Opening Hours
Fri, 27 Jun - Sun, 20 Jul 2025
9.00am - 9.00pm
In Rose Romance, the rose, as synonymous with the English as it is with romance, surrounds a breathtaking landscape that breathes new life into the legend of King Arthur. The classic medieval story of love and honour, courage and chivalry, unfolds across scenes with more than 15,000 roses of 65 varieties. In a quaint castle-village setting, see the stone from which a young Arthur drew out a sword no one else could, and was named the one true king. In a recreation of Caernarfon Castle of Wales, said to be the real-life location of the kingdom of Camelot, summon your knightly virtue and take a seat at the Round Table within to be part of King Arthur’s fellowship of knights. Beyond Arthurian myths, the rose was a symbol of many things in English history, and the Tudor-style house is a nod to the War of the Roses, in which a civil war ended when two rival families whose symbols were the white rose and the red rose united in marriage, thus birthing the glorious Tudor era.
Rose Romance marks 60 years of diplomatic ties between Singapore and the United Kingdom, and is a collaboration with the British High Commission Singapore.
Fri, 27 Jun - Sun, 20 Jul 2025
9.00am - 9.00pm
Admission charge to Flower Dome applies
Flower Dome
The history of British castles began with William the Conqueror's invasion in 1066, evolving from motte-and-bailey designs to formidable stone fortresses like those built by Edward I. These structures, exemplified by Caernarfon Castle, served as both military strongholds and symbols of power, eventually transforming into domestic residences and romantic ruins.
In Arthurian legend, Excalibur is the gleaming promise of Britain’s true sovereignty and destiny. Some say that young Arthur proves his birthright by drawing the sword from an unyielding stone, an act that revealed him as the rightful king.
The English landscape garden emerged in the 18th century as a reaction against the rigid formality of earlier European designs. Inspired by pastoral poetry and painting, it sought to emulate the idealised countryside, of rolling lawns, sinuous lakes, and woodland groves that felt effortlessly wild but were actually carefully contrived.
Tudor architecture marked the final chapter of England’s medieval building tradition and the dawn of the Renaissance. It is known for its timber-framed houses with dark oak beams and white plaster infill, cosy (often jettied) upper floors, steep gabled roofs, and tall, patterned chimneys. These gave Tudor homes their storybook appeal and were the culmination of generations of medieval craftsmanship.
Rosa ‘Duchess of Cornwall’
A richly apricot hybrid tea rose with quartered blooms and a light, spicy scent.
Rosa 'Amadeus'
A vigorous climbing rose bearing deep red, lightly scented blooms in repeat-flowering clusters
Rosa 'Violette Parfumée’
A hybrid tea rose with large, violet-mauve blooms and an award-winning fragrance
Rosa 'Bianco'
A neat, compact patio rose covered in pure white, pompon-style flowers
Eustoma grandiflorum (Lisianthus)
A corsage favourite and rose-like blooms that attract bees and butterflies in summer
Fragaria vesca (Wild strawberry)
A petite perennial, rarely taller than 10 to 20 centimetres, that creeps humbly along woodland edges and sunny hedgerows.
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