Mead Botanical Garden

60 min / 90 min / 2 hours / 3 hours

Orlando, Florida | USA

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Orlando, Florida| USA

60 min / 90 min/ 2 Hours

Session Length Options: 

Mead Botanical Garden offers 48 acres of lush botanical diversity with winding trails through bamboo groves, butterfly gardens, and ancient oak hammocks draped in Spanish moss. The garden's centerpiece boardwalk crosses over tranquil ponds filled with lily pads and reflects the towering bald cypress trees, creating serene compositions with natural reflections and filtered light.
The diverse plant collections include tropical greenhouses, herb gardens, and native Florida landscapes that provide year-round color and texture. Notable features include the amphitheater surrounded by ferns and palms, the historic stone bridge over the creek, and the discovery garden with whimsical sculptures and educational displays that add artistic elements to natural settings.
For variety, the bamboo grove creates dramatic vertical lines and Asian-inspired atmospheres, while the open meadows offer wildflower fields perfect for golden hour portraits. The shaded hammock trails provide moody forest scenes with dappled light, and the pond overlooks attract herons and other waterbirds for wildlife photography. The garden's proximity to downtown Winter Park allows for quick transitions between manicured botanical settings and natural Florida ecosystems, all within walking distance of each other.

Photos: Dessie in Orlando Florida