Heathcote Botanical Gardens, Botanical garden in Fort Pierce, United States.

Heathcote Botanical Gardens is a five-acre subtropical botanical garden at 210 Savannah Road in Fort Pierce, Florida. Its grounds hold a Japanese garden with a teahouse, a Reflection Garden, an Herb Garden, a Rainforest Display, a Native Plants Garden, a Children's Garden, and a Palm and Cycad Walk. The James J. Smith Bonsai Gallery displays over 100 specimen bonsai in a 10,000-square-foot garden with stone stands and a Japanese-influenced pavilion.

The site began in 1960 as the commercial nursery of landscape architect Molly Crimmons and her husband Jim. Local citizens bought the property in 1986 with contributions from the City of Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, the State of Florida and Friends of Heathcote Botanical Gardens, establishing the non-profit educational foundation that runs it today.

The gardens showcase plants and habitats that encourage learning about Florida's natural world. Visitors can discover the variety of tropical and native species in their natural relationships here.

The garden is open Tuesday through Saturday and features broad, well-marked paths for easy navigation. Sturdy shoes are advisable because some areas are uneven and the sun can be strong in open sections.

The James J. Smith Bonsai Collection holds more than 100 specimen trees, with almost half of the 26 represented species being ficus. Its range runs from a buttonwood estimated at 200 years old to a twin-trunk Jaboticaba styled by John Naka in 1973. Smith, who died in 2016, gave most of his private collection to Heathcote when he was in his 80s.