Naples Botanical Garden

This garden was closed last year for remodeling. It looks like they started over. Only 3 sections are finished and all the plants are young. The main feature is a 2 tier waterfall with a lily pond on top and a large tile sculpture in bright colors. The design is fantastic and it will be worth visiting again in a few years. The lakes all have walkways around them so they are good for birding. The Butterfly House had butterflies hatching out so you could watch.



The Children's Garden was so unusual. Meredith, I don't know if our Arboretum has anything like this. They had this garden shed that was a maze inside. All along the walls they had small beds with objects being used as planters. One wall was full of purses with plants in them. Some objects were on top of the fence. This boy is doing a scavenger hunt. He has a sheet with pictures all over it and he was so excited when he found this toilet!! I couldn't resist joining in the fun. (Other objects were high heels, sewing machine, teacups, purses, sink, chair, etc.)


This is the children 's water feature. They also had thatch-roofed play houses, swinging walkways, a brook with a waterfall and cave behind it. All through the Caribbean garden, they had hammocks and porch swings for the adults. You could also play a game of lawn bocce.


This is real bananas. We wouldn't have those at home.