Hours: 10:00am – 4:00pm
By Appointment only
About us
Situated on Half Mile Road in West Delray Beach, Florida, Paradise Palms Botanical & Sculpture Gardens offers a unique outdoor experience of nature and art, where visitors can stroll through acres of beautifully designed and maintained gardens, groves, and micro-forests containing a significant range of rare and beautiful plants and trees, including one of the most extensive palm tree collections in the United States.
This garden has been an ongoing project since 2013. Currently, it is comprised of two sections, a 10-acre garden open to the public by appointment only, and a contiguous 10-acre privately owned garden available by guided tour upon request.
Paradise Palms Botanical & Sculpture Gardens, Inc., is a 501 (c)(3) registered non profit organization.
The Gardens
Within the combined public and private 20-acres, one will find palm tree species from every corner of the world, over 2500 palm trees set in natural environments, as well as hundreds of other interesting and unique trees and plants. In addition, you can make your way through an outdoor “conservatory” of rare palms under an immense Ficus tree.
Other points of interest include a well-stocked lake, a “mountain” supporting dozens of palms and plants that prosper in full sun and well-drained soil, a covered rake garden hidden in a small bamboo forest, a yoga house, and, along every path running through the entire property, modern and contemporary outdoor sculptures from all around the world.
The Property
Within the gardens there are several points of interest that include an Asian-themed Zen garden, a yoga platform hidden in a small bamboo forest, a Tiki Hut a miniature village for kids, several ponds with bridges, a butterfly garden, and a “mini-mountain” lush with desert trees, plants and succulents.
The Sculptures
Along the garden pathways you’ll notice the growing collection of modern and contemporary outdoor sculptures. These sculptures represent artists from all over the world and were collected by Paradise Palms founder, local author and entrepreneur, Mark Ford. He has met many of these artists while traveling with his wife, Kathy. Other sculptures were specifically commissioned for Paradise Palms Botanical & Sculpture Gardens.
Among the garden artists you’ll encounter, Ferenc Varga, Hunter Brown, Chris Guarino, Armando Blanco, Frank Varga, Pablo Seminario.