The Miami Beach Botanical Garden is a 2.6-acre urban greenspace in Miami Beach, Florida set up in 1962. It changed in 2011 with a $ 1.2 million landscape renovation designed by South Florida landscape architect Raymond Jungles. The new landscape features native Florida plants and trees including bromeliads, palms, cycads, orchids and many others. There is a Japanese garden, an original garden and a bio-swale, and a water garden including ponds, fountains, and wetlands with mangrove apples and ponds. The renovations also expanded the Great Lawn area for corporate and social events, set up plant nurseries and plaza events, and improved night lights, entry gates, and lanes.
The Garden offers free admission and is open from Tuesday to Sunday from 9am to 5pm.
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Histori
In 1962, the City of Miami Beach created the "Garden Center" on an empty site opposite the Miami Beach Convention Center built in 1957. Operated later as a Garden City, the Park is located on the historic Canal Collins, an integral part of the start of Miami Beach. In the early 1900s pioneers John S. Collins dug a canal to transport mangoes and avocados, then called pir alligators by boat to Port of Miami from the forest along what is now Pinetree Drive. In 1920 pioneer, Carl Fisher developed Lincoln Road, luxury hotels such as Flamingo and Nautilus with a polo field and golf course. The Garden site was originally a golf course. In 1922, Miami Beach boasted the largest avocado and mango plantations in the world, but Miami's agricultural roots would not last long, sacrificed for the tourist trade. Tourism has long been a driving force in Miami Beach, but the City is also experiencing the recessionary effects of the world economy, World War, and devastating cyclones. The Garden had sadly deteriorated before the Art Deco renaissance of the 1980s and after Hurricane Andrew in 1992. A group of residents approached the City in 1996 to create the Miami Beach Garden Conservancy as a nonprofit organization with a mission to restore the Park. Today the Miami Beach Botanical Garden is a public/private partnership, owned by the Miami Beach City. The park has again become a dynamic place for art and cultural programs, environmental education and cultural tourism.
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Missions
The mission of Miami Beach Botanical Garden is to promote the enjoyment of the environment, stewardship and sustainability through education, art, and interaction with the natural world. Our garden is a unique and subtropical oasis of beauty and tranquility in an urban setting - a community resource that is refreshing, inspiring and engaging our visitors. Miami Beach Garden Club
Miami Beach Garden Club
Miami Beach Garden Club is a non-profit organization affiliated with Florida Federation of Garden Clubs. The organization promotes the planting of plants and flowers within the community through projects that focus on: beautifying Miami Beach; mentoring and sponsoring student programs both locally and throughout the state; and support from Miami Beach Botanical Garden. Miami Beach Garden Club also works with local Girl Scouts and school children at some local schools by continuing to expand their knowledge through monthly programs.
Japanese Garden
One of the main features of Miami Beach Botanical Garden is its Japanese Garden. This quiet park corner is defined by a red lacquered bridge that stretches across a tranquil pond with water lilies. Stone lanterns stand among the plantings based on the principles of Feng shui, where a certain orientation and placement of certain elements help to capture the energy and spirit of nature. Significant plantings here include red powder powder bushes (Calliandra haematocephala), golden trumpet trees (Tabebuia caribea), and various types of tropical bamboo.
Water Features
Water is the focal point in all areas of the park. According to the landscape architect of the park, Raymond Jungles, the water element is very important because it "brings the sky to the park, animates space, reflects the landscape, and cools the area around the building." Water outside the office is a refurbished fountain designed by Morris Lapidus. Outside the fountain is the main pool with flowing fountains and flowering water lilies. The adjacent wetlands contain red mangroves, an apple tree pond (Annona glabra), and grass. During the day you can see dragonflies, koi, and if you are lucky, one very shy turtle roaming the waters.
Edible Garden
Edible gardens remain a reliable source of food and natural beauty. This is made possible in part by a local chapter of Les Dames d'Escoffier: an international women's organization in food, beverage and gastronomy. This tropical garden contains pineapple (Ananas comosus), pomegranate (Punica granatum), coffee (Coffea arabica), and even raspberries. Often, the staff harvest fresh food and spices from the garden to complete workshops, mixers and other events.
See also
- List of botanical gardens in the United States
References
External links
- Miami Beach Botanical Garden
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