FAIRCHILD TROPICAL GARDEN
Fairchild is an 83-acre botanical garden with extensive rare tropical plants including palms, cycads, flowering trees, and vines. It has recently added a butterfly garden visible from the restaurant. They post a monthly publication listing which flowers are currently in bloom.
FTBG works with the community in growing one million orchids for the city and with NASA in developing a sustainable food source for space travel. Schools have found several new candidate plants for growing aboard spacecraft.
