hollis gardens: First Friday - June 2009
- 06/05/09 07:23 AM
The theme for this month's First Friday event will be very familiar to fans of rock ‘n roll star, Alice Cooper. June's First Friday will be titled, "School's Out for Summer." If you have children I probably didn't need to tell you that though, right? As per usual, shops & restaurants open late. Music and entertainment along the streets and a Classic Car Show will be on Tennessee Avenue. All along Kentucky Avenue you will found countless fun activities for the kids! Bubble-gum blowing contests, hula-hoop contests, water gun games, & an art contest. If the kids still have energy to burn, … (0 comments)
hollis gardens: Lakeland Profiles - Hollis Gardens
- 05/28/09 09:24 AM
Hollis Garden is a formal 1.2 acre botanical garden donated to the City by the Hollis Family. The garden is located on historic Lake Mirror accessible from the Lake Mirror Promenade or Orange Street. The garden contains several water features and displays thousands of flowering plants, ornamental shrubs, historic trees, herbs and vegetables. The garden may be rented for weddings. Hollis Gardens was voted one of the Best of Class Gardens by the Gulfcoast Research and Education Center. Features Include: Grotto Koi pond Fountains, waterfalls & lily pond Tropical room Two herb rooms Vegetable room Red room White room Yellow room … (0 comments)
hollis gardens: Lakeland Profiles - Lake Mirror Promenade
- 05/12/09 09:41 AM
Lake Mirror & its Promenade are considered the crown jewel of historic Downtown Lakeland. This community recreation area was the vision of Tom Appleyard, the manager of the Lakeland Chamber of Commerce in the early 1920s. Charles W. Leavitt, the noted New York landscape architect, eventually brought Appleyard's vision to reality. Its hallmark seawall, ornate loggias, and the wide palm-lined pedestrian pathways make this lake visually stunning and architecturally distinct. The Promenade, which has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1983, has often been the hub of local festivities of Downtown. Lake Mirror is surrounded by Kryger … (0 comments)
The theme for this month's First Friday event will be very familiar to fans of rock ‘n roll star, Alice Cooper. June's First Friday will be titled, "School's Out for Summer." If you have children I probably didn't need to tell you that though, right? As per usual, shops & restaurants open late. Music and entertainment along the streets and a Classic Car Show will be on Tennessee Avenue.;)
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