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Title: Gardens by the Bay
Introduction
A family trip to Singapore. I was so excited because I have seen so many eye-catching advertisements about the Gardens by the Bay in Singapore on television. My family was just as excited as I was as all of us could hardly sleep the night before our flight to Singapore. My family and I agreed on visiting Gardens by the Bay which is a nature park located in central Singapore.
Thesis Statement:
The three sites that gave us a deep impression were Supertrees, Flower Dome and Cloud Forest.
Topic Sentence 1
1) The first site we visited was the Supertrees area.
Supporting details:
a) These iconic, tall, unique tree-like structures were sprouting out from a visible distance.
i) I thought these ‘trees’ looked …show more content…

(1) Instances of plants were Sakura flowers, African Baobab trees, Ghost trees, blue California Lilac.
b) Inside the dome, a collection of plants all over the world were present, which made the place seemed like flower paradise!
i) I saw many olive trees here and one of them was a thousand years old which could still bear flowers and fruits.
(1) There was a fan under the tree to facilitate pollen transfer, as olive flowers are wind-pollinated. ii) Besides that, we saw orange flowers with needle-like leaves which were called “Fynbos” plants and it was an endemic species in South Africa.
(1) It has a waxy outer layer to retain moisture. iii) “Bird of Paradise” with an orange tuft and blue feather on its head and a clumps of leaves up to 2 metres.
c) There was a Tulip garden in this dome; these tulips were imported from Holland.
i) I saw some yellow and white-red tulips in a wooden wheelbarrow surrounded by various kinds of flowers. ii) The Tulip garden was decorated with windmills, fake butterflies, and some building models. iii) This was the largest tulip display my mother had ever …show more content…

ii) We enjoyed the view of the tremendous high waterfall which came pouring down from the top of plants to the cement floor. iii) The purpose of this waterfall was to remind us about the importance of fresh sources of water from the earth.
b) The inside of the dome appeared to be circular, a pathway hanging around the dome.
i) We got into an elevator and walked around the walkway very slowly; it felt like we were walking on clouds. ii) We could see various orchid plants here and we called them “War of Orchids”.
(1) There were purple, light pink, blue, orange, red and yellow orchids. iii) From this excellent view, we were able to see the Flyer Ferris Wheel and Marina Bay Sands Hotel through the glass.
c) There was a 35-metre-high hollow concrete mountain here.
i) This mountain was fully planted with tropical plants from the highlands including pitcher plants and ferns. ii) Most of the plants do not grow in soil and they rely on the support of others plants to survive, epiphytes was one example.
(1) A moss-car was displayed at the foot of the mountain to entertain the visitors. iii) It looked so realistic despite the fact that it was a man-made mountain.

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