What can you do at our Garden?

  • Travel the tropical world through our themed gardens.
  • Venture onto sandy trails to explore the increasingly rare coastal scrub habitat, part of our 90 acres of native Southwest Florida land. You might see an endangered gopher tortoise.
  • Get in your daily steps with a stroll (or a power walk) along the paved lakeside pathway.
  • Observe epiphytes, plants that climb tree trunks and live in tree branches, existing in harmony with their hosts.
  • Birdwatch! Visit the White Birding Tower on your own or meet up with fellow birdwatchers. No experience needed. Binoculars helpful.
  • Discover the swampy habitat of Florida’s most famous and elusive plant, the ghost orchid.
  • Pick up a free W.O.N.D.E.R. Activity Pack for young guests and their grown-up companions.
  • Dazzle your social media feed.
  • Check out the spiny, spiky plants in the Foster Succulent Garden and the smooth, water-repelling lotus in the Lea Asian Garden.
  • Enjoy art exhibitions and attend special events.
  • Tally how many colors, patterns, and shapes you see in the LaGrippe Orchid Garden.
  • Get up close with waterlilies — including the giant Victoria variety native to South America.
  • Take a guided tour. Or a self-guided one.
  • Drop in on a Dig Deeper or W.O.N.D.E.R. program and learn something new about nature.
  • Enjoy chef-created dishes at Fogg Café.
  • Peruse botanically inspired gifts at the Berger Shop in the Garden.
  • Sketch. Paint. Write. Daydream.