Bok Tower Gardens
Lake Wales, Florida
Last spring we visited Bok Tower Gardens for spring blooms and toured Pinewood Estates and gardens. Today let’s visit Bok Tower Gardens annual Christmas celebration. Come and enjoy poinsettia, bromeliad and amaryllis displays, live music on the 205-foot Singing Tower carillon, Sunset & Symphony Holiday Concert with the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra (Dec. 1), winter walking tours, and a variety of educational programs.
The Holiday Home Tour at Pinewood Estate began on November 23 from 10 am to 4 pm until January 6, 2019. The tour will give you a first hand experience of post WWII era Florida and an in-depth look into Mr. Bucks family as they come visit for the Christmas holidays. Join the three oldest Buck siblings Lucy, Dorothy and Leonard as they unfurl their amazing stories from the many adventures they had at Pinewood Estate.
The 20 room, 1932 Mediterranean-style estate’s decorations change each Christmas, and no two years are ever the same. Today’s photos are from the last few years Christmas decorations.
Every room is decorated including the bathrooms.
There are 4 bedrooms and each is styled differently. First is the granddaughters’ room.
Next is the grandson’s bedroom.
Then the bedroom of Mr. Buck’s daughter and her husband.
Mr Buck’s Suite in Pinewood Estate reflects his love for America and his respect for the brave men and women who serve. He was a military consultant for Bethlehem Steel
The other rooms of the house are also colorfully decorated.
Remember, each year the decorations are different, but there will always be lots of Christmas trees and decorations.
In the garden even the fountain is surrounded by poinsettias.
If you are in central Florida in December, take a day to explore Bok Tower Garden and Pinewood Estate Mansion. For more information on the garden or its history, see my spring post, Bok Tower Gardens.
One year there was a Christmas tree made of bromeliads.
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Love, love, love that bathroom with the green tile! What a beautiful place — each room is lovely. Thanks for taking us there! (And for your visits to Marmelade Gypsy, too!)
It’s always a pleasure to visit you and I do appreciate your visits and comments so much Jeanie. Have a beautiful day!
I love poinsettias at Christmas. Growing up, I would always be amazed at my church’s tree made entirely out of poinsettias. Bok Tower Gardens looks like a perfect place to enjoy the season!
It is a beautiful place for the holidays!
…after all of these years of living in snow country, Christmas without snow just does seem like Christmas.
Jesus didn’t have snow – it’s what you get used to Tom.
Beautiful blooms.
That looks beautiful! I love the idea of seeing Christmas decorations… and not freezing. 🙂
We get cold spells but to northerners it isn’t that cold Come on down!
Love these photos. I live a little over an hour from Lake Wales and have been by Bok Tower Gardens many times but never stopped. I’d like to go there one day soon and visit Pinewood Estates and gardens also.
You should really visit it – you’re so close. If you like quiet gardens and the towers chimes pealing out over the grounds, it’s a perfect place to sit and relax.
I like the green tile too, and really impressed that they have meticulously maintained much of the decor and fixtures over the years. Beautiful mansion and grounds!
It is beautiful and they do maintain it well
I love Bok Tower and Pinewood is just gorgeous!! Thanks for reminding me to plan a trip to Lake Wales!!
Beautiful pics
Hello, I must add the Bok Tower to a Florida visit. Your Christmas decorations and photos are all lovely. Happy Friday, enjoy your day and weekend!
Happy Friday Eileen!
It’s been years since I’ve been to Bok Towers. Beautiful!!
It’s such a beautiful place – if you don’t go for the holidays, go this spring when the azaleas are in bloom.
I never thought too much about poinsettias, but my mother loved them and after she passed, I fell in love with poinsettias as they remind me of her. Those are beautiful and what a fun place to visit.
Oh my that’s a sweet thought.Chocolate covered cherries always reminds me of my mother. She loved them.
A gorgeous blue sky
My parents lived in Lake Wales and visited every year since 1984 but have never visited Bok Towers. I live in Lake Wales now and promised myself that I will visit this Christmas season. Your pictures of the beautiful home convinced me this is the year to finally go!
It is so lovely. You should also go in the spring when all the azaleas are in bloom. Magnificent!
It all looks lovey colourful and of course very festive and quaint 🙂
Have a poinsettatastic week 🙂
I’ve never heard of this place. Where is it located? Surely a beautiful place to visit!
Thanks for sharing at http://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2018/12/gangly-and-gorgeous-blue-heron.html
Lake Wales Florida is about an hour west of Orlando here in central Florida. Check out the spring azaleas at Bok Garden at https://www.comfortspringstation.com/2018/04/08/spring-azaleas/
What a beautiful garden and home! Thanks for the fun tour. Thank you for sharing on Merry Monday! We hope you will join us again next week!
Kim
Wow!! I would love to spend time there, it’s so colorful! I love the photos you shared.
thanks Betty – have a great weekend!
Thanks so much Carol for partying with us at the #WednesdayAIMLinkParty and Giveaway! We hope to see you at our next party on Dec-19-2018.
How festive! Love all the flowers! Happy that you joined us for the #WednesdayAIMLinkParty and Giveaway
What a beautiful historic mansion, Carol! I love how they have decorated it for Christmas. There’s so much decorating inspiration in this post! Thank you for sharing, and for being a part of the Hearth and Soul Link Party. Hope to see you again this week. Hope you have had a lovely weekend!
thanks April. Happy Holidays!