Showing posts with label Singapore Botanical Gardens. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Singapore Botanical Gardens. Show all posts

17.9.11 - Jacob Ballas Children Garden

After the Evolution Tour, we walked on to find the Jacob Ballas Children Garden which we heard so much about. It is situated inside Singapore Botanical Gardens, which is a vast place. We walked and walked and walked. Fortunately the weather was very good. 

Finally we reached the entrance. Entrance to the garden was free. There was a nice wooden tree sculpture outside the entrance. It claimed to have 500 figurines on it. I tried counting, but lost count halfway.  

It was also a huge area inside the garden. A group of children were playing with water and sand under the scorching sun. 
Walking the maze

The boys were so light, the wooden hanging bridge didn't sway one bit
To our disappointment, the tree house playground was closed for renovations.
2 kids were playing inside this tree.

I've never heard of this tree before. 
Calabash tree

Can you spot the squirrel?
After the garden, we walked and walked, all the way back to the car park, which took around 20 minutes. It started to rain the moment we entered our car. We were lucky! 




17.9.11 - Evolution Tour @ Singapore Botanical Gardens

We joined in the Evolution Tour at Singapore Botanical Gardens, held in conjunction with Singapore's inaugural Parks Festival. Our tour was conducted by an elderly man. He had a lot of enthusiasm. I was impressed that Singapore engages its senior citizens to interact with the public as park guides. I wish we had some sort of volunteer system for senior citizens in Malaysia too. When I visited Adelaide two years ago, I was also impressed to see senior citizens working as tourist ambassadors at the airport, visitor centre, and even our bus coach was a senior citizen.  




Wow, the tree even has lightning protection system installed.
Fig seed
No dogs allowed

This tree didn't look or feel like a tree. It felt like stone. 
According to the sign, when trees are buried in mud, ash or other material, they sometimes become soaked in mineral-rich groundwater. Over time, the minerals, particularly silica can crystalise, slowly turning the wood to stone. Fossils such as these are used to study the history of life on Earth.


A replica of trees in the ancient days
Spores 




The moss-covered stones on the top left resemble broccoli



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