Hello again dear Hivers of this community! It’s Thursday again and it means another blog to share a good memory and experience in the past. This happened year 2021, month of November. Pandemic era was really a nightmare to us, and eventually a lot of business was closed down.
After a year of not being able to travel and enjoy some places. There’s a new beautiful garden that we are able to visit at the North here is the Philippines.
The Place
This throwback experience was really memorable to me and to my husband because my late father-in-law was still alive when we visited these two wonderful gardens.
First garden that we visited is the Bountiful Garden Located at Alicia, Isabela, Philippines. This garden just opened and if you are a bougainvillea flower lover. This garden is a perfect place for you.
The place is really full of bougainvillea flower. This flower really catches my attention because it looks like a mini cherry blossom tree because of its color. The place also had a lot of Nipa hut that you can sit on and have time to relax and enjoy the place.
There’s also a butterfly backgrounds that you can take a picture. The place was still in renovation but there’s already a lot of bougainvillea flowers displayed on the garden. The entrance fee was really affordable it’s cost 50 pesos or around 1 HBD per person. There’s also a restaurant inside the garden where you can buy some delicacies.
The place also had a ktv if you want to sing some songs but you need to pay every song that you will sing.
The place was great and I rate it 4/5 because I love bougainvillea flowers, but we visited the place around 12:00 noon so it was really hot that time. Maybe the best time to visit the place is when the sun is already set because some people said that the lights there add beauty to the garden.
Second garden that we visited that day was Meraki Garden, it was already 6 pm when we visited the garden. Same day we visited the bountiful garden. The place is located at Cauayan City, Isabela, Philippines. The place was a 30 minutes’ drive away from the first garden that we visited. It’s almost the same but the entrance is a bit pricey than the first one because it costs 75 pesos or around 1.5 HBD.
The sun was already set and the lights on the garden was on. There’s also a lot of bougainvillea flower. It’s also the main attraction here. There’s also a lot of chairs that you can sit on and relax while enjoying the place.
There’s a heart shape chair here and there’s a lot people wanting to take a picture here, mostly couple just like us with my husband that time. It was a bit awkward back then, because they are staring at you when you take picture because they are waiting for their spot, haha. So, we just take a picture then find another spot.
The place was just the same as the Bountiful Garden that we visited that day but I rate the Meraki Garden 3/5 because we didn’t enjoy the place because the garden was jampacked with people who visited the garden that day because it’s their opening.
My Experience
All in all, I had a great time visiting the two gardens because I really love bougainvillea and aside from that I’m with my favorite person which is my husband now and also with our family and friends. The gardens was also full of beautiful flowers and a great time to relax.
I wish I could visit again the two gardens together with my two adorable kids. They say that the places are improve now because they added some playground which will surely be enjoyed by kids.
That’s all my dear hivers. Till’ next blog about my past and experiences here in this community. Have a wonderful day 😊.
Sincerely, 
Note: Photos are all mine and edited by Canva App
