Lakeland Profiles - Hollis Gardens

Thursday, May 28, 2009 - By Gate Arty

Hollis Garden is a formal 1.2 acre botanical garden donated to the City by the Hollis Family. The garden is located on historic Lake Mirror accessible from the Lake Mirror Promenade or Orange Street. The garden contains several water features and displays thousands of flowering plants, ornamental shrubs, historic trees, herbs and vegetables. The garden may be rented for weddings. Hollis Gardens was voted one of the Best of Class Gardens by the Gulfcoast Research and Education Center.

Features Include:

Grotto

Koi pond

Fountains, waterfalls & lily pond

Tropical room

Two herb rooms

Vegetable room

Red room

White room

Yellow room

Native area

Butterfly garden

Orchard

Trees of Americana

Patterned flower beds

Lake Mirror Park is located on Lake Mirror in downtown. It is a historic structure listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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