Going to the Harry P Leu Botanical Garden in Orlando is breathtaking. Located in Orlando, Florida, its owner Harry Leu created a private and magical tropical oasis in Central Florida that is now a public trust. The gardens consist of a large camellia dell, a formal rose garden, vegetable and herb, a tropical stream walk, and palm/cycad garden . This visit was during the Christmas holiday and everything seemed to still be blooming including the roses in the beautiful rose garden below.
Many of the gardens contain whimsical sculptures made by a local artist and placed in strategic areas in the different garden rooms.
A beautiful garden house that was used for a guest home and is now adjoining a gorgeous potager.
There’s still alot of color in the gardens here including these beautiful birds of paradise.
A tropical folly view to a gazebo lined with heliconias and huge moss covered oak trees in the background.
This is a more shady tropical garden that leads all the way to a large lake, lots of red ti’s give some highlights to this garden room.
Here’s the large lake that ends from the tropical shade garden….just so serene.
I hope you enjoyed your tour with Noel as much as I! Thank you, Noel, for sharing your beautiful photos and your experience at the Harry P Leu Botanical Garden. Your pictures always come to life!
Noel is hosting my guest blog as well about Frangipanis, or Plumeria. I hope you'll visit at http://www.aplantfanatic.blogspot.com/ .
I'll also be posting for Blooming Friday at Katarinas blog http://rosorochris.blogspot.com/ . Happy Blooming Friday, everyone!
