Agreement Reached on Site for Botanical Garden in Boca Raton

The de Hoernle Park may be using 48 acres of property on the south side of Blue Lake for development of the botanical garden, although 24 acres just north of the property is also being considered.

Ann F. Wood, President of the Boca Raton Botanical Gardens Association said that the 48-acre site would allow the association to increase the number of amenities, and put in Japanese and Chinese Gardens as well as enhance to Children’s Garden. A Learning Play Area is also envisioned, which will include a cave with stalagmites and stalactites, vine-covered tunnels, shooting water and topiaries as well as unusual plants. The Flowering Tree Society and Orchid Society are both expected to be involved.

A conservatory is proposed with a 210’ diameter geodesic dome structure. It will house classrooms, laboratories, research facilities, offices and rest rooms, and the dome interior will be a tropical garden with one of the world’s largest aviaries.