BOCA RATON GARDEN CLUB
FABULOUS FLAMINGO GARDEN TOUR
FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 2007 Gardens in the Garden Tour
Co-Chairs: Lenore Alford, Sherrie Bieber
Committee: Barbara Benefield, Gloria Blake, Pam Edlund,
Janine Savitch, President Carol Rice (Click on photos to enlarge) VILLAGE OF SILVERWOOD
Exotic Fruit Garden
7433 Silverwood Court next to the Butterfly and Herb Garden...Walk through the left gate and be overwhelmed
with exotic tropical fruit trees. Most gardeners are familiar with mango, guava, avocado and grapefruit. But, here you
can see very unusual fruit trees in their glory! The Miracle fruit tree produces red berries that change your taste buds
to sweet, even a lemon will taste sweet! Jaboticaba produces purple fruit that grows on the tree trunk! Black Sapote has fruit like chocolate pudding. The Jak tree bears fruit the size of a watermelon. Monstera vine has huge leaves and yields a banana/pineapple flavored fruit. The Tamarind is a beautiful tree whose fruit is used in tropical drinks. There are over 40 tropical trees in this exotic fruit garden, which was started nine years ago. |
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Tamarind
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Clerodendrum ugandense (Blue Butterfly) Photos by Emilie Palmieri
MILLPOND
Hobbyist Garden
2291 NW 35th Street take St. Andrews north of
Glades to Potomac. Turn west and enter Millpond. Turn
right at the stop sign on Pine Haven Circle. Third right is 35th Street...This garden was started three years ago when moving into a house with only a lawn and a few large trees. Now it is a hobbyist gardener's paradise! It was never formally designed but grew out of a love and interest in Florida plants. Once started, the garden took on a life of
its own with a combination of foliage and flowering plants, orchids and rare fruit trees. It is always changing and evolving, always surprising and fascinating. It is a haven and
a labor of love! |
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Gateway to Nirvana
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Balinese Girl with Angel's Trumpet
Photos by Emilie Palmieri
THE ESTATES
Romantic Rose Garden
1900 Spanish River Road and Seminole Drive enter from Camino Real just east of the Intracoastal...Feast your eyes on 180 rose bushes of floribunda, hybrid teas, shrubs and English roses. The visual display is awesome! About five years ago, the owner wanted something distinctive for his yard, not the usual Florida tropical landscape. He retained Craig Morell, who was the horticulturist at the Boca Raton Resort, to design and plant a romantic rose garden. Planting the bushes in masses of the same variety creates a dramatic effect. On the left side view Angel Face, Belinda's Dream, St. Patrick and Gold Meadow. On the right are Double Delight and Europeana bushes. The trellis has Don Juan, a deep crimson rose climber with 8-10 foot canes growing straight up. See this garden and fall in love! |
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Photos by Emilie Palmieri
KNOB HILL
Boca Raton Garden Club
4281 NW Third Avenue east of I95 between Yamato and Spanish River Blvd.Take the commemorative brick walkway to the Rose garden of hybrid teas and miniatures surrounding a water fountain. Then walk over to the peaceful Japanese garden designed by Greg Gause as an Eagle Scout Project. From there continue on the pathway and lawn to the Children’s Herb garden along the fence and finish your stroll at the Xeriscaped Cactus garden in the center of the Club’s parking lot. The BGRC won a City Beautification Award in 2003. Before departing visit the Blue Star Memorial dedicated in 2006 to all US Veterans, located in the front yard, under the Gumbo Limbo tree. Club Plant Sale, Vendors and Master Gardeners on site. Stop indoors for refreshments, raffle tickets, displays and more vendors. |
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Blue Star Memorial
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Commemorative Brick Walkway
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Close-up of Brick Walkway | 
Garden Tour Guide – Ruth Roosen |
Photos by Carol Rice, Sharon Jaschinski, & Evelyn Somerville
OLD FLORESTA
Tropical Gardens (2 connecting gardens)
