I’ve been to a paradise in the middle of a busy city. Here’s a peek to this secret garden…
I’m always fascinated with lush greens. It’s always healthy to commune with nature. Fresh air, bright colors of flowers, such a sight to behold.
This Japanese bridge is amazing, I want it badly that I am considering it to be a part of our garden once we build our own Nirvana in the near future (wishful thinking!).
Who can resist the beauty of CATTLEYA? All worries will be transiently washed off by simply admiring its colors and variety. A perfect gift for the woman we adore. But my wife is an exception, LOL. Although she appreciates flowers too, she prefers a new dining experience somewhere rather than spending thousands of pesos for a pot or a bouquet. 
It was a delight to see KIAPO (Pistia stratiotes) also known as water cabbage or water lettuce. It is where the name of Quiapo, one of the busiest areas in Manila was derived from.
Orchids ?- they grow lots of them in this place. I cannot choose which from these purple varieties really stands out.
Or immaculate white orchids perhaps…
Or these yellow dainties…
Then there were other blooms from the garden like these delicate GERBERAS.
and HYDRANGEAS…
ANTHURIUMS and MUMS…
Who says BONSAI making and HERBAL MEDICINE can’t be one ? Care for LAGUNDI BONSAI ?
FYI, LAGUNDI (Vitex negundo) is one of the ten herbal medicines approved by the Philippine Department of Health and is used as a bronchodilator, or once taken in tablets (or tea) can dilate airways in conditions like asthma, colds, flu as study showed Lagundi leaves have anti-histamine and leukotriene-releasing properties. (Read : Histamine & Leukotriene are vasodilators or agents that dilate blood vessels leading to allergic/inflammatory reactions) 
Other bonsai that I’ve seen…
Above on the left is a garden dish of bamboo made into bonsai. Even the tallest grass was made to grow small, amazing isn’t it? I’d always like bamboo… and horsetail plant too…
This garden in the city has lots to offer beside lush greens and colorful blooms… Check this garden baby elephant statues… Don’t they look cute to match the concrete japanese bridge?
Or this wide-mouthed fish on a pond (with elephant toes above it)… 
What else did I see in this place? Horticulture at its best!
Mums, mums, and more mums…
This garden also has nursery for cultivation of herbs and some medicinal pants…
One lazy Saturday afternoon, I became bored with my notebook so I decided to get a dose of fresh air from a place that is a 10-minute-away from where we live…Everything that my cam captured are for sale in this place. The garden is located at the corner of EDSA and Quezon Avenue…. 
Best of all, a walk through it is absolutely FREE. How good can it get?
OPINION COUNTS…