Post #58241 by fatuhiva on Mon, Nov 3, 2003 8:02 PM

Hey Tiki Mon- another local!

Seems people from the area have been making their way to the forum lately, or maybe im just now noticing it from posting SpaceCoast-related threads.. eithe way, nice to meet ya, i live in S. Melbourne Beach.

hey you do any surfing?

Yes, it is sad that they built those condos- the grounds must have really been something at one time.. when they first opened the gardens, I was SUPER excited, but basically all they had gotten done was mostly grounds cleanup and had built the new buildings. All the new plants weren't really in.. it bummed me out, and i didn't go back for another year. But this year its looking up.. still has quite a ways to go to rival Sunken Gardens or Fairchild, but I like it better than Leu Gardens! I'm starting to get more excited about it now, and will be taking some out-of-towners there this week most likely. Its definitely great on an afternoon with nice weather.. I'd love to sneak in or donate a tiki, but ya never know what theyd think of that..

The gift shop is lackluster compared to what I'm sure it once was in the roadside days.. mostly sparse w/ uppity gifts like you see in museum gift shops, etc. I watched the documentary video they had on the old gardens and they were showing all these cool plants like one that smells like dead meat to attract flys and it was this giant pod full of flys- the guide cuts it open and all these flys come pouring out. I was thinking HEY WHERE'S THAT PLANT?!?!

I can see why they wouldnt have one of those, but if you ask me I think the place could use some weirder stuff.. but thats just my taste- I like the wacky plants like Sausage Trees, Pitcher Plants, BatFlowers, Ylang Ylang, etc etc

[ Edited by: fatuhiva on 2003-11-03 20:11 ]