Mead Botanical Garden occupies wetlands and upland hammocks in Winter Park, with streams, ponds, and native habitat among its paths. Dedicated in 1940, it was created to honor horticulturist Theodore L. Mead and house his orchid collection.
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The stream and wetlands reveal why this garden’s setting mattered to its founders. Mead Botanical Garden was dedicated in 1940 on about fifty acres of upland hammock and lower wetlands, where Howell Creek connects nearby lakes. The project grew from an effort by Theodore L.
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- Mead Botanical Garden was dedicated in 1940.
- It began as about 50 acres of upland hammocks and wetlands.
- The property was given to Winter Park in 1953 with a deed restriction to maintain it as a botanical garden.
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