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 Cathy and Rick give a whirlwind tour of botanical gardens they have loved, talk about Rick's proposal to his wife and where he hid her ring, how to pronounce anole, and where to find flamingos. 

Links We Mentioned

Florida Botanical Gardens

Harry P. Leu Gardens

Orlando Exploration Gardens

Brown anoles and more about them

Selby Botanical Gardens (and the George Harrison exhibit)

Boiled books 

Botanical gardens at Cypress Gardens

Bok Tower Gardens

Kanapaha Botanical Gardens

Sarasota Jungle Gardens

McKee Botanical Gardens

Sunken Gardens

Wonder Gardens

Growing bamboo in Florida

Yellow trumpet tree

Image by Rick Kilby 

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