Kanapaha Botanical Gardens are located in Gainsville, Florida. This 62 acre site overlooks the beautiful Lake Kanapaha, and contains nineteen different themed gardens. These include a Butterfly Garden, Asian Garden, Vinery, Hummingbird Garden, Herb Garden, Rock Garden, Water Lilly Pond, Water Garden, and a 29 acre arboretum.
The gardens are open Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, and Saturday and Sunday from 9:00 AM - 7:00 PM (or dusk, if that comes earlier). Admission for adults is $7.00, and for children it's $3.50. On the first Saturday of the month, guided two-hour tours are offered. These are great for those who wish to learn more about the plants they are seeing.
Those are some big lily pads!
ReplyDeleteI don't think they're real. ;0)
DeleteI would love to see the Hummingbird Garden. We don't see Hummimgbirds in the UK!
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We have a lot of hummingbirds where I live. In fact, this past summer, one got stuck in our garage. They're cute little birds.
DeleteI've been to Gainsville twice for book signings and never knew that was there.
ReplyDeleteThere are lots of little treasures that most people don't know about.
DeleteHi Sherry - amazing how many themed gardens you have within one garden in the States - I guess we just don't have the space ... but it looks delightful .. cheers Hilary
ReplyDeleteThemed gardens seem to be quite popular here.
Deletethe hummingbird garden sounds interesting - I bet it's crazy during a hummingbird convention (!)
ReplyDeleteHaha! Yep. It's buzzing!
Deletesuch a beautiful place
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DeleteHi human, Sherry,
ReplyDeleteWhat a lot of gardening themes on offer in that place. I should take my humans there. I'm sure they would be allowed in.
Thank you for this, my lovely human friend.
Pawsitive wishes,
Penny :)
You're welcome! I'm sure your human friend would love to see this.
DeleteSherry this looks like a beautiful place to visit!!
ReplyDeleteIt is!
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