f all the loud, fast-past attractions of Orlando is beginning to be too much for you, check out the Harry P. Leu Gardens , located at 1920 N. Forest Avenue. Situated on Lake Rowena , this lovely 50-acre botanical garden will offer you exactly what you’re looking for, an escape. The Garden is huge, and has a beautiful collection of plants, a refreshing rose garden, meandering paths over gentle hills and shaded glades; towered by the Leu House, built in 1888, which now serves as a decorative arts museum known as the Garden House.
The scenic walkways will take you through this southern styled garden, including America’s largest Carmellia collection, 3-acres of idea gardens for weekend projects, 2-acre Tropical Stream Garden, an Herb garden, a Palm, Bamboo and Cycad gardens, and a Butterfly Garden, which in the springtime is teaming with these six-legged graceful, colorful aviators known as symbols of hope and rebirth. All areas have sculptures nestled about, along with benches and water fountains.
The Garden House is a place for meetings and receptions, which provides a nice array of services to the public. It also serves as a gathering place for more than 30 local horticultural, environmental, and historical groups, providing classrooms, and exhibition space. Three rooms: the Camellia Room, the Rose Room, and the Orchid Room serve as a place for educational forums, conferences, banquets and seminars. The Botanical Library servicing students, homeowners and many green industry professionals, and the Garden Gift Shop is accessible to the public without entry into the Gardens.
This Garden is located not far from the airport and any of the four star hotels in Orlando , so before you leave this wonderful city and head back home; back to work, do yourself a favor, stop in and take a stroll through paradise. Let mother nature bring you back down to earth after experiencing all those fast, jarring rides and attractions, take in all the natural beauty and serene ambiance, relax and take a deep breath, sit down and allow peace to take the place of loud crowds and lines.
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