank you; just hope that you would all bear with the low quality. Sure, you can use any one that you like. It is really a pleasure to share these pictures. :D

  40. by gagay, on January 29 2009 @ 7:23 am

     

    yes! my mum loves flowers somuch!

    gagays last blog post..Miss Philippines Earth is Miss Earth 2008

  41. by Symphony of Love, on January 29 2009 @ 8:04 am

     

    @ gagay, LOL! So I think your mum and mine would be good friends. :)

  42. by Jena Isle, on January 29 2009 @ 5:05 pm

     

    I have posted your Orchid 3 picture in one of my blogs Jena Isle’s Mixed bag freebies. Here is the URL.

    Link to picture

    Thanks for allowing me to use it. God bless.

    Jena Isles last blog post..How I Started Earning Money Online

  43. by Symphony of Love, on January 29 2009 @ 6:12 pm

     

    @ Jena, thank you. I’m happy that you like the picture. :)

  44. by gagay, on January 30 2009 @ 2:49 am

     

    can’t hear new from here…

    gagay

  45. by Shinade, on January 30 2009 @ 6:30 am

     

    Oh my it is certainly good to be back blogging. I am slowly making my rounds and trying to get back into the swing of things.

    Oh these are simply beautiful. I live so far away from any major towns that to get a picture like this in the winter time is impossible.

    They are beautiful and you did a fantastic job with the shots.

    I’m also glad you had a good time. I now have you added back into my favorites. I don’t want to miss your lovely pictures!

    Happy Weekend:-)

  46. by Symphony of Love, on January 30 2009 @ 6:54 am

     

    @ Shinade, it’s great to be hearing from you again. Thank you for the compliment; I was doing my best with my Sony Ericsson Cyber-shot camera phone. Hope that you have a wonderful weekend too and have a lot of fun with your up and coming 400MM Telephoto lens. :D

  47. by Shinade, on January 30 2009 @ 6:52 pm

     

    Thanks again BK for dropping by and leaving such a lovely comment. you certainly are an inspiration for me.

    I also order my very first telephoto lens today. Wow my hands were shaking the entire time I was checking out.

    But, with a more powerful lens then hopefully I can spend the summer getting some really good close ups of birds, butterflies, and all sorts of things.

    I hope you have a grand weekend!:-)

  48. by iWalk, on January 31 2009 @ 7:01 am

     

    How about your new year festival holiday, BK?

    I think you already said hello with the God of fortune. And he will give you a lot of help in the golden OX year! :)
    iWalks last blog post..Spring Is Coming

  49. by Jena Isle, on January 31 2009 @ 1:56 pm

     

    Hi BK,

    I used the same orchid picture in my article at associated content. Here’s the URL. Thanks again and more power.

    Link to picture

    Jena Isles last blog post..How I Started Earning Money Online

  50. by Symphony of Love, on February 1 2009 @ 7:39 pm

     

    @ Shinade, I am looking forward to more great shot from you. :D

    @ iWalk, my new year festival holiday was great! Thank you for asking. :)

    @ Jena, you are most welcome. :D

  51. by Mike, on February 2 2009 @ 10:23 pm

     

    I love orchids and have several species in my garden here in Thailand. I have also been fortunate enough to visit the botanical Gardens in Singapore.

    BTW great photographs.

    Mikes last blog post..A Final Farewell to EC.

  52. by Symphony of Love, on February 2 2009 @ 11:32 pm

     

    @ Mike, I would certainly love to see the orchids in your garden. Hope that you have enjoyed your stay in the Singapore previously.

  53. by BerNarD Liew, on February 20 2009 @ 10:17 am

     

    Yoz’s mate, the picture & orchids was beautiful. Without mention, the picture look like taken from professional shooter. May drop by to have a look myself someday, thanks & GoD bless…;)

  54. by Symphony of Love, on February 20 2009 @ 10:58 am

     

    @ Bernard, thanks for dropping by and commenting. Thank you too for the kind comment, I am humbled. Should really take a look at this place. ;)

  55. by work at home dad, on March 24 2009 @ 3:24 am

     

    Nice orchids. I remember my mom have a couple of those orchids in our old house.

    Unfortunately, DSLR cameras are not yet available back then. I wish I could have take some photos too.

    work at home dads last blog post..10 Ways to Write More Effective Ads - Part 10/10

  56. by Symphony of Love, on March 24 2009 @ 5:21 am

     

    @ Work at Home Dad, sayang talaga ha. I believe the orchids in your old house must have been very lovely too.

  57. by Pat Toole, on May 31 2009 @ 2:37 pm

     

    I’ve heard that this is the biggest orchid garden in the world, is that true? I’m sure it must have been a beautiful and amazing experience. Thanks for sharing your pictures.

    Pat Tooles last blog post..Wagner Sprayer Power Products 0417005 HVLP Control Spray

  58. by Symphony of Love, on May 31 2009 @ 3:06 pm

     

    @ Pat, pardon me, while I was looking for the information about the National Orchid Garden of the Singapore, I did not find any information that mentions that it is the biggest orchid garden in the world. So I guess it is not the biggest. :)

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