The Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach is proud to announce that our Pan’s Garden has been listed by USA Today Travel as among the ten best parks and attractions in Palm Beach County.
The article states, “Not far from the sophistication and bustle of Worth Avenue, this lovely park offers a taste of natural beauty. The plants in the half-acre site are all native to Florida and provide a gorgeous example of the diversity of flora in the state. Butterflies often flutter about the plantings, adding additional color and movement. The garden itself is named after an exquisite bronze of Pan, the nature deity known for his physical license and flute-playing. It rests at the entrance to the garden.”
Pan’s Garden is about to hit its 20th anniversary in 2014. Established in 1994 by the Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach, Pan’s Garden is a beautiful botanical garden devoted to preserving Florida’s native plants. The garden features over 300 species of trees, shrubs, grasses and wild flowers, which are incorporated into upland and wetland areas designed to display their naturally occurring relationships to one another. Many of the Foundation’s educational programs for Palm Beach County’s schools are held there. It was designed by the landscape firm of Sanchez and Maddux.
Pan’s Garden is located at 386 Hibiscus Avenue, just one block north of Worth Avenue. Excluding holidays, it is open year round on Monday through Friday from 9am to 5pm and on Saturday and Sunday from 9am to 5pm during the months of November to April.
Alexander C. Ives
Executive Director
Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach
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