Language: English
Patrick Andrew Gozon is an artist, architect, and devoted gardener who has sketched orchids, plants and trees that are indigenous to Philippine soil. In A Sketchbook of Philippine Garden Orchids, he gives fifty colorful illustrations of popular and notable orchid varieties recommended for use in tropical gardens and Philippine-inspired landscapes.
A Sketchbook of Philippine Garden Orchids highlights commonly cultivated species and other resilient Philippine ornamental orchids as a visual reference. The descriptions of these specimens were written by one with a passion for gardening, using simple botanic terms for easy understanding. The accompanying drawings attempt to capture these orchids' beauty as subjects in art.