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From: nemo@rochester.UUCP (Wolfe)
Newsgroups: net.garden
Subject: Re: Gardens in FL and AZ?
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Date: Wed, 20-Mar-85 10:52:13 EST
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Posted: Wed Mar 20 10:52:13 1985
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> Can anyone tell me of botanical gardens to
> be found on the Florida gulf coast or in
> the Phoenix, Arizona area?
> Doug Lewan
> (...!ihnp4!)ahuta!sam

There are several botanical gardens in the Tampa Bay area.  Here are some
that I can still recall :
Sunken Gardens - a tourist-oriented place in St. Pete.  Don't let that
	throw you off, though.  They do have some very pretty bromeliads
	and orchids, etc.
Jungle Gardens - also tourist-oriented, but nicer than SG.  They also have
	birds and reptiles (be sure to feed the rheas!)  They are located
	in Sarasota.
Marie Selby Gardens - about two miles from JG, a more serious place than
	the previous two.  They have an abundance of nice orchids and
	sell plants as well.
Eddison's Home - in Fort Meyers.  While mostly concerned with the life and
	works of the famous inventor, the grounds have numerous interesting
	plants due to one of his methods of discovery : serendipity through
	hard work.  Seems the gent kept a large variety of plants about in
	order to test them for material properties desired for his projects.

In addition to these, there are several state parks that have nature trails
with labelled plants (we just visited Washington Oaks on the east coast).
If you ever get down to the Everglades, be sure to go on the Gumbo Limbo
trails near the southern entrance.  There are many exotic plants and birds
to be seen there, including the gumbo limbo tree and strangler figs.

Enjoy.
Nemo