Gorgeous flowers and plants of all sorts. Be prepared to spend quite a bit of time. There are water features, rock gardens and a great gift shop. When a break is needed, there is an adorable restuarant with a diverse menu. Wear comfortable shoes or take a riding tour.
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My stress release!
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 12/26/06
I have been visiting the gardens for many years. Every time I go the garden changes. I use to walk the grounds when I was younger. Now I take the tram and enjoy it just as much. I love the gift shop. And several times a year I go to the plant sales. You can get really great prices on rare plants then. The rare plant house gives me ideas of new plants I just have to have.
I was never a big gardener or anything, but the garden tour was great. The tourguides are fun and informative. There are some really interesting things there like a beyobob tree from Africa and the Austrailian painted tree.
My brother and I visited the Fairchild Gardens together. The Gardens are amazing.We loved the Palm garden, so many types of Palms that we had never seen before. There is also a large Cactus garden. We also enjoyed green houses and fruit plants. we most loved the grassland area because of the animals. We saw Land crabs , huge Iguannas, and a ...
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Fairchild Tropical Botanical Garden Is Amazing
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One of the finest collections of sub tropical plants in the Unites States, Fairchild Tropical Botanical Gardens was opened to the public in 1938, established on an 83-acre site in Coral Gables by Colonel Robert H. Montgomery and later deeded in large part to Miami-Dade County.
The Garden was designed by renowned landscape architect William ...
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