Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden
The only frost-free, natural conservation habitat, botanical garden in the continental United States
We are open. Daily. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Social distancing protocols
Help us preserve, develop and expand the Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden as an arboretum, botanical garden, museum, wildlife refuge and habitat
The Garden is open!
This historic, rare ecosystem provides a safe and educational alternative through these trying times. There are 15 acres of native garden and forest to explore on the six-to-10-foot-wide 
trails. Visitors have plenty of room for social distancing, walking your dogs and breathing the fresh air under a magnificent open sky in the company of abundant native flora and fauna. This outdoor refuge is the antidote to the coronavirus blues. Spring and summer are glorious with native plants in bloom and plenty of birds and butterflies as part of Mother Nature’s annual migration wonder.
Safe distancing protocols are in effect. Open daily 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Be Safe. Be Well.
Today’s Best of the Garden
On the calendar today
Garden Guardians
Hatha Yoga
Open Daily
#KWVirtualGarden | Students
Welcome to the Virtual Garden
Our virtual garden is the perfect choice when you need smart, fun and well-planned activities for the children in your lives — with just the right balance between screen time and structured play. Videos, interactive lessons, StoryTime and hands-on activities designed by our education team and consistent with state of Florida education standards.
Live from Facebook
Congratulations to our third winner of week 3 in Virtual Summer in the Garden, a Key West local, Peter!
Peter wins a free pass to the Garden along with a Garden Guide Book, a coloring book, and a pressed flower bookmark made with flowers found around the Garden!
Peter was our first student in our virtual summer camp to come to the garden to do a scavenger hunt in person!
Don't forget to tune into our Virtual Summer in the Garden next week for Wings over the Keys! Post your favorite thing from camp using #kwvirtualgarden for a chance to win like Peter!
For more details check out our website www.keywest.garden/education/
10th Annual ART in the GARDEN
Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden is proud to feature local sculptors in our 2020 ART in the GARDEN exhibit. The sculptures use natural or recycled materials, can be placed outside and withstand wind and weather.
Open to Public: 10 a.m.- 4 p.m., daily, June 1 – Aug. 31
ART in the GARDEN
Meander over Garden boardwalks and down pathways through dappled shade cast by fresh green scape, colorful blossoms and winged creatures of nature and spot … sculpture! Nature has been benign in recent months with spring rains bringing renewal and the return of ART in the GARDEN with artistic expressions emphasizing harmony with nature. These works feature earth-friendly themes, including recycled and natural materials.
Sculptures by local artists accent the natural beauty of the conservation site on Stock Island.
Our Partners
What would you like to do today?
Become a member
Memberships include unlimited free admission, special events, gift shop discounts, volunteer opportunities and offers from our partners.
Check events calendar
There's always something to do in the botanical garden and tropical forest. The latest schedules for yoga, plant sales, speaker series and more.
Become a volunteer
Our volunteers get their hands dirty -- or not. We have opportunities for volunteers who love people, plants, trees and animals.
Make a donation
Sustain and preserve our fragile Florida Keys ecosystems. Purchase endangered plants and trees and support educational programs.
Schedule a venue
Wedding? Family reunion? Company outing? Whatever you're planning, our venues are the perfect setting for your special event.
#KWVirtualGarden
Our new online videos and classes are unique, interactive educational programs for parents and students K-8.
We’ve been green since 1989
We're frost free
The Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden is the only frost-free botanical garden in the continental United States! A tropical environment with ample rain allows most trees to retain their leaves in the dry season (December through late May).
We love our native plants
The Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden is a special place where you can appreciate biodiversity and learn more about its importance. We are home to many endangered and threatened flora and fauna. Unlike traditional botanical gardens, this garden advocates the importance of native plants and species through education in a natural conservation habitat.
Rare fresh-water ponds
The Garden has three of the last remaining freshwater ponds in the Keys and is a major migratory stopping point for neotropical birds from places as far away as South America, as well as being home to many rare birds in the Florida Keys. Enjoy this unique US tropical forest and garden and a chance to see hundreds of different butterflies, birds, plants and beautiful flowers.
Our mission
Preservation
To preserve, develop and expand the Key West Garden as an arboretum, botanical garden, museum, wildlife refuge and habitat
Public Awareness
To educate the public about the threatened, endangered and endemic flora and fauna of the Florida Keys, Cuba and the Caribbean Basin
Education
Our adult and youth education programs ensure our members and visitors know how they can protect our ecosystems. The Living Laboratory uses interactive workshops to teach students about the importance and the benefits of native plants and wildlife
Conservation
To conduct conservation programs to understand and propagate threatened and endangered endemic species of native flora and fauna
Let’s do good together
Help us preserve, develop and expand the Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden as an arboretum, botanical garden, museum, wildlife refuge and habitat
