This cache will bring you to a Florida Heritage Landmark, former home of horticulturalist and botanist Henry Nehrling. He was known as the “patron saint of Florida gardens,” and introduced and tested thousands of new and rare species of plants, including over 300 of which became staples of the state’s ornamental horticulture. Many of these can be viewed in the Gardens here.
This short two step cache is not at the above coordinates. Use the information provided there to find the cache location. The actual cache is nearby, in the small area of the Garden that is “open” even on days that the gardens are officially closed. Permission has been granted by Nehrling Gardens for the placement of this cache. If you are visiting on a day when the gardens are not open, please do not go beyond the marked area surrounding the historical marker.
The actual cache container location is found here:
N 28º E A + A . F A + E E
W 081º E A . E D F
The substitutions are found in this first year of this phrase on the sign: “between A B C D and 1929” and also in the phrase “over E F G H new and rare plants”.
The Gardens are open on First and Second Saturdays, 9 am - 3 pm, Tuesdays and Wednesdays 10 am - 2 pm or by appointment.
NOTE: The cache is not found in natural plants or garden materials. Please respect the garden plantings. No parking on the street, but parking is available at the garden when it is open, or nearby, if not.