our next conservatory!
the themed gardens lit at night
the dome is similarly climate controlled
plenty of bloomers here!
the place is best visited at night
the Bay Sand with their distant lightshow
mystical!
The event rooms
it sort or sparkles in view
this explains the various water features
info screens dotting the exit
giftshop!
spanning several levels
indoor cafe
just beside the main flower bed
the tallest man made waterfall
entrance to the broadwalk!
The conservatory is misted hourly
That's all for the conservatories!
the tour starts at the top
basement overview
guides for the mountain tortoises!
uplighters keeping with the dark theme
it is home to a "sky garden"
the cloud forest!
continuing on the tour
The "mountain" is a concrete structure
South African plants
complete with lifts, escalators & toilets
the plunge pool
the "secret" basement garden
mind the slippery-ness!
this is my favorite part of the visit
overtaking the birdpark record!
and process repeated
typically found in tropical highland mountains
cycling through various lighting schemes...
housing several floors of info-booths
collected earlier in the day
tied to with music.
walking on the edge
The trees also does a light show every evening
and simulates a highland "mountain"
calling the mothership!
fueled by solar power
not to be missed
and ponds
looking really spacey!
and they are surprising season independent!
and small themed streams