The Two RV Gypsies: Full-Time RVers
visited Central Gardens of North Iowa
800 2nd Avenue North and North 8th Street
Clear Lake, Iowa
August 2, 2017

phone -'641.357.0700 for hours

Nestled in the heart of Clear Lake, Iowa, Central Gardens is North Iowa's largest and only public garden. Central Gardens of North Iowa sits on 2.75 acres of land which was the former site of Central Intermediate School. It has 22 theme gardens and more.

wall and sign for Central Gardens of North Iowa

water fountain in Central Gardens of North Iowa

Below: View from both sides of a small bridge in the gardens

view from a bridge in the gardens

view from a bridge in the gardens

a butterfly on the flowers

flowers and another butterfly

decorative birdhouse in the gardens

Below: Several views of a nice garden pond

a nice garden pond

a nice garden pond

waterfall in the garden pond

flowers by the garden pond

lily pond

lily pond

purple flower

red and white pansies

red and white flower

flowers

Karen Duquette in the gardens

a flower bush

pink and white flower

pink and white flower

a very tall sunflower

flowers

Kids Bee Happy Garden

Mushroom table and stools for the kdis

Below: The kids garden brings out the kid in all of us, including Lee Duquette.

Lee Duquette and the bee

Lee Duquette is the flower head

The two RV Gypsies were also here in 2012 and the photos are very different. To see those photos and learn more about the gardens, use the link below, but be sure to return here to continue the 2017 journey of the two RV Gypsies.

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