Why Retire in the Philippines/Marinduque Vacations: The Sky Garden on 20 Fenchurch Street, London, UK

Planning to Retire Soon!

If you are planning to retire in the Philippines soon, I suggest you visit several excellent websites on pro's and cons of retiring in the Philippines. However if you want to retire in the provinces, where life is simple, standard of living cheaper, less traffic congestion and pollution, availability of fresh seafood and vegetables compared to the big cities, my island province is the place for you! If this is your first time in my site, welcome. Some of the photos and videos on this site, I do not own. However, I have no intention on the infringement of your copyrights. The photo above is the front yard of Chateau Du Mer- Our Retirement Home in Boac, Marinduque, Philippines

Thursday, March 3, 2022

The Sky Garden on 20 Fenchurch Street, London, UK

Ditas Katague ( my daughter) and Rick ( Erico, Jr.) Katague-my nephew enjoying the panoramic view of London at the Sky Garden, 20 Fenchurch Street, UK, February, 2022

Sky Garden is London’s highest public garden – a vibrant social space with 360-degree views of the city’s iconic skyline.

Here, you can experience London from a spectacular viewpoint. You can enjoy lush greenery, exquisitely landscaped gardens, observation decks, and an open-air terrace.

The access to the Sky Garden is free of charge, but spaces are limited. Visits must be booked in advance through this site, and can be made up to three weeks in advance. Sky Garden was designed by award-winning landscape architecture practice Gillespies.

To create the richly planted terraces, the designers opted for a variety of drought-resistant Mediterranean and South African species. Individual plants were chosen to work in harmony with the space – flourishing all year round in full colour.

Among the flowering plants are African Lily (Agapanthus), Red Hot Poker (Kniphofia) and Bird of Paradise (Strelitzia reginae) – alongside fragrant herbs such as French Lavender.

The Sky Garden is located in 20 Fenchurch Street and designed in 2004 by world-renowned Uruguayan architect Rafael Viñoly. With his distinctive design, the building is stunning on an aesthetic level – incorporating expansive sheets of glass, and growing larger as the eye travels upwards. This is a popular destinations for locals as well as tourist in the City of London.

Here are more photos of Ditas and Rick during their recent visit to this public garden in the sky.

For Complete details visit:

https://skygarden.london/what-is-sky-garden/

Meanwhile enjoy the flowers in bloom in my living room

Meanwhile, also enjoy this video of a wedding ceremony/reception at Our Chateau Du Mer Beach Resort and Conference Hall, Boac, Marinduque, Philippines taken a few years ago.

https://www.facebook.com/razastillsandmotions/videos/654125195156022/

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Fruit Trees in the Gardens of Chateau Du Mer

The Mango Tree-I have three varieties in my Garden-The Indian, Guimaras and Carabao Mangoes My caretaker/gardener informed me last month that due to the El Nino drought in Marinduque, two of my Durian trees died in spite of his vigilant watering. One of the tree was attacked by insects that looks like a big fly but yellowish in color that sucks the sap of the seedling. The roots of the other tree was attacked by ants residing in the soil. However, my other fruit trees, the rambutans( 2), the lanzones(2) and the jack fruits ( 2) trees are doing well. The above eight fruit trees were given to me by Retired General Recaredo Sarmiento of Boac and Lucena., about three years ago. General Sarmiento is the “atid” of my wife. “Atid” is the colloquial term for brother. Evidently, Macrine's father, the late Bernardo Jambalos was the Godfather of General Sarmiento during his baptism and comfirmation. Gen Sarmiento's hobby is orchard planting, reforestation and farming. The other fruit trees in my garden are guayabanos, cashew, avocados, starapples, duhats, ates, guavas, mangoes( 3 varieties) and papayas as well as several varieties of bananas . Of the above fruit trees, my favorite is the guayabanos, also known as soursop tree known for its anti-tumor and anti-cancer properties . The following are photos of the fruit trees. The Durian photo is from the web. Note that it almost look like a jack fruit tree, except that the leaves are bigger and shiny. My desire is to have a passion fruit tree in the near future. You are welcome to visit my orchard and flower gardens any time, if perchance you are in the vicinity of The Chateau Du Mer Beach Resort and Conference Center.

The Rambutan Tree and Fruits

The Lanzone Tree and Fruits

The Jack Fruit Tree

The Durian Fruit Tree