Our 251st entry in this blog is our trip to Singapore’s Flower Dome in Gardens By The Bay. I am so excited to get in here as I love to take photos of flowers 🙂 And we were surprised that the area is cold, in fact very cold!

The Flower Dome is the largest greenhouse in the world as listed in the 2015 Guinness Book of World Records at 1.2 hectares (3.0 acres) and replicates a cool-dry mediterranean climate.

It features a changing display area, the flower field, and eight other themed gardens. We are so happy it is not that crowded today. Maybe that’s the reason it is too cold. It looks hot in the picture but I was thinking to get a jacket in this area. hehe. 🙂

The themed gardens are The Baobabs, Succulent Garden, Australian Garden, South African Garden, South American Garden, Olive Grove, California Garden and the Mediterranean Garden.

These eight gardens exhibit exotic flowers and plants from the Mediterranean and semi-arid regions from five continents. They also have fun designs like the dragon below. And a lot of hidden designs that will surprise you.

The flower displays, located predominantly in the flower field, are six to eight horticulturally-themed shows held annually.

Each flower display reflects different seasons and festivals, focused on one type or a collection of plants and flowers such as dahlias, cherry blossoms, tulips, roses, and poinsettias.

The Flower Dome also features several sculptures, such as a collection of 40 different driftwood animals by James Doran-Webb, Bruno Catalano’s La Famille De Voyageurs, and Yayoi Kusama’s Kei-Chan.

Get up-close with unusual plants native to a range of unique habitats – from the Mediterranean region, to South African savannas and arid deserts!

In there brochure: Be awed by the Flower Dome’s beauty and its sheer size — this cavernous cooled conservatory holds the Guinness World Record for the largest glass greenhouse! Come explore and learn more about this innovative mega structure that literally brings the world’s flora under one roof.

The Flower Dome’s volume is equivalent to 75 Olympic-sized swimming pools.

The Flower Dome is covered with 3,332 glass panels.

Temperature in the Flower Dome ranges from 23°C to 25°C. It really feels much colder than this. The Flower Field Hall accommodates up to 1,000 people. Maybe at this time, we are just around a 100-ish people.

And that’s our quick visit to the flower dome. I was made to choose between Flower Dome or Flower Fantasy (as we don’t have a lot of time to explore everything) and I chose Flower Dome for now. I hope we can come back and will visit the Flower Fantasy next time. 🙂