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Gardens in Florida

Public gardens, private garden attractions, and botanical gardens

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Naples Botanical Garden

June 23, 2015    Sandra Friend

At Naples Botanical Garden, buildings, landscaping, and nature live in harmony, with a delicate balance of natural spaces and lush gardens accented with art achieved.

Naples Zoo at Caribbean Gardens

Lush tropical landscape at Caribbean Gardens

Naples      ( 26.168249,-81.790896 )      

First established in 1919 by botanist Henry Nehrling as a caladium farm, Caribbean Gardens grew into a major tourist attraction for tropical trees and plants, and is now the Naples Zoo at Caribbean Gardens.

Nature Coast Botanical Gardens

Oriental Tea Garden at Nature Coast Botanical Gardens

Spring Hill      ( 28.459160, -82.620498 )      0.5 miles

An oasis of serenity in Spring Hill, several acres of compact garden rooms make up the Nature Coast Botanical Gardens. Each delights the senses with an ever-changing array of blooms and colors.

Ormond Memorial Gardens

Ormond Memorial Gardens Vietnam Veteran

Ormond Beach      ( 29.288852,-81.044343 )      0.6 miles

Spilling across the Atlantic Coastal Ridge, Ormond Memorial Gardens leads you into a contemplative world mere steps from a major highway

Palma Sola Botanical Park

Palma Sola Botanical Garden

Bradenton      ( 27.514396,-82.659664 )      

A former 10-acre nursery, Palma Sola Botanical Park is a showcase for temperate and tropical species, including collections of palms, fruit trees, and flowering tropical trees.

Pan’s Garden

Pan's Garden

Palm Beach      ( 26.702169,-80.038788 )      

Established in 1994 to celebrate the beauty of Florida’s native tropical plants, Pan’s Garden hides in the midst of the tony downtown Palm Beach business and shopping district, with several entrances to let visitors slip in for a moment’s rest.

Pinecrest Gardens

Pinecrest Gardens

Pinecrest      ( 25.668634,-80.284643 )      

Established in the 1930s as a tropical tourist attraction, Parrot Jungle, this tropical forest in Pinecrest has deep roots, if you will, showcasing both native and exotic tropical species.

Princess Place Preserve

Covered bridge at Princess Place Preserve

Palm Coast      ( 29.654000, -81.241431 )      15.8 miles

Gentle loop trails showcase wild spaces and cultivated grounds at Princess Place Preserve, an 1880s homestead on Pellicer Creek with a campground on site.

Punta Gorda History Park

Punta Gorda History Park homes

Punta Gorda      ( 26.9256, -82.0560 )      0.2 miles

On nine acres in residential Punta Gorda, History Park preserves historic buildings in a garden setting

Rainbow Springs State Park

Rainbow Springs

Dunnellon      ( 29.103296,-82.449937 )      

A place of beauty that morphed from phosphate pits to botanical attraction over the course of a century, Rainbow Springs State Park cradles one of Florida’s most beautiful first-magnitude springs

Ravine Gardens State Park

Swinging bridge at Ravine Gardens

Palatka      ( 29.638003,-81.646824 )      

With swinging bridges over a deep ravine painted in bright colors by azaleas each February, Ravine Gardens State Park offers hiking and biking loops in Palatka

Sholom Park

Along the Azalea Trail headed towards the Labyrinth

Ocala      ( 29.114933, -82.256000 )      

Meditative walking: that’s what’s expected at Sholom Park, a private sanctuary in Ocala that opens its gates daily for the public to enjoy meandering trails through its well-manicured 45 acres.

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