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In 1945, they sold significant portions of the Vizcaya property to the Catholic Diocese of St. Augustine, Florida, to build Miami's Mercy Hospital. 50 acres (200,000 m 2) comprising the main house, the formal gardens, and the village were retained.
In the early 1960's, the St. Augustine Historical Restoration and Preservation Commission (later renamed the Historic St. Augustine Preservation Board) bought the plot of land between the Casa del Hidalgo, once a tourism office run by the Spanish Government, [1] and the Pan American Center to build a garden as a symbolic link between the shared Hispanic heritage of Spain, Latin America, and ...
James Deering's estate, now named Vizcaya Museum and Gardens, is an accredited museum and National Historic Landmark. The villa, gardens, and village are under ongoing restoration. The Vizcaya Museum and Gardens mission is "to preserve Vizcaya to engage our community and its visitors in learning through the arts, history, and the environment."
St. Augustine is a dark green grass with broad, flat blades. It spreads by aboveground stolons , commonly known as "runners", and forms a dense layer. The grass occurs on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean , [ 1 ] including much of the southeastern United States, Texas, [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Mexico, and Central and South America. [ 1 ]
The house was interpreted as a representation of a wealthy St. Augustine family. The Ribera House Garden became the first formal garden in the restored downtown area. There was a dedication ceremony to open the garden in early May 1968. The president of the Florida Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc., Carroll O. Griffin, presided over the ceremony.
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Stenotaphrum is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family. The name is derived from the Greek words στενός (stenos), meaning "narrow", and τάΦρος (taphros), meaning "trench". It refers to cavities in the raceme axis. [3] [4] Species [2] [5] Stenotaphrum clavigerum Stapf – Aldabra Island and Assumption Island (both parts of ...