The Stories of Vizcaya

History of Vizcaya, Horticulture, What’s in Bloom?

Roses Return After Nearly a Century

Salting the Earth Vizcaya’s Fountain Garden was once known by a different name. Originally, this space was designed to be a rose garden. It served as such when the gardens were completed in 1922. James Deering enjoyed the roses while he wintered here from November to March. When the Great Hurricane of 1926 hit Miami,

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Vizcaya named in Breck’s list of most popular botanical gardens in the U.S.

Vizcaya ranked 10th in the 20 most popular U.S. botanical gardens overall.

Design and the Natural Environment, Horticulture, Innovation

Protecting the Gardens from Storm Surge

After Hurricane Irma In 2017, Vizcaya was impacted by Hurricane Irma, which produced an unprecedented amount of storm surge flooding at Vizcaya. The storm filled the formal Italian gardens with saltwater and debris while also flooding the Café and Shop, the Swimming Pool Grotto and the Café Terrace. This resulted in millions of dollars of

Design and the Natural Environment, Horticulture, What’s in Bloom?

Got gardening questions?

Vizcaya has created a new livestream series for all the garden lovers out there. We’re calling it the “Garden AMA” – Ask Me Anything!

Horticulture, Press

Vizcaya extends hours on Friday, May 22

To open Memorial Day Weekend, Vizcaya offers extended hours on Friday, May 22, with garden admissions from 9:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Featured Story, Horticulture, Press

Vizcaya’s bayfront gardens now open

Vizcaya Museum and Gardens' beautiful bayfront gardens are now open. With 10 acres of outdoor gardens, Vizcaya offers the community ample space to maintain social distance with a low-density experience.

Featured Story, Horticulture, Press, What’s in Bloom?

Vizcaya, part of the Plant Collections Network

In 2019, Vizcaya Museum and Gardens received its first two accreditations from the Plant Collections Network, an American Public Gardens Association initiative that recognizes the importance of the genetic diversity of plant collection by botanic gardens in North America.

Design and the Natural Environment, Horticulture, What’s in Bloom?

Flowers in a Formal Italian Garden?

Vizcaya’s horticulture staff turned a storm into a silver lining and planted filled the gardens with colorful flowers as part of the replanting efforts following Hurricane Irma.

Design and the Natural Environment, History of Vizcaya, Horticulture, People and Ideas, Story, Style

Diego Suarez, Landscape Architect for Vizcaya’s gardens

Diego Suarez (1888–1974), was born in Bogotà to a Colombian father and an Italian mother. Following the death of his father, Suarez moved to Florence, Italy, with his family. There he studied architecture at the Accademia di Belle Arti (the Italian equivalent of the French École des Beaux Arts). While still a student, he became

Horticulture, What’s in Bloom?

A LANDSCAPE OF ORCHIDS

Vizcaya’s orchid program was established and is still supported through the generous bequest of David A. Klein, an orchid lover who sought peace in Vizcaya’s gardens during his final days. In his honor, the David A. Klein Orchidarium, located on the north side of the Main House, was created in 2001 in what originally was

The Stories of Vizcaya

Roses Return After Nearly a Century

Vizcaya named in Breck’s list of most popular botanical gardens in the U.S.

Protecting the Gardens from Storm Surge

Got gardening questions?

Vizcaya extends hours on Friday, May 22

Vizcaya’s bayfront gardens now open

Vizcaya, part of the Plant Collections Network

Flowers in a Formal Italian Garden?

Diego Suarez, Landscape Architect for Vizcaya’s gardens

A LANDSCAPE OF ORCHIDS

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