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THE ‘NOT SO SE­CRET’ GAR­DEN OF DUBAI Who wouldn’t love to live amid lush green­ery, with charm­ing court­yards and open plazas — all at a rea­son­able price?

Aside from cre­at­ing a peace­ful vibe for res­i­dents, the trees and parks at The Gar­dens in Dubai also mo­ti­vate peo­ple to step out of their homes and get ac­tive. A lot of fam­i­lies choose to re­side in the com­mu­nity primarily be­cause of the con­ve­nience it of­fers. Schools, clin­ics and churches, as well as the Ibn Bat­tuta Mall, are all close by.

It’s a very warm com­mu­nity. We cel­e­brate all the fes­ti­vals and mile­stones to­gether. Ev­ery­one here is like a fam­ily and helps and sup­ports you un­con­di­tion­ally.” -Sonal Ch­hib­ber, res­i­dent

Anyone who is into that dis­tinct Mediter­ranean style of liv­ing would be cap­ti­vated as soon as he drives into The Gar­dens com­mu­nity in Dubai, near the Ibn Bat­tuta Mall.

Boast­ing of lush gar­dens, play­grounds, swim­ming pools and ten­nis courts, The Gar­dens is a de­vel­op­ment by Nakheel and has 129 low-rise build­ings with more than 3,800 one, two and three­bed­room apart­ments.

The com­mu­nity struc­ture is dif­fer­ent from those in other ar­eas of Dubai as the build­ings are de­signed in a way that helps cre­ate se­cluded court­yards and open plazas.

A res­i­dent at The Gar­dens for five years, Sonal Ch­hib­ber, said the com­mu­nity is ‘per­fect’ for fam­i­lies be­cause of the con­ve­nience it of­fers. Malls, schools and shops are all just a stone’s throw away. A res­i­dent at The Gar­dens for five years, Sonal Ch­hib­ber, said the com­mu­nity is ‘per­fect’ for fam­i­lies be­cause of the con­ve­nience it of­fers. Malls, schools and shops are all just a stone’s throw away. “It’s a very warm com­mu­nity. We cel­e­brate all the fes­ti­vals and mile­stones to­gether. Ev­ery­one here is like a fam­ily and helps and sup­ports you un­con­di­tion­ally. It’s like a home away from home,” she said.

“There are lots of green­ery, sun­light, and the Ibn Bat­tuta Mall is nearby. Shops and clin­ics are Within walk­ing dis­tance, and there are a num­ber of parks and leisure spots for kids. The rent is quite rea­son­able, too. There are lots of fes­ti­vals that take place here, as well as health ses­sions like free yoga and pi­lates.”

She said that her three kids, in par­tic­u­lar, en­joy liv­ing at The Gar­dens be­cause of the sports fa­cil­i­ties that have been made avail­able to the res­i­dents. “We don’t think of mov­ing any­where else as all our needs are met here. Our kids love the dif­fer­ent sports ac­tiv­i­ties and play­ground ar­eas here. They go for karate, swim­ming and ten­nis classes, plus they play with their friends on foot­ball, bas­ket­ball and cricket grounds. Be­sides, the kids’ swings area is just opposite our build­ing, so it’s quite a nice am­bi­ence. There is also a kitchen gar­den right out­side, which ex­cites the kids as they see new veg­eta­bles and get to learn about healthy eat­ing habits,” she added.