LAKE WALES — The Olmsted Network, a national organization dedicated to championing Olmsted parks, places and principles through advocacy, education and stewardship, is commemorating Frederick Law ...

Can a tower actually sing? Not exactly, but the one at Bok Tower Gardens can warble melodiously, sending forth ringing music in one of Florida’s most tranquil settings. The Singing Tower, as it has ...

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Bok Tower Gardens is undergoing a $3.7 million restoration project, including repairs to the moat and tower and alterations to the gardens. The moat surrounding the Singing Tower has been drained for ...

The bells of Bok Tower have been filling Polk County’s air with their gloriously distinctive melodies since 1929, but their provenance dates to the 1600s when carillons first appeared in the ...

Visitors to Bok Tower Gardens may wonder, as they gaze at a gargantuan lily pad in the reflection pond, “How much weight could that thing hold?” Now we have an answer: 183 pounds. That is the ...

LAKE WALES, Fla. (WFLA) — Historic towers that hold iconic bells do not maintain themselves. This summer, Bok Tower Gardens in Lake Wales will undergo a major renovation for its gardens, moat and ...

There is plenty to eat at Bok Tower Gardens outside of its on-site Blue Palmetto Cafe: citrus trees amid its Olmstead Gardens and trails, orchards with nectarines and papaya, grape vines and ...