SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) – The Secret Garden—also known as Mable Ringling’s “onesie-twosie garden”—is situated on the north side of Ca’ d’Zan, the Ringlings’ mansion along Sarasota Bay.
The secret garden showcases Mable’s personal approach to gardening, with each plant often originating as a gift from friends and guests, and also serves as a vibrant pollinator garden.
Just beyond the secret garden is an enclosure where Mable, John Ringling, and his sister Ida are laid to rest, encapsulated by lush bamboo and overlooked by a marble sculpture of Flora, the Roman goddess of flowers and spring…