Art Basel Miami Beach can feel like a never-ending hotel lobby, one refurbished art deco reception area blending into another, amid the wild spree of cocktail parties and dinners. Sometimes there is a tent on the beach, which is always nice, but more often, many, many events are held in hotel lobbies and restaurants, some of which are eerie facsimiles of hot spots in New York and Los Angeles. Every once in a while, you’ll get to experience the ultra-private confines of a Miami Beach collector, enjoying trees by the infinity pool that offer the smallest peek into the city’s native flora.

So what a treat it was to walk into the Miami Beach Botanical Garden, which is as close as you’ll get to experiencing the natural Caribbean-esque landscape of South Florida in the insanity of South Beach.

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