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Last Chance: Save Big On Concert Under the Stars Tickets

What are you waiting for? Concert Under the Stars ticket prices increase to $30 on Saturday at midnight so pick up your discounted tickets today!

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Blooming Century Plant at Bok Tower Gardens

One of the most impressive plants we have in the Gardens is the Century Plant (Agave americana). Its massive size and beautiful shape make this plant an outstanding feature to […]

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Every Day is Earth Day!

“Every day can be Earth Day,” is the message Wendy Wolford, Bok Tower Gardens Education Coordinator, has conveyed to the many exhibitors participating in the 2013 Earth Day Celebration. This […]

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Weekly Words – National Volunteer Week: We salute our volunteers!

“No man has a right to leave this world no better than he found it. He must add something to it: either he must make its people better and happier, […]

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Hunting Fossils on the New 1.5-mile Preserve Trail

How does a shark’s tooth end up on a trail more than 60 miles from the beach? For the eagle-eyed visitor hiking the new 1.5-mile Preserve Trail, that question might […]

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What’s “Blue-Jazz Pop-Grass?”

If you’ve been following our new blog for the past week or so or seen one of our ads someplace, you may have noticed us referring to our upcoming Concert […]

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Join Us For a Flower Arranging Workshop on May 4

Florida’s temperate climate makes it convenient to grow an almost limitless number of plants year-round. This makes each season in the Gardens feel like it has its own character – […]

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Weekly Words – The simple road…

“It is so easy to leave the direct and simple road, and so difficult to find it again.” ~ Edward W. Bok, Twice Thirty Twice Thirty by Edward W. Bok […]

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A Flavorful Concert

Since his arrival last October, Geert D’hollander has had his “plate” full once becoming the fourth carillonneur in the history of Bok Tower Gardens. His enthusiasm for the carillon has […]