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When a person mentions the city of Miami, the 1st images that many travelers recall are the gorgeous beaches and the exciting nightlife. Nonetheless there are other attractions available to those who would like to experience something else during their visit to Miami. These are the various botanical gardens in Miami, Miami public parks and nature preserves that may delight both travelers and locals.

Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden

This is proving to be one of the floral gardens Miami is celebrated for, particularly its palms and other tropical plants. The Windows to the Tropic section brings an illustration of a rainforest to the visitor, together with the plants, rainfall and humidity found in those areas. The plants go from local plants from Florida to rainforest species from South America. This garden also can include the Lisa D. Anness Butterfly Garden, a garden that has plants used to entice over 30 different sorts of butterflies. Also incorporated in the Fairchild Gardens are the Arboretum and an area for succulent flora.

The Kampong

The Kampong garden is an oasis set inside the Miami metropolitan area. At this garden, patrons can view many plants not customarily found on our continent. These include the Sausage Tree, named for its long fruits, as well as a hundred year old Baobab tree from Tanzania. Collections include plants from the Caribbean, Southeast East Asia and Central and South America. Thanks to the great variety of plants here, many researchers use this garden to improve their experience in their botany and horticulture classes. If a visitor is looking for something unique, the Kampong is the garden to visit.

Miami Beach Botanical Garden

This garden, though relatively small, is packed with numerous examples of utilizing space with plant displays. Built in 1962, it is getting ready to celebrate its 50th anniversary. Here, one will find a Japanese garden along with collections of orchids. There are also examples of vertical landscaping, sometimes commonly known as a living wall. Water is also an important resource here, and therefore there are a few water gardens. This is another example of the floral gardens Miami has to offer to its visitors and residents.

Vizcaya Museum and Gardens

The gardens and museum here have been honoured as a National Historic Landmark. The gardens are a combination of French and Italian designs. They are composed of outside areas or rooms with focal points like fountains, raised islands, elegant statues and a centrally located pool. The near dozen acres of gardens include sub-tropical forests as well as a large Orchid Garden.

Fruit and Spice Park

This unique site, part of Miami public parks is located in the midst of enormous areas of tropical farming. Here, one will find more than 500 different sorts of exotic fruits, spices, nuts and herbs. These include 70 sorts of bamboo, 80 types of bananas as well as many variations of grapes and mangoes. There is not any other garden of this kind in the US. Visitors are welcome, and may sample the things grown here that have fallen off plants naturally.

Parrot Jungle and Gardens

When walking through these gardens, patrons might forget that they're only a short way from a major city. The gardens, in addition to streams, waterfalls and a lake, are home to 1200 sorts of exotic plants such as orchids, bromeliads and bananas. Many tropical animals live in Parrot Jungle, such as local mammals, tropical birds and even some endangered baby apes. As well as the gardens and animal exhibits, a reproduction of the Everglades is also available. This exhibit employs the plant and animal life of the Everglades, including alligators.




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