Since 2006, The Garden Fund, a 501(c)(3) all-volunteer organization, has focused on Pinecrest Gardens, a historical, cultural, botanical, and educational center located in the heart of Pinecrest, Florida. Amidst fourteen acres, with over 1,000 varieties of rare and exotic tropical foliage, it stands in a hardwood setting highlighted by winding pathways, moving streams, caves, fissures, and solution holes that support fish, turtles, crabs, and other wildlife. It is a lush paradise that is marveled at by thousands yearly. The Garden Fund targets areas of the Gardens in need of botanical enhancement, raises monies, and with guidance from Gardens' staff, transforms and beautifies these areas, one by one.
To date, the Garden Fund has contributed more than $200,000 in botanical enhancement projects throughout Pinecrest Gardens. The most recent include cleanup of the Terrace Garden, renovation of the Dry Garden at a cost of over $18,000, Cleanup of the Caribbean Garden and the addition of a Lignum Vitae tree, planting of the Karen Mashburn Memorial Begonia Garden, a mosaic bench near the gardens' entrance, and a $16,000 replanting of the Caribbean Garden. Future projects include a renovation of a much-frequented section near the lower garden.
Our organization raises funds for the botanical side of Pinecrest Garden, a majestic historic garden that is also a center of education, arts, and culture. The fourteen-acre site has been graced with new winding pathways, an Inspiration Center, an upgraded sensory and learning garden, a re-engineered playground, and a new petting zoo, all of which are ADA accessible.
Surrounding it all are intricately woven landscaping enhanced by funding from the Garden Fund. With your assistance, this magical garden will be enjoyed by people of all ages and abilities for many decades to come.
Organization name
Community Garden Charitable Fund
Tax id (EIN)
20-8226954
Mission Category
Environment
Program Site Locations
Palmetto Bay, Pinecrest, South Miami
Annual Operating Budget
Less than $25,000
Primary Population Served
General Population, Hispanic/Latino/Latina/Latinx, Seniors
Address
11000 SW 57 Avenue