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When you visit the gardens, you will see many plants blooming. As you look at them, please remember that they are food for bees and butterflies so don't get too close or you might get an unwanted surprise.
If you have any comments you would like to make, improvements, changes, etc., drop a note in the donation box or send an email to info@dunlawtonsugarmillgardens.org.
Dunlawton Sugar Mill Gardens (Botanical Gardens of Volusia) is open from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily except Christmas and New Year’s Day.
There is no admission charge, but donations are greatly appreciated.
Master Gardeners are back! Stop by the Gardens the second Wednesday of each month between 9 a.m. - 11 a.m. to talk with them about your plant successes and problems.
Maps are usually available just to the left of the bulletin board in the green mailbox.
There is a plant sale area near the restrooms where you may find something interesting to take home for your own garden. You may leave your donation in the red box by the office near the plant sale area or in the red donation box near the main gate.
Volunteers work in the gardens on Wednesday and Saturday mornings. They can assist you with specific questions about plants, event reservations, and purchasing of locally sourced honey, limited edition garden prints, and garden decals.
If you lost an item at the gardens, please send us an email and we can let you know if we have found it.
All events held at the Gardens must be approved in accordance with the policies of the Botanical Gardens of Volusia, Inc. If you are interested in reserving an event, please take the time to read the "Reservations" page on this website for the policies and procedures to reserve an event at the Gardens.
Please give us at least a two week lead time if you plan to reserve an event or bring a group to the Gardens to do volunteer work.
IN REMEMBRANCE
Our Memorial Walkway
Dunlawton Sugar Mill Gardens is a beautiful place to remember a loved one or a favorite thought or a pleasant occurrence. You can do that by purchasing a memorial brick for $75 to be placed in our memorial walkway which is located at the main entrance to the Gardens. Each 4" x 8" nutmeg color brick can be laser engraved with up to three lines of text to express your thoughts. A brick can be purchased by sending an email requesting an application form (by return email) to info@dunlawtonsugarmillgardens.org. Commemorative mini bricks are also available for $15 when you purchase a regular brick and are 3"x 1" in size.
This is the only approved memorial for the Gardens.
Telephone service is not available at the Gardens' office. Please email your inquiry to: info@dunlawtonsugarmillgardens.org
Here are a few things to remember as your enjoy the gardens:
We are a botanical gardens. We may have heavy infestations of Poison Ivy so, STAY ON THE PATHS! Keep your children close. Many of the paths and other areas where you or your children may be walking may have broken shell, thorns, sharp twigs or parasites. We are also a repository for some of Volusia County's historical artifacts. Help us protect these items. Picnicking is not allowed so, please, do not bring food snacks or drinks into the Gardens.
Please, do not deface the county owned historical items! Once they are gone, there is no coming back.
Please, do not deface the county owned historical items! Once they are gone, there is no coming back.
PHOTOGRAPHERS
Please check the Reserved Dates list on the "Reservations" page to avoid any conflicts during already reserved events at the Gardens. If you plan to take pictures on a date when a reserved event will take place please contact us via email to see if we can schedule your picture taking before or after the event. Due to our limited parking and in consideration for the reserved event you will not be allowed to take pictures one hour before till two hours after the time scheduled for the event.
Please, do not pose people on the dinosaurs, wooden bridges or tree limbs for your safety and to avoid damaging them.
Please be sure, as you pass by the donation box when you leave, to support our efforts to provide photographers with this beautiful venue to take beautiful pictures by making a donation to the Gardens.
Please check the Reserved Dates list on the "Reservations" page to avoid any conflicts during already reserved events at the Gardens. If you plan to take pictures on a date when a reserved event will take place please contact us via email to see if we can schedule your picture taking before or after the event. Due to our limited parking and in consideration for the reserved event you will not be allowed to take pictures one hour before till two hours after the time scheduled for the event.
Please, do not pose people on the dinosaurs, wooden bridges or tree limbs for your safety and to avoid damaging them.
Please be sure, as you pass by the donation box when you leave, to support our efforts to provide photographers with this beautiful venue to take beautiful pictures by making a donation to the Gardens.
Other Garden considerations:
Minors must be accompanied by an adult. Do not climb on or in the trees, the benches, or the dinosaurs. The dinosaurs are made of a thin and fragile coating of cement and they are showing their age by cracking and crumbling. Unfortunately we lost the T-Rex in 2019. Please help us keep them around for another 60 years by not climbing on them!
Prohibited items include:
Food and Drinks Alcohol
Skateboards Bicycles
Smoking, vaping or open flames
Animals *
*Animals are not allowed in the Gardens
Under Florida law and the federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), people with disabilities may bring their service animals to all "public accommodations," such as restaurants, museums, hotels, and stores.
Florida’s service animal law applies to animals that are trained to do work or perform tasks for someone with a physical, mental, psychiatric, sensory, or intellectual disability. The work the animal does must be directly related to the person’s disability. The ADA defines a service animal as a dog that is individually trained to perform tasks or do work for the benefit of a person with a disability. (In some cases, a miniature horse may also qualify as a service animal under the ADA.) Neither law covers pets or what some call “emotional support animals”: animals that provide a sense of safety, companionship, and comfort to those with psychiatric or emotional disabilities or conditions. Under the ADA and Florida law, owners of public accommodations are not required to allow emotional support animals, only service animals.
Thank you for visiting and for your support.
Prohibited items include:
Food and Drinks Alcohol
Skateboards Bicycles
Smoking, vaping or open flames
Animals *
*Animals are not allowed in the Gardens
Under Florida law and the federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), people with disabilities may bring their service animals to all "public accommodations," such as restaurants, museums, hotels, and stores.
Florida’s service animal law applies to animals that are trained to do work or perform tasks for someone with a physical, mental, psychiatric, sensory, or intellectual disability. The work the animal does must be directly related to the person’s disability. The ADA defines a service animal as a dog that is individually trained to perform tasks or do work for the benefit of a person with a disability. (In some cases, a miniature horse may also qualify as a service animal under the ADA.) Neither law covers pets or what some call “emotional support animals”: animals that provide a sense of safety, companionship, and comfort to those with psychiatric or emotional disabilities or conditions. Under the ADA and Florida law, owners of public accommodations are not required to allow emotional support animals, only service animals.
Thank you for visiting and for your support.