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Avery Island's Jungle Gardens

Pam and Edmund McIlhenny's photographs of Avery Island's Jungle Gardens, which was originally the home of E. A. McIlhenny, the third president of McIlhenny Company, and a well known naturalist. Around 1895 he helped save the Snowy Egrets from extinction, by establishing a rookery that became known as Bird City. Over time he continued to build his home into a 170-acre park filled with hundreds of varieties of Azaleas, Camellias, and other species nestled among the majestic Southern Live Oaks. Jungle Gardens was opened to the public in 1935, and has remained so ever since. The Jungle Gardens website, www.junglegardens.org, has more information as well as directions and hours of operation, and www.TABASCO.com also outlines the history of this beautiful garden. A more detailed history can be found in The History of Jungle Gardens by Lisa B. Osborn, Shane K. Bernard, and Scott Carroll. Jungle Gardens is a lovely place to take photographs. We hope you enjoy our collection, which is always a work in progress. Warmest regards, Pam and Edmund McIlhenny
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    Warrior Buck on Avery Island--note his right antler and eye look like they have been in some fierce fight!
    Entrance to the Garden surrounding the Buddha Temple in Avery Island's Jungle Gardens.
    In 1936, a year after Jungle Gardens opened to the public, two of E.A. McIlhenny's friends discovered a magnificent Buddha statue in a Manhattan warehouse. It had apparently been in storage for some time, and its provenance was uncertain. The two friends presented the relic to McIlhenny, hoping it would find a suitable home among the Asian flora of his gardens. Indeed, he built a small Asian temple for the Buddha, and surrounded it with a very special garden. Today, the garden serves as an active place of worship for local Buddhists.

See The History of Jungle Gardens by Lisa B. Osborn, Shane K. Bernard, and Scott Carroll