CLOUD FOREST

Hugging the entrance of the Cloud Forest is a tapestry of assorted plants made up of ferns, orchids, flowering and foliage plants. And it is always a pleasure to see the flowering Neomarica gracilis (common name: Apostle's Iris; Family: Iridaceae), which like the N. longifolia is a walking Iris.

Inside the Cloud Forest are planted with a range of unusual, uncommon or rare plants to create a man-made tropical montane forest. The beautiful Tree Ferns, Magnolia and Slipper Orchid varieties all add to the allure of this picturesque landscape. Small polygonal windows at the Secret Garden frame unique views from which one can see a miniature slice of the landscape beyond the walls, thus creating an element of mystery and secrecy. 

MISCELLANEOUS

These were taken on 11 Mar 10.
The first was a beautiful double-petaled Adenium obesum. I don't think I have seen them in Singapore, so I bought one of them including a few other variegated ones.

The second photo was that of a double-petaled Ochna shrub. Well, I bought not because it is stunningly attractive, but because we have not come across this variety in Singapore yet.

Finally, the always alluring Slipper Orchids never fail to catch my attention again.

There will be more to come.