Floral display ushers in the Lunar New Year

To celebrate the Lunar New Year, Gardens by the Bay is showcasing a display called "Asian Tales" in the Flower Dome. The inspiration for the display comes from Chinese brush paintings of scenic mountains and valleys.  Large mountains feature in the display surrounded by fields of flowers that have significance to the Lunar New Year. As 2015 is the Year of the Goat - goats have been sculpted out of wood and also chrysanthemum and marigold flowers and are scattered throughout the display.

The mountains

The goats

Looking down

Keeping watch

Yuan bao - good luck coins

Marigold goats

Fire crackers

Celosias are popular during Chinese New Year

Marigolds

The goat - made out of painted moss

Marigold and chrysanthemum goats

Information signs around the display

Chrysanthemums

Dahlias feature throughout the display as they signify good luck and prosperity

Jonquils beginning to bloom

Goat amongst dahlias

Christmas Wonderland at Gardens by the Bay

Gardens By the Bay have created a beautiful European style Christmas Wonderland in the gardens around the Supertree Grove.

Gigantic Luminarie light sculptures feature throughout the display and were constructed and  imported from Italy. In the middle of one of these sculptures, snow making machines projects snow several times a night creating a White Christmas experience in the tropics.
Also imported from Italy is an illuminated bandstand that plays host to carollers at various times.
A 200 year old Spiegeltent, from the Netherlands is being used as a unique dining experience. The Spiegeltent interior is lined with mirrors and stained glass making it an opulent setting for diners.   Visitors also can experience a European-style Festive Market selling festive treats and gifts.

Luminarie gateway to the Christmas Wonderland 

The Spiegeltent

Lighting  for the market stalls

Luminarie light arena

Luminarie light detail

The Supertrees and Luminarie lights

Inside the arena 

It's snowing 

Crowds enjoying the snow

The market stalls

Luminarie sculptures

The Cassa Armonica

Luminarie arch

Supertrees and Christmas tree

Yuletide in the Flower Dome

To celebrate Christmas, the Flower Dome at Gardens by the Bay has been transformed into a festive theme with a gleaming tower,  miniature village , topiary reindeer , snowmen and of course Santa.
Various Christmas trees are decorated throughout the Dome as well as poinsettias, lilies, holly and red and white begonias adding colour to the festive display.
To cope with an increase in visitors the opening times of the Flower Dome have been extended.

Banners in the gardens

Wise Wee  

Lichen Snowman

Noble Fir Christmas tree

Santa and Reindeer

Tower with Reindeer

Red and white Poinsettias

A decorated Buxus

Rudolph the red nose reindeer

Part of the village

More of the village

The main display

A fireplace ready for Santa 

Flowering heaths decorated with ornaments

Information about different Christmas traditions and customs feature throughout the display

Christmas candy store

Poinsettias and Christmas trees

Snowmen

Santa

The tower at night

The display at night

Smoke from the chimneys