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Garden Attractions In Central East Florida

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Central Florida is a region of the Southern U.S. state of Florida. Different sources give different definitions for the region, but as its name implies it is usually said to comprise the central part of the state, including the Orlando area. It is one of Florida's three directional regions, along with North Florida and South Florida. It includes the following counties: Brevard, Citrus, Hardee, Hernando, Hillsborough, Indian River, Lake, Manatee, Marion, Orange, Osceola, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Seminole, Sumter, and Volusia.
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Garden Attractions In Central East Florida

  • 1. McKee Botanical Garden Vero Beach
    The McKee Botanical Garden is a non-profit, subtropical botanical garden in Vero Beach, Florida. It is located at 350 U.S. Highway 1, Vero Beach, Florida. It was founded in 1929, when Waldo Sexton and Arthur G. McKee purchased an 80-acre tropical hammock along the Indian River. Tropical landscape architect William Lyman Phillips was hired to design its streams, ponds, and trails. Its indigenous vegetation was augmented with ornamental plants and seeds from around the world. In 1932, they proceeded to open the garden, then known as McKee Jungle Gardens, as a tourist attraction. Although the Garden was successful for several decades, it shut down in 1976, and most of its land was sold for development. The site remained vacant for twenty years until the Indian River Land Trust purchased it in...
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  • 2. Heathcote Botanical Gardens Fort Pierce
    The Heathcote Botanical Gardens are subtropical botanical gardens located at 210 Savannah Road, Fort Pierce, Florida, United States. The site began as the commercial nursery of landscape architect, Molly Crimmons, and her husband, Jim. The Gardens were established in 1985 when the site was purchased by local citizens with contributions from the City of Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, the State of Florida and Friends of Heathcote Botanical Gardens. They currently include a Japanese garden, Reflection Garden, Herb Garden, Rainforest Display, Native Plants Garden, and a Palm and Cycad Walk. The James J. Smith Bonsai Collection is the largest public collection of tropical bonsai in the country, with exhibits ranging from a 25-year-old bougainvillea to assorted Ficus species. Other garden plants...
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