Last Friday, I had a wonderful time admiring the vibrant and pretty roses with my friend. I love the romantic vibe of the Italian scenery in Singapore Gardens by the Bay, Flower dome and the wide varieties of roses on display.
I always wanted to visit the arty Italy where many great renaissance artists like Leonardo Da Vinci blossomed. There are also many art and design museums with scenic countryside. Not forgetting the yummy gelato, pizza and pasta! In my 30s, I wanted to visit Europe with my spouse. But now that I'm in my 40s and still single, I plan to visit Europe with my friend. If they are not free, I just go alone with a travel tour group hopefully next year.
Rose Romance theme will end on 12 June this year.
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Rose Romance (From Gardens by the Bay website)
An idyllic Italian summer filled with roses comes to Flower Dome with Rose Romance, held in partnership with the Embassy of Italy in Singapore. The floral display celebrates the beauty of the queen of flowers through a plethora of rose varieties in a landscape inspired by Italy, such as the narrow, winding alleyways of Italian towns, and the rustic, arcadian feel of its countryside. In a nod to the Italian origins of Romeo and Juliet, one of the most enduring love stories of all time, there will be a representation of Verona's famous Juliet balcony, so couples can recreate the famous scene from the play.
Roses are a perennial flowering plant of the genus Rosa, belonging to the Rosaceae family. Found primarily in the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere, most species of roses are native to Asia and Oceania, with a smaller group found in North America, Europe and northwest Africa.
There are over 150 species of roses and thousands of hybrids. There is no definitive way to categorise roses but they are usually divided into groups according to their history and parentage.
The rose is the most popular flower in the world. Symbolising love and passion, it is also commonly used to represent beauty, politics and war.
Ever wondered why delicate plants like roses have “thorns”? Prickles, which is the more accurate term, are found on most stems of roses as a defence mechanism to protect them from being eaten by animals. They are also an adaptation for some rose varieties where they act as “hooks” to secure the rose to surrounding taller vegetation or even supporting structures like a trellis.
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