If you love Waterlilies this is the place and time to visit McKee Botanical Gardens. McKee Botanical Gardens is on an 80-acre tropical hammock in Vero Beach, Florida with streams, ponds and trails with collections of waterlilies and orchids. McKee’s current collection consists of over 80 species of waterlilies and over 200 potted and 90 free-range plants. The gates open early at 8:30 am to enjoy some of the night-blooming varieties before they retreat.

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This is a very popular event and lines start to form early.

Rates: Adults $10, Seniors $9, Children (ages 3-12) $5, McKee members and children under 3 are free.

McKee is a reciprocal garden of Fairchild so if you have a membership please bring your card for free entry.

Equipment: Wide Angle, Telephoto Zoom, Macro and Tripod

Ruth Casal will be leading this field trip.