Julie Pope read an article in Good Housekeeping about a banker in Charleston who had opened his private estate to the public, and charged admission and had taken in $36,000 cash in one year - a large sum in those times. After sharing the article with her husband, Mr. Pope declared, “someday we’ll build a Garden and attract visitors to Winter Haven!
Initially the couple planned to beautify and rebuild the canals and chain of lakes in Winter Haven. They started on that, and then planned on adding a hanging garden on Lake Eloise - and that’s what later became Cypress Gardens.
Today the grounds of Cypress Gardens are home to LEGOLAND® Florida Resort. The developers took great care to preserve the integrity of Cypress Gardens, keeping the great Banyan tree that was planted in 1939, and even going so far as to retain the garden’s main attraction: daily water ski shows. Admission to the historical gardens is included with LEGOLAND® Florida Resort admission.
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