Secret Garden

“...But the Glory of the Garden
lies in more than meets the eye...”
Rudyard Kipling

Stepping into our secret garden takes you into a tropical wonderland laced with heliconias, calatheas, gingers, and musaceas to name but a few. You'll discover that the beauty and glory of the garden lies not only on the array of heliconias, which occupied the prominent part of the landscape but also on the many other finer plants, and creatures that populate the grounds. You'll be captivated by the several species of of water lillies that bloom on the surfaces of the ponds, and the varieties of fish in them.

more » As one soaks in the beauty and splendour of the place, one can't help in a setting such as this, to be carried away into a fairyland, and just wonder where they (the fairies and the elves) are. Strolling on the walkpaths paved with concrete slabs imprinted with heliconia motif, and passing by cut tree trunks assembled into tables and benches is simply too inviting for the passer by not to stop, sit and gape in awe at the surroundings.

And in doing so experience ultimate bliss and hence brings forth the appreciation towards the magnificent Creator who created, and to His servants who have been given the imagination and creativity to craft such fine work of garden artistry.

A webpage wrapped in words and embedded with photographs can barely express, virtually as it may be, the essence of beauty that the garden encapsulates, nor the sensations derived from it by the visitor who has had the privilege to venture into the secret garden.

Suffice we hope, employing superlatives and well photographed images of the garden, that our website serves and offers the reader a cyber glimpse and effervescence of the true physical experience of being within these green walls, truly a tropical wonderland on panoramic hills, in a heavenly part of the Earth called Janda Baik.

... Heliconia is a genus of about 100 to 200 species of flowering plants native to the tropical Americas and the Pacific Ocean islands west to Indonesia. It is the sole genus of family Heliconiacae, but was formerly included in the family Musaceae.

What greater delight is there than to behold the earth apparelled with plants as with a robe of embroidered works, set with Orient pearls and garnished with the great diversitie of rare and costly jewels. But these delights are in the outward senses.

The principle delight is in the minde, singularly enriched with the knowledge of these visible things, setting forth to us the invisible wisdome and admirable workmanship of almighty God.
- John Gerard, 1633, The Herbal