Laurie, Rudy, Glen, and Anne explored the Florida Bontanical Gardens and Heritage Village on Wednesday.
Laurie, Rudy, Glen, and Anne explored the Florida Bontanical Gardens and
Heritage Village on Wednesday.
Glen tried out a garden instrument, to the surprise of the lounging lizard.
Banana trees
a papaya plant
I was hoping for a safe view of an alligator, but no luck.
Blue Sky Vine.
a green anole.
Cone Ginger
Chenille Bush
Large-Leaf Princess Flower
overhead orchid in one of the gazebos
Heliconia
Staghorn Fern
After wandering through much of the botanical gardens, we
started on the Heritage Village. This area includes around 25 buildings of
historic significance that have been relocated here and restored. We toured
several, including a church, a general store, a doctor's office, an Victorian-style home,
and a train depot that are not pictured here.
This is a sponge company warehouse.
Middle-class farmhouse, circa 1896.
Strange coincidence of names: they posted just one page of an old directory and it
happened to include the C's, including several Coopers and a Crawford.
Log cabin of around 1850.
The style included an open passage in the middle to catch cooling breezes
while still in the shade.
Docent in costume demonstrating a drop-spindle.