Our Approach is:

    Art is often defined as a man’s control over a random environment. Whether it is a minimalist control of a Jackson Pollack who is content to select a canvas size and colors then let gravity do the work or the exertion of absolute control over detailing and perspective as in the Michelangelo Sculpture, the involved hand is the artist’s contribution to a work’s creation.

    Ping Panlilio also exercises artistic control over his chosen environment, but unlike most visual artists who work with paint or clay, he has chosen living plants for his materials. Then through his unique vision, his understanding of natural rhythms inherent in his materials and his knowledge of the palette available to him, he fashions them into the beautiful landscapes of an organized garden.

    “I rarely refer to my work as formal gardens” he says, “because a formal garden to me connotes a specified European style. Rather, my gardens are planned environments – employing color, texture, elevations and even aromas – to make an aesthetically pleasing statement.”

    THE IDEA of a planned garden is as old as antiquity. Babylon, a city already known throughout the Middle East for its splendor by 562 BC is an example. The centerpieces of its visual treasures were the fabled HANGING GARDENS, today still considered one of the Seven Wonders of the World.