50 Paloma Avenue on the corner of Palmetto Park
and Paloma, across from the Art Guild School. Enter
through the wrought iron gate into a tropical paradise of
hibiscus, bougainvillea, crotons, pentas, pink Ti Sister, azalea,
impatiens, palms and flowering bushes - an exuberance of
annuals and perennials. Follow the brick walkway to the
connecting yard for more lush tropical beauty and witness this
tapestry of color surrounding homes, pools, patios and a
gazebo! |
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Sundeck Stairway |
Garden Gateway | 
Pianist by the Pool | 
Front Door Garden
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Photos by Alice Alexander
OLD FLORESTA
Garden of Bliss Formal Garden
399 Florenada Terrace, Paloma to Azalea, turn left.
Open the wooden gate and enter a maze of formal Eugenia
Topiaries and manicured cherry hedges. Symmetrically
designed around benches, statuary and a pineapple fountain,
the garden invites visitors to stroll its Chicago brick paths.
They lead to various focal points of flourishing plants, lavender
plumbago bushes and Florida Wisteria. White plants include
jasmine, gardenias, and camellias. Guava, Crape myrtle and
Ligustrum trees are lit at night, adding drama. The garden
flowers are a combination of white and purple amidst lush
greenery. The Bliss Garden was recently featured in Boca
Raton Homes & Lifestyles magazine. |
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Garden of Bliss
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Table Setting in the Garden of Bliss
Photos by Carol Rice
OLD FLORESTA
Florida Fairy Garden
323 Florenada Terrace next to the Bliss Garden. Walk past the lovely fountain focal point leading to the trellised garden
entrance, covered with passion vine. Take the brick pathway to
the right which is bordered with Ixora, Queen Emma and sculptures. You’ll see foxtail palms, Alamanda shrubs and Oleander bushes. Take the pathway to the left toward the pool Area to view the Weeping Fig tree, Medinella plant, and Siala Tree surrounded by bromeliads, crotons, and Hawaiian Ti plants. Look in the lush greenery and let your imagination run Wild. The many fairy sculptures add whimsy and creativity. The lovely garden will inspire you to combine art and design With the beauty of nature. |
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Fairy Garden
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Fairy Garden Fountain Photos by Carol Rice
NEW FLORESTA
Fern and Flower Garden
2743 NW 28th Street take Jog Road North of Glades turn R
on 28th Street. A winding brick path takes you through macho
fern, yellow daisies, ruellia, purple showers, cranberry pentas,
palm trees and urns with ilex schillings. Follow the path to the
fern garden which is a peaceful, shady place. Varieties include
staghorn, rabbit foot, curly pea, macho and wart ferns. A
bronze statue of a boy and girl is there which reminds the
owners of their children growing up. Fern gardens are easy to
maintain. Leaving the fern garden you’ll see a cornucopia of
flowers and planted Bromeliads, purple anthuriums, orchids,
white begonia adorata, angelwing begonias, two small rose
gardens, a yellow giant shrimp bush, spathiphyllum,
bougainvilleas, crotons, ginger, and robelenii. |
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Fern & Flower Garden
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Photos by Carol Rice
VILLAGE OF SILVERWOOD
Butterfly and Herb Garden
7425 Silverwood Court take Powerline north of Palmetto,
West on Palmetto Cir N; R on Del Prado Cir N;L on Silverwood
Court..Enter the gate and feel the rush of nature! Butterflies
and turtles live in the Family Gardens that evolved over time
into a diverse collection of plants. The butterfly garden is
filled with a beautiful variety of host (larval) and nectar
plants. And, the waterfall pond is a wonderful addition. It
contains wetland plants as well as a few resident fish and
turtles. Be sure to visit the kitchen garden of vegetables and
herbs, including thyme, rosemary and nasturtium. This piece of
paradise will delight you with its eclectic mix of plants, trees
and butterflies. |
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Butterfly Herb Garden |
Photo by Carol Rice
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