Heathcote Botanical Gardens

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United States of America - Florida - Fort Pierce

Institution Code:

BGCI Member: No

About the Heathcote Botanical Gardens

Heathcote Botanical Gardens consists of an assortment of specialty gardens including a Japanese Garden, Reflection Garden, Herb Garden, Rainforest Display, Native Plants Garden and a Palm & Cycad Walk. These areas convey an atmosphere of individual garden rooms. Through this type of garden design, you will sense the intimacy of this unique botanical garden. Gracing the areas in between these specialty gardens are borders of flowering shrubs, bulbs, trees, vines and other assorted herbaceous plants. Niches found throughout the garden provide varied microclimates, which allows the use of a wide variety of plants ranging from those found in Mediterranean climates to the Tropics.

Main Address:
Heathcote Botanical Gardens
210 Savannah Road
Fort Pierce
Florida 34982 United States of America

Telephone: (772) 464-4672
Fax: (772) 489-2748
URL: www.heathcotebotanicalgardens.org
Primary Email: info@heathcotebotanicalgardens.org

Staff Details

  • Director's Name: Unknown
    Curator's Name: Miriam Charles, Horticulturist
    Plant Records Officer's Name:

About the Garden

  • Institution Type: Botanic Garden
  • Status
  • Status: Private: Yes
    Status: State: No
    Status: Educational: No
    Status: Municipal: No
  • Date founded: 1985
  • Physical Data
  • Landscaped Area: Yes
  • Total Area: 1 Hectares
    Latitude: 27.4178520
    Longitude: -80.3230330
    Altitude: 0.00 Metres

Features and Facilities

  • Arboretum: No
  • Micropropagation/ Tissue Culture Facilities: No
    Seed Bank: No
    Published Plant Catalogue: No
    Computer Plant Record System: No
  • Open to public: Yes
    Friends society: Yes
    Retail Outlet: Shop: Yes

Plant Collections

  • Special Collections:Japanese Garden, Reflection Garden, Herb Garden, Rainforest Display, Native Plants Garden and a Palm & Cycad Walk. Shrubs, bulbs, trees, vines and other assorted herbaceous plants.

Conservation Programmes

  • Conservation Programme: No
    Medicinal Plant Programme: No
    Ex Situ Conservation Programme: No
    Reintroduction Programme: No

Research Programmes

Education Programmes

  • Education Signs in Garden: Yes
    Guided Tours: Yes