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Vizcaya Museum and Garden - Miami, FL


kinzyjr

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Just a few pictures from my trip to Vizcaya over the holidays:

Entrance to the museum/gardens:

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The Dock:

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Front of the House:

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Side Garden:

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Lakeland, FL

USDA Zone 1990: 9a  2012: 9b  2023: 10a | Sunset Zone: 26 | Record Low: 20F/-6.67C (Jan. 1985, Dec.1962) | Record Low USDA Zone: 9a

30-Year Avg. Low: 30F | 30-year Min: 24F

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A few more:

Another view of the side gardens:

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It's really nice to be in an area where coconuts sprout when they're tossed in the woods:

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These make a really nice accent against the wall:

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Lakeland, FL

USDA Zone 1990: 9a  2012: 9b  2023: 10a | Sunset Zone: 26 | Record Low: 20F/-6.67C (Jan. 1985, Dec.1962) | Record Low USDA Zone: 9a

30-Year Avg. Low: 30F | 30-year Min: 24F

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I really like this place. I’ve been to most of the historic homes in Florida and this one is the best. :greenthumb:

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Westchase | 9b 10a  ◆  Nokomis | 10a  ◆  St. Petersburg | 10a 10b 

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I never been here before, but it's on my Florida bucket list 

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Zone 8a/8b Greenville, NC 

Zone 9a/9b Bluffton, SC

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1 hour ago, Steve in Florida said:

I heard the place is very nice. Some of my palms were planted there.

It's definitely something you build only if money is no object.  Do you remember which types in particular?

Lakeland, FL

USDA Zone 1990: 9a  2012: 9b  2023: 10a | Sunset Zone: 26 | Record Low: 20F/-6.67C (Jan. 1985, Dec.1962) | Record Low USDA Zone: 9a

30-Year Avg. Low: 30F | 30-year Min: 24F

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Kinzy, it's been a while but I recall they were Sabals.

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very neat!

Looking for:  crytostachys hybrids, Pseudophoenix sargentii Leucothrinax morrisii, livingstona canarensis

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