Heathcote Botanical Gardens consists of an assortment of specialty gardens including a Japanese Garden, Reflection Garden, Herb Garden, Rain-forest 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 micro-climates, which allows the use of a wide variety of plants ranging from those found in Mediterranean climates to the Tropics. Home of the largest public tropical bonsai collection in the U.S. - The James J. Smith Bonsai Gallery, featuring 100 bonsai trees on permanent display. Heathcote's mission is to educate and inspire by providing a place of beauty and a resource for the conservation of our environment.See more..
