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Address:1730 North Forest Avenue
Orlando, Florida
Tel:
(407) 246-2620
Our Botanical Gardens Expert Says:
At the Harry P. Leu Gardens in Orlando, Florida you'll lose yourself in a world of exotic flowers, trees, and tranquil waterfalls. It is truly a place to become one with nature and to fall in love with your surroundings!
Enjoy 50 acres of some of the finest gardens in the U.S. From the Tropical Stream Garden, filled with bananas, papayas, starfruit, and other exotic fruits and flora, to the Palm Garden, a collection of palms from around the world, you'll find your own space of tranquility and beauty. Perhaps the most exquisite area of the Harry P. Leu Gardens, though, is the Leu Camellia Collection, one of the largest camellia collections in the U.S. With over 25 species from all over the world, the collection is truly astounding. You'll also find the largest formal Rose Garden in Florida, a Butterfly Garden, and a Vegetable and Herb Garden. Get your sniffers ready to catch a whiff if heaven!
Group tours are recommended as they give guests an informed and thorough exploration of the grounds, and classes and symposia are also available on such topics as landscaping, horticulture, fine arts, and children's classes. You may also choose to stop by the garden's museum, reference library, and art gallery to get a better idea of the work and education initiatives that come out of the gardens, and to learn more about the Harry P. Leu Gardens as a place of nature, horticulture, and floristry.
You'll find at the Harry P. Leu Gardens a magnificent landscape that serves as the perfect environment for weddings, concerts, conferences, and other receptions. Book your next event at the gardens or simply bring your family 'round for a day of picnicking, exploring, and learning!
From Harry P. Leu Gardens - Orlando, Florida:
The climate of Central Florida permits Leu Gardens to grow and enjoy a wide array of temperate and tropical plants. However, the summer heat and very mild winters prevents us from growing plants very common in gardens in more northern areas of the United States. The possibility of infrequent frosts in winter also challenges our selection of semi-tropical and tropical plants for use in permanent outdoor displays. Nonetheless, Leu Gardens teems with vigor and beauty, regardless of the season. Discover palms, cycads and flowering trees. Enjoy azaleas, vines, bromeliads, orchids and aroids. Smile at the sight of familiar annual flowers and the beauty of roses and camellias. Stroll under the awe-inspiring branches of camphor trees, elms and oaks.