A Journey to Orlando, Florida

January 15, 2023

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Regardless of being from the UK I had heard a number of good issues about this specific backyard over time.

I’ve been to many botanical gardens in England and we now have some stunning ones within the UK, arguably our most well-known is Kew Gardens in London however there are different locations in London and everywhere in the UK which have luscious historical past and greenery akin to the massive Durham College backyard and the College of Bristol, amongst others.

Leu is 50 acres lengthy and has remained very properly maintained over time. It isn’t removed from Downtown Orlando and isn’t a far drive from Orlando Govt Airport.

The associated fee is $15 {dollars} for adults and below 17’s is $10 and below 3 years go free, which looks as if pretty cheap costs these days.

Based by P.Leu within the 1930’s. He was an industrialist and travelled world wide and introduced again numerous distinctive and uncommon seeds and plant associated goodies with him.

What’s nice about these gardens is you’re unlikely to have the identical go to twice as completely different vegetation come out in bloom all yr so there may be pleasure and uniqueness on this.

After I was there the stunning vibrant and Pink Camellia Japonica had just lately bloomed and never within the typical season as properly.

It is stuffed with semi-tropical and tropical areas (suits the Florida theme I assume!), with shady oaks and numerous bigger vegetation shielding us extra delicate to sizzling climate individuals on the pathways(aka me a good skinned English particular person!)

Themed gardens are additionally a giant factor right here, numerous themes are carried out akin to butterfly gardens, Citrus groves, fruit collections and my private favorite ,the palm gardens.

It made me really feel like I used to be within the Caribbean or someplace and palm timber at all times really feel unique to somebody like me ,hotter climates are fortunate to have such magnificent timber.

The UK is stuffed with issues like Oak timber that are nice and in plenty of circumstances very, very previous however there may be not at all times that selection.

We additionally visited the Leu Home museum afterwards which was very insightful.

A nineteenth century house with a tour of the primary ground which is open on all days of the week apart from Mondays. (Open always throughout July and in addition open Christmas Day too nevertheless)

Inside the home you will get numerous info on the earlier employees members and all of the earlier house owners of the home, not simply the Leu household.

This very a lot jogged my memory of the Beaulieu home which is connected to the Beaulieu Motor Museum within the south east of England positioned in Hampshire, close to the well-known New Forest.

I very a lot suggest going there if you’re ever within the South of the UK because the New Forest particularly is a wonderful a part of the nation and also you get to see every kind of cars from over the past century and earlier than, automobiles previous and new on the motor museum.

Total I’m glad I finally went to those gardens. One other botanical backyard I can cross off the listing!

In case you are ever round in Orlando it’s best to positively go go to and there may be even a volunteer web page on their major web site in case you love gardens and you’ve got a while to spare and reside close by.

I can think about they’d actually recognize your assist and assist preserve it’s nice situation for years to come back. We have to protect historical past the place we are able to!

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