I’m (happily) based in Florida for a few weeks, whilst I present for USA channel, HSN. Whilst I’m here, I have TOTALLY fallen in love with St Petersburg. This charming city is chilled out, has just the right balance of alternative, plus it’s a botanics wet dream!!
Today I finally got to somewhere that everyone had been recommending to me, as they knew I was such a plant geek! That place was the Sunken Gardens, a grand title that magics up scenes from The Labyrinth!
Oddly, this is a piece of ground that was originally purchased by a plumber named George Turner, Senior! He put his DIY skills to work laying an elaborate maze of clay tiles, and drained the ancient lake to leave a rich soil, just ripe for an exotic garden!
By the early 1920’s, he was charging one nickel for tours of the lush grounds that he had created! 3 generations of the Turner family later continued his vision of mind boggling tropical displays, flowing ponds, flamingoes, and minions!
There are a few plants that I couldn’t identify so if you can help, please leave a comment!
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- Super retro and cool signage!
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- Shade always welcome, but not in pictures!
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- Heliconia- variety as yet unidentified
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- Duranta erecta (Golden Dewdrop)
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- A palm- can anyone help with which?
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- Schefflera arbicola ‘Trinnette’
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- Bougainvillea Pink!
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- As yet unidentified!
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- Brugmansia in apricot
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- Brugmansia in apricot
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- Flamingoes!
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- Sunny paradise
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- Frangipani (Plumeria)
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- Croton – Codiaeum variegatum
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- Minions!
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- Pachystachys lutea
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- Majestic Cordyline
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- Colourful Caladium
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- Sunpatiens (Giant Busy Lizzie) in the border
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- As yet unidentified!
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- Alpinia zerumbet (Shell Ginger)
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- As yet unidentified!
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- Dracaena reflexa
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- Peace Lily- Spathiphyllum wallisii
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- Relaxing after all that botanical magic
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