The Perfect Home for Plantitos and Plantitas
Coping with the COVID-19 pandemic has been extremely challenging over the past months. Filipinos who opted to stay at home found many mechanisms how to keep their sanity intact, from cooking and baking to binge-watching in online streaming platforms. One emerging phenomenon that we have seen across all social media is how people who are quarantined transformed their houses, apartments or condo units into green sanctuaries. Browsing through our Facebook and Instagram feeds, we would frequently see photos and videos of gardening, landscaping, plant collecting and interior designs filled with all sorts of greeneries of various shapes and sizes.
The rise of “plantitos” and “plantitas” has become a craze, and we are sure that this won’t just be another short-lived fad or bandwagon. Green living, not only about collecting plants but also being eco-friendly and sustainable, will unceasingly be a lifestyle trend in the coming years as people become more and more health conscious. For this reason, one of the factors that aspiring homebuyers consider is finding a home in a nature-filled community while still enjoying the advantages of staying in the city.
This is how the Manhattan Gardens at Araneta City becomes a perfect haven for plant lovers—an ideal home for budding plantitos and plantitas. Nestled in the heart of the 35-hectare shop-dine-work-play mecca of Araneta City, this 18-tower high-rise condominium community provides its residents wide open spaces and walkways filled with landscaped gardens at the 4th level, while some of its New York-inspired towers have their own Sky Gardens. While the development is in the middle of numerous shopping malls, office buildings, hotels, entertainment venues and transportation hubs, being at its elevated podium gardens gives you a quiet sanctuary where you can feel ultimate exclusivity, letting you forget that you are still in the city. It is like living in the greeneries of Central Park in the Manhattan district of New York City.
Whether you choose an executive studio or a 1-to-2-bedroom home, each condo unit comes with its own balcony, while some have two balconies. Your extra space of more or less 2 to 4 square meters does not only provide you a viewing terrace for the breathtaking view of the metropolis, but also your own private garden where you can grow and nourish your beloved plants. Talk to these living housemates in the morning as you drink your cup of brewed coffee and let the warmth of the sunlight kiss them. Take breaks from your stressful work-from-home and water your plants, or do your yoga routine beside them and smell the satisfying scent of its green leaves. You may also grow herbs, vegetables and other edible plants which you may use as ingredients for your culinary endeavors in your kitchen.
If you wish to add another one to your flora collection at home, it is convenient to order online as social media is also now filled with plant sellers—just make sure that they are sourcing their plants ethically. But nothing compares if you get new plants personally, especially when you get that “love at first sight” feeling. Being a resident at Manhattan Gardens, you are just a few steps away from Araneta City’s Farmers Garden, right across Farmers Market along General MacArthur Avenue. This is an amazing go-to marketplace for gardening, from different breeds of cactus and succulents, up to the best soils and potteries. You may also explore the neighboring plant stores in the Quezon City Memorial Circle, Mindanao Avenue, White Plains, among others nearby.
Loving these Instagrammable living green creatures helps us in so many ways—physically, mentally and emotionally. Moreover, living in a green community like Manhattan Gardens at Araneta City will benefit your overall well-being as it makes all life’s essentials accessible to you. To learn more how you will be connected to this green lifestyle, please call (02) 8810-3333 or send us an email to inquiry@themanhattangardencity.com.