Saturday, March 12, 2005

Great Places in Sarasota: The Garden Club

Nestled among current high rise buildings (Renaissance Towers, the Hyatt, Beau Ciel) and the soon to be built "Quay site" project, is the charming and restful Sarasota Garden Club. Wandering around the grounds takes away the rush of the traffic, the high rise structures, and the asphalt parking lots. Instead, you are enveloped in a human scale, natural scene. Sounds of traffic are muffled, lush green plants draw at your senses, your mind begins to wander. This is truely one of Sarasota's great places.

The grounds of the Garden Club, the location near the heart of downtown and it's dedicated volunteers bring back memories of small town living. This place exemplifies the vision for Sarasota: "A city of urban amenities with a small town living and feeling." Surrounded by the urban amenities that include an up-scale hotel, modern condos and the Van Wezel Hall, is this wonderful small town space that bring peaceful feelings within the hustle and bustle of everyday life.

Truely one of the great places in Sarasota!

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