Andrea B. Agillon, PhD, is a tropical horticulturist and science researcher. She worked at the ASEAN Postharvest Horticulture Training & Research Center, UP Los Banos, Philippines, and in R & D management. Now retired, she’s a fulltime gardener growing host and nectar plants for butterflies.
Bernadit Lagunay is a freelance travel, fashion and lifestyle writer who has lived all her life in the tropics. She enjoys being close to nature whether it’s horse riding in the mountains or watching the sunset from a tropical beach.
Pooh Ling grew up in equatorial Malaysia. She is a foodie and globe trotter. She loves world food and likes to create easy to make healthy food that even the fussy kids will love. She is also a health and wellness coach who helps people to lose weight for good, increase energy, gain confidence and achieve food freedom. Follow her through Facebook and Instagram:
Samantha Lee is a human resources manager for a resort and leisure company by day and a lifestyle writer by night. She is based in Singapore and enjoys spas, shopping and eating outdoors in the city state. When she is not walking she is playing badminton to keep fit or exploring Singapore on a bicycle.
Dennis Hearne is a horticulturalist and nurseryman and owns Phoenix Plants in Darwin, NT, Australia. He is the author of the books 'Trees for Darwin and Northern Australia' and 'The Australian Tropical Gardening Guide' and has appeared on many radio and television programmes to give advice on tropical gardening.
