Featured Article: 5 Botanical Gardens to Visit

Spring is the perfect season to explore the lush landscapes and enchanting beauty of the region's botanical gardens. From the sprawling oases of exotic blooms to the tranquil pathways lined with age-old oaks, these gardens offer a serene escape into nature's embrace. Join us as we wander through some of Central Florida's most breathtaking botanical havens, each a testament to the verdant splendor of spring.

Hollis Garden - Lakeland

Hollis Garden is a botanical display garden set in a neo-classical architectural environment complete with patterned flower beds, public art, and ornamental fountains. Hollis Garden is a formal garden, a 1.2-acre site located within historic Lake Mirror Park. Here you will find over 10,000 flowers, ornamental shrubs, and native trees.

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Leu Gardens - Orlando

Explore an amazing botanical oasis nearly 50-acres minutes from Downtown Orlando. Each garden is designed specifically to further our mission: inspire visitors to appreciate and understand plants. The garden and historical home were deeded to the City of Orlando in 1961 by Mr. Harry P. Leu and his wife, Mary Jane.

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Discovery Gardens - Lake County

The Discovery Gardens are located at the UF/IFAS Lake County Extension Center. It is situated on a 3 1/2 acre site made up of 20 major theme gardens, each designed to show a different gardening aspect in Central Florida. They have a butterfly garden, 5 Senses Garden, free little library and water features.

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Bok Tower Gardens - Lake Wales

Bok Tower Gardens has offered some of Florida’s most remarkable experiences to more than 23 million visitors since 1929. The Gardens offer unparalleled opportunities for artistic, cultural, personal and spiritual enrichment. At Bok Tower Gardens there is something to discover for visitors of all ages.

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Mead Botanical Garden - Winter Park

With 47 acres to explore in Winter Park, your senses will come alive with the sights, sounds, and scents of the garden. A place where you can find tranquility and interact with nature in a way rarely experienced in an urban setting. With its hiking trails, creek, boardwalk, tall pine trees, greenhouse, butterfly garden, and pond that’s home to turtles, fish and wading birds, you’ll find much to discover and experience at Mead Botanical Garden.

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