Lac De' Fleur Gardens

This place was like the "Secret Garden". These gardens are a private residence that open to the public every so often. One of my friends has connections to the owner so we went for a few hours and it was awesome. We met the owner and he gave us a very detailed tour of the gardens. They bought the land in 1996, there is 20 acres in all. His wife saw potential in the overgrown swamp land when she noticed trees growing there that are not native to this area. She knew that someone had been there years before, trying to make it beautiful. Over the years as they have worked on it, they have discovered many hidden structures and things that were built by the original owner, a Doctor in the 1950's. There was a kiln, picnic tables, the pond, waterways and waterfalls all connected with pipes. There were old gates, and carvings in the floor of one building. This was much more than a cool photography field trip for me, I love old antique stuff like this, especially when I get to learn the story behind it.