Re: Cypress gardens

oops. the banyan tree. yes, it's interesting. selby has several, all of which are larger but not quite as well formed as the one at cypress gardens. banyan trees, i should note, are always and inevitably compared to the granddaddy of them all in india, which covers several square miles and reportedly serves as a canopy for a multitude of otherwise homeless people.

At 05:17 AM 4/24/03 -0400, you wrote:
well, cypress gardens had at least three distinct personnas--in one area, it was a legitimate botanic garden, not great but better than many i've seen; in another area it was a collection of tacky shops amid big, wire-framed animals covered with ivy; and sort of separating these two venues was a moronic water ski show [watching someone else water ski is a lot like watching paint dry]. when they had a special show, such as the begonia show, they hung them in baskets and planted them in urns among the shops. the shops area also had a butterfly house, which was nice but small, and what was billed as a colonial garden--which i think was used for weddings and such.


At 06:47 PM 4/23/03 -0700, you wrote:
Jim, is Cypress gardens primarily a park with lots of plants shaped like silly animals? I have a virtual friend in Fl. and she sent me about 15 pics of CG but they're all of elephants and duckys. I was hoping for nice cycads, ferns and other tropical trees. I did see one very impressive Banyon tree. A hoary old specimen I must say.

DF

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