years of the Annual Motor Car Exhibition, 19 years of Holidays at McKee, and 16 years of the Annual Waterlily Celebration. The Garden has garnered a national reputation for excellence and is known for its award-winning exhibitions including internationally renowned exhibits such as Guy Darrough’s Dinosaurs, or sculpture exhibits by Hans Godo Fräbel and Seward Johnson. Opening Tour in 2001
McKee is recognized as a Florida landmark and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is also recognized by the Garden Conservancy as a preservation project of national significance. In addition, the Garden is home to the first permitted, engineered bamboo structure in the United States and the world’s largest one-piece mahogany table. The Garden serves as an important haven for biodiversity with its renowned horticulture collection of exotic and tropical plants, one of the largest and most celebrated collections of water lilies in the state of Florida, and is home to two State Champion Trees. McKee Botanical Garden has been featured in National Geographic Traveler Magazine and was named one of “22 Secret Gardens – Soothing Places of Surprise and Sanctuary in the U.S. and Canada”. The Garden has also been featured in Better Homes & Gardens “Florida Treasures,” Coastal Living Magazine “10 Most Romantic Places in Florida,” and in Southern Living Magazine both on the cover and in articles “Take a Break for Sunshine and Flowers” and “Warm Getaways,” Home and Garden, Travel and Leisure Magazine, and the New York Times. The Garden was awarded the Hall of Fame Excellence Award by TripAdvisor.com in 2019. In January 2020, McKee opened its new Children’s Garden. The Children’s Garden is
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