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I am a Cuban Tree Frog.
Do you know frog populations have declined dramatically since
threatened with extinction and more than 120 species are
suspected to be extinct since the 1980s. Many environmental
scientists believe that amphibians, including frogs, are excellent
biological indicators of broader ecosystem health because of their
intermediate position in food webs, permeable skins, and typically
biphasic life (aquatic larvae and terrestrial adults).
Welcome to my home! I live in the heart of historic Key West,
Florida in a tiny jewel called Nancy Forrester’s Secret Garden.
I hide in a mini rainforest with an astonishing collection of palms,
orchids, bromeliads, aroids, cycads, ferns and bananas. Rare
plants give horticultural value to this last undeveloped wooded
acre of land in the center of “old town”, on an island densely
overdeveloped and one of the world’s costliest places to live.
The most ardent plant lovers find the garden gratifying, spiritually
uplifting and visually gorgeous.
This is an environmental artists garden that invites creative
collaboration. This is where I sing and lay my eggs.
Roxanne Roxbury from England said ‘It’s like walking into a
dream”
Mark Caputo of Key West, said it’s “Jurassic Park” sans
Dinosaurs.”
Steven Steven's from the Dispatch called it an "Oasis of Sanity"
Charles Kuralt said in Charles Kuralt’s America “... you can easily
get lost in the beauty of the place”.
Nancy Forrester says; this is beauty with a purpose, When
you come to be entertained, to get lost, to seek beauty and to
have fun. "SECRET" will cast a magic spell on you. You will
metamorphose into an environmental activist.
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Nancy Forrester’s Secret Garden,
One Free School Lane, (off the 500 block Simonton Street) see (MAP)
Key West, Florida 33040
Open 10-5 Daily
Admission $10 all ages
www.nfsgarden.com nancy_forrester@yahoo.com 305-294-0015
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