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Text © 2010 Lily Gamboa O’ Boyle and Elizabeth V Reyes
Photos © 2010 Luca Invernizzi Tettoni
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CONTENTS
8 Introduction: The Philippine Tropical Garden
16 Casa de Nipa
34 Lu Ym Garden
46 Antonio’s Fine Dining Garden
102 A Tropical Oasis
116 An Artist’s Rooftop Garden
120 Bonsai Garden
128 Tessa Valdes Water Fountains
130 Ramon Antonio’s “Garden Rooms”
134 A Second Act
138 Alabang Modern
142 Zen Serenity
150 Araneta’s Mango Tree Garden
172 Aboitiz Garden
176 Hacienda Balbina