Winter Park's secret garden

That's what the hosts on this page were told to expect, and the stroll delivers: a small, quiet garden on the shore of Lake Maitland, built in the 1930s, where couples come for wedding photos by the dock and everyone else comes to sit still for a while. One first-visit film reads the history plaque on camera; another settles in for a picnic-style wander.

Strolling Through A Florida Paradise | Kraft Azalea Garden | Winter Park, FL

Adventures With The Cohns

Adventures With The Cohns stroll Kraft Azalea Garden on the shore of Lake Maitland, billed to them as Winter Park's secret garden — a first visit spent exploring the grounds and settling in for a picnic-style wander.

Key takeaways
  • 'Winter Park's secret garden' on Lake Maitland
  • First-visit stroll and exploration
  • A quiet picnic-style stop

Tour of Kraft Azalea Garden in Winter Park FL

Florida Travel Video Footage

Florida Travel Video Footage's full tour of Kraft Azalea Garden in Winter Park, from 2018. (Transcript not stored: no caption track available (Supadata api_error, unbilled).)

Enormous Cypress Trees and Old Florida Charm at Kraft Azalea Gardens

the altem life

The altem life explore Kraft Azalea Gardens in Winter Park — enormous cypress trees and old-Florida charm on Lake Maitland, with the Winter Park scenic boat tour passing on the water behind them.

Key takeaways
  • Enormous cypress trees and old-Florida feel
  • Lake Maitland frontage
  • Scenic boat tour passes the garden

Old Florida, standing still

The history walk here traces it: the garden began as George Craft's private estate, was donated to the city in 1938 and renamed in his honor. The cypress trees are over 200 years old — enormous, moss-hung, pure old Florida — and the Exedra, donated in 1969, hosts weddings and ceremonies under them. Keep an eye on the water: the Winter Park scenic boat tour passes on the lake behind the garden, close enough to wave at.

How to do it

There isn't much to plan, which is the point. It's a roughly two-hectare oasis — an hour's wander at most, best paired with the Scenic Boat Tour and Park Avenue for a full Winter Park day. Go for the quiet.

Sources: the eight videos on this page — first-visit strolls, a full tour, a history walk, and a cinematic short — summarized from their entries in our catalog.

Kraft Azalea Garden: Winter Park's Best Hidden Secret 🌸

Travel with Johanna

Travel with Johanna tour Kraft Azalea Garden — Winter Park's hidden secret, a roughly two-hectare oasis built in the 1930s where couples come for wedding photos by the Lake Maitland dock. The video is narrated in Spanish. (Transcript not stored: the video is narrated in Spanish — rejected per gate.)

🌱KRAFT AZALEA GARDEN!!🌳

🎀Wanderlust Vlogs🎀

Wanderlust Vlogs make a first visit to Kraft Azalea Garden in Winter Park, reading the park's history plaque on camera and taking in how quaint and quiet the garden feels.

Key takeaways
  • First-visit walkthrough of the garden
  • Reads the history plaque on site
  • Quiet, quaint atmosphere

Kraft Azalea Garden

Alaina Mitchell

Alaina Mitchell's visit to Kraft Azalea Garden in Winter Park. (Transcript not stored: no caption track available (Supadata api_error, unbilled).)

Watch: Kraft Azalea Garden, guided

2 videos · summaries from the actual guides

A Walk Around the Kraft Azalea Garden

Wildcat Network

Wildcat Network walk Kraft Azalea Garden with its history: it began as George Craft's private estate, was donated to the city in 1938 and renamed in his honor; cypress trees here are over 200 years old, and the Exedra — donated in 1969 — hosts weddings and ceremonies.

Key takeaways
  • George Craft estate, donated to Winter Park in 1938
  • Cypress trees over 200 years old
  • The Exedra is a popular wedding spot

Kraft Azalea Garden | Winter Park | Orlando, Florida | Cinematic | Unique Orlando Parks

Tia & Justin

Tia & Justin's cinematic short at Kraft Azalea Garden in Winter Park — one of Orlando's unique parks. (Transcript not stored: no caption track available (Supadata api_error, unbilled).)

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