Many times expatriates have fallen in love with huge backyards belonging to their rented houses as they stand for the essence of a life in the tropics. Huge trees with squirrels and monkeys, coconuts and fruit trees, butterflies and bees, the smell of the frangipani in a tropical evening as well as the songs of the nightingale from the open windows can clinch the decision of theirs on a house. From several years of experience we can say: until you're a born nature enthusiast and More info unafraid of any creeping creature on earth, you have to become aware of what's tied to a life close to Asia's nature.  
Squirrels and monkeys is usually a nuisance, and also their bites are unsafe. The fruit trees attract bats and other creatures and squirrels in the food chain. Butterflies are nice but Asian bee stings hurt and may cause an allergic reaction unknown to you before. The bushes harbor cobras that present a risk to your dog, spiders which bite your children when they recover their football out of the hedge, and therefore last but not least: the open window without the mosquito screen is a tempting invitation to mosquitoes perhaps transferring dengue fever.  
It may sound a tad exaggerated, although you need to find out the other aspect of the fence. As long as you train yourself, your family and the pet of yours on how to cope with this abundance of mother nature so close to the doorstep of yours, a tropical backyard garden could be wonderful. Follow the advice of your gardener and maid as they're used to this community from early years onwards and also have the clear benefit of becoming taught to endure in the tropical earth.  
The following preventive measures have to be taken around the house and garden to avoid unpleasant and dangerous contacts with insects/animals.