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(From New Straits Times (Malaysia))
TAN Sri Datuk Seri Dr Chong Hon Nyan and Puan Sri Datin Seri Chong Eu Ngoh are chronic gardeners. They are botanophiles who have synchronously and passionately established a garden that immediately evokes excitement, pleasure and warmth. It is a garden symbolic of their lives together; a celebration of their perennial respect and deep love for each other.
"The garden is cared for by two full-time gardeners who are unemployed graduates, and no longer employable!" chortles Chong, his rugged face crinkling up. "A grass-cutter comes regularly to mow the lawn, keeping it decently trimmed and that's about all he does. My wife and I do a lot of the maintenance ourselves." The Chongs' garden is a veritable wilderness, loosely planned to reflect a simple, natural kampung atmosphere where things are allowed to grow and thrive naturally.
Puan Sri Chong comes from tranquil Sitiawan, while Chong has fond memories of carefree, idyllic days spent in padi-farming areas of …