This mini zoo is 3 miles from our home and I've passed it for 4 years now; even stopped to buy a few plants. I had no idea what a cute little garden they had stashed in the back, complete with Parrots!
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I loved the windy trails with little wooden bridges and chunky terrain! Perfect for our future geologist to explore.
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The best part is there were no perfect rows of flowers with big tempting colorful petals to tug on. This was a natural Florida garden with bromeliads, cacti and tons of really cool statues.
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But not without a bit of red neck utilitarian deco, we have this lovely potted toilet.
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And a beer garden.
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There were many lovely pots of water to dip hands into.
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And this really cool toddler sized house.
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I'm sure all parents will agree, it's wonderful to find a place where you can put a toddler down and not say "no don't touch that" every 5 seconds. The only no's were for cacti and prickly trees and even those she's getting cautious about touching.
Lovely day with tons of learning experiences.
3 comments:
I love Florida gardening! I could live without the toilet and beer bottles as accents (and also the bathtub grottos I've often seen up north!) but otherwise, it's lovely to live in a land of year-round gardening.
Especially in YOUR area - you get the better tropical plants!
Your daughter is so cute.
what a fantastic place! we used to visit a shop just to look at the fish in the tropical section. one of the best things about life with kids is that everything can become an exciting resource - even stuff you may have discounted before, or walked straight past - now it becomes a whole new world of fun and learning!
CM is so cute. Can't wait to meet her someday. Sounds like you had a lovely time!
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