Pillywiggin Postscripts
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Let's Go!  Hammock Hollow is a sprawling garden housing multiple play areas, each one unique. Play areas are large with room to run, climb, crawl & jump. Interesting playground designs spark curiosity & imagination. Areas for art, music, reading, nature education & appreciation are incorporated throughout.  Hammock Hollow Children's Garden at Bok Tower Gardens is truly amazing. We had the best time exploring this area and would absolutely return. Your kids will love it. We think you will too! There were fun things to see, climb on & play with around every corner. Like this giant bird's nest. Yes, we love a ridiculous photo op! LOL   The giant Gopher Tortoise burrow was super cool. The interior walls of the burrow are painted with murals that teach kids about native Gopher Tortoises and the many animals they shelter inside their burrows. The Gopher Tortoise burrow is an excellent idea. We spotted several of them during our tour of the botanical gardens.
The Ramble Barn has an interesting display of old time farm implements & a neat old tractor you can (pretend to) drive. The Ramble Barn also includes composting bins with educational signage to teach kids about composting. Love that! A pollinator garden sits beside the Ramble Barn. We loved the well-marked plantings and the giant sized pollinator sculptures were pretty awesome too. No children's garden is complete without a fairy garden, right?! Naturally, this was our favorite spot. We're Pillywiggins after all. Kin to all species of fae. And this was the perfect habitat for fairies indeed. Beautiful, shaded & a bit mysterious. I started to wonder if fairies were lurking about. Were they watching me admire their beautiful homes & garden? Were they hiding behind those little fairy doors? I couldn't be sure. But one thing is for certain... Fairies do indeed live here!
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This winter, we spent an incredible day exploring Bok Tower Gardens in Lake Wales, Florida. What an amazing property! Bok Tower sits atop the highest point in Central Florida. The property encompasses 250 acres that includes hiking trails, a massive botanical garden, El Retiro Mansion, a museum, shopping, dining & so much more. If you find yourself anywhere near Central Florida we highly recommend a visit to Bok Tower Gardens! boktowergardens.org  We entered Bok Tower Gardens main gate and made our way up the winding road through acres & acres of orange groves. Bok Tower, the cherry on top, beckons from multiple points along the way. Adult admission is $20 and fur babies are welcome! Bok Tower Gardens "One man's vision and his gift to the American People"  Bok Tower Gardens is the vision of Edward William Bok. The editor for The Ladies' Home Journal for 30 years, Bok was a Dutch-American immigrant, entrepreneur, Pulitzer Prize winning author, and conservationist.  Bok poured his heart & soul into this property. He died within sight of his tower on January 9th, 1930. His grave rests in the lawn in front of the Great Brass Door.   Bok Tower's stunning architecture is full of symbolism that depicts nature & honors conservation. The tower also houses a Carillon, a set of bells sounded by hammers that are controlled through a keyboard. The views from the grounds surrounding Bok Tower were so beautiful.
And the bell chimes rung through the air almost non-stop. (Make sure your volume is turned up!) Bok Tower Gardens Museum
The History The Architecture The Carillon But wait...there's more! A lot more!
Follow us as we head to Bok Tower's fabulous botanical gardens. Stay tuned! Greetings from Pillywiggins Garden! We hope you have a wonderful, safe & happy holiday season filled with love, laughter, friends & family! Best wishes for the new year. We look forward to visiting your gardens again next spring!   This season's holiday cards included wildflower seed paper enclosures shown below. If you would like to be added to next year's holiday greeting card list, feel free to email us at [email protected] or better yet, send us your holiday card! 2022 was a busy year. We didn't have much time for blogging but we snapped plenty of photos to share over the winter months. We also have a few exciting adventures in store. Be sure to follow our Facebook Page for more information, photos & updates!
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