A companion to Exploring Florida's Botanical Wonders
Discover more beauty in the Sunshine State as you visit public gardens, botanical gardens, and wild places of botanical beauty. Since I had no way to include hundreds of color photos in my guidebook, I present them for you here.
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Yellow River Marshes Preserve State Park
Located south of Milton and Interstate 10 at Bagdad, Yellow River Marshes Preserve State Park is a sweeping open wild prairie along the shores of Blackwater Bay. There are no trails, just a parking area from which to explore Florida’s biggest burst of pitcher plant blooms in March and April.
Withlacoochee State Forest – Johnson Pond
One of the best, easiest, and child-friendly places to see a rosemary scrub up close and personal, Johnson Pond is a gentle walk in the woods out to an observation deck over its namesake and through a variety of habitats, most notably the moss-filled rosemary scrub. It is one of the northernmost botanical sites in [...]
Withlacoochee State Forest – Citrus Tract
The Citrus Tract of Withlacoochee State Forest is full of surprises, from a big dose of scrub along Loop A to a scattering of sinkhole-and-cave habitats with unique ferns and mosses along the western side of the forest.
Windley Key Fossil Reef Geologic State Park
While especially notable for its exposed fossil reef, Windley Key offers an easy walk through a tropical hammock where tropical plums of every sort – from poisonous to sweet – bear fruit that attract birds from all over. Ironwood and other heavy tropical woods thrive in this remnant tropical forest as well.