Walking amongst the Orchids

My mother in law loves Orchids so it was definitely on the cards to visit them. The choices were, The Botanical Gardens or Orchidville which claims to be the largest orchid farm in Singapore. We went there during the week so it was very quite and some of the attractions like the restaurant obviously only open on weekends. Admission if free and plenty parking available.

The farm is huge so we decided to take a stroll in the "Forrest" to admire the flowers and plants. Never knew there were so many varieties. Hanging, earth bound and very strange flowers although extremely delicate and beautiful.

The number of Orchids species number twice the number of bird species and about four times the number of mammal species. That is amazing. The name comes from the Greek ὄρχις (órkhis), literally meaning "testicle", because of the shape of the root.

The farm has a visitors lounge, spacious thatched roof area for events, parties and corporate functions and sell orchids, ornamental plants, garden accessories and nursery supplies with a in house florist. They harvest between 40,000 to 50,000 stems of orchids daily requiring the services of 20 expertly trained gardeners to process and pack the premium blooms.

Worth a visit and the farm is a stone's throw from the Singapore Zoological Gardens.

Here is a collage of photo's taken