Ready to learn new skills, meet new people, and have fun? Join the staff of Bok Tower Gardens at its annual Volunteer Job Fair on Friday, January 16 at 2 p.m. Information will be available … Read More
D’hollander to Perform with his 9-Year-Old Daughter on Christmas Day
Christmas Day at Bok Tower Gardens will certainly be a very memorable experience for everyone in attendance. In addition to complimentary Holiday Home Tours of Pinewood Estate for the first 1,000 visitors, Gardens carillonneur Geert D’hollander will share … Read More
New Bromeliad Christmas Tree at Bok Tower Gardens
This new 15-foot-tall Christmas tree was created with nearly 400 bromeliads and can be seen in the Visitor Center during the Christmas at Bok Tower Gardens celebration now through January 4, 2015. Pictures don’t do … Read More
Holiday Home Tour Reaches 20-Year Milestone
Twenty years ago, Bok Tower Gardens was still discovering the possibilities of Pinewood Estate, the 1932 Mediterranean-style mansion on Gardens property, built as a winter retreat by Bethlehem Steel Vice President Charles Austin Buck. After … Read More
Gardens to Break Ground Oct. 24 on Largest Expansion in 85-Year History
Be part of history in the making! Join the Bok Tower Gardens Board of Directors and special guests for a groundbreaking ceremony on the site of our new garden spaces. Afterward, visit the future sites … Read More
Come See What’s Growing in 2014-15
Bok Tower Gardens has released its new Programs & Events Guide for the 2014-15 season. Members, watch for it in the mail. View the new guide online! In celebration of a year filled with exciting new … Read More
Rare Plant Conservation Program Wins “Livable Polk” Award
On the evening of August 27 at Polk State College in Lakeland, Polk Vision and the Polk Transportation Planning Organization presented the 2014 Livable Polk Awards. Polk Vision is a broad, community-led partnership of organizations, businesses, government and individuals … Read More
The Gardens – 10 Years After Hurricane Charley
Many Floridians still have vivid memories of the 2004 hurricane season. Four hurricanes struck Florida that year with three storms leaving their mark across Central Florida. August 13, 2014 marks the 10th anniversary of Hurricane … Read More
Fresh Food, Fresh Ideas
Chef Matt Fulwood shares his vision for the Blue Palmetto Café and what he’s working on this summer to tempt our taste buds! by Matthew Fulwood, Chef & Café Services Manager Recently, I was offered the … Read More
D’hollander Students Take Top Honors
For the first time, two Americans earned first and second place at the seventh International Queen Fabiola Carillon Competition in Mechelen, Belgium. Winner Joey Brink and runner-up Brian Tang both traveled to Lake Wales this … Read More