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Mead Garden, Winter Park, FL

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Mead Garden

A 47-acre botanical garden and nature preserve in Winter Park, Florida, with trails, a creek, a pond, and a greenhouse.

1300 S Denning Dr, Winter Park, FL 32789 · Winter Park, FL

About Mead Garden

Mead Botanical Garden is a nonprofit nature space in Winter Park. Visitors can walk its hiking trails, a boardwalk, and a shaded pine area, and spot turtles, fish, and wading birds at a pond. The grounds also include a greenhouse and a butterfly garden. The garden runs yoga classes, children's theater, plant sales, and other programs, and it rents its spaces for private events.

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