shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileFlorida

on the north side of Tallahassee, above Lake Hall

Maclay Gardens azalea spring

Name: Maclay Gardens azalea spring — on ceramic tile, by WenderVista
Brand: WenderVista

— the week the woods turn pink and white.

— Florida wall art on a ceramic tile, made to order

from $22

$58

6 × 6 in, glossy, hidden mount · all sizes, murals and mounts ↓

Finished by hand in Knoxville. Free US shipping over $75, on your wall in about ten days. Damaged in transit? Free replacement within 30 days; other returns within 30 days. Returns · Contact

— Where it lives

Not only on a wall.

A small tile on the nightstand catching the morning. A larger one above the fire. Yours, wherever you spend the slow hours.

— Beside the kettle, propped on the counter.

— On the nightstand, catching the morning.

— shown in a slim black floating frame · 6 × 6 in

— bring it home

Maclay Gardens azalea spring, on ceramic.

Each tile is finished by hand in our Knoxville studio. Artwork is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, and rests beneath a thin glossy finish. The colour lives in the surface, not on top of it.

What kind of piece?

One tile — square or rectangle.

How big?

the popular one — counter, shelf, nightstand

6 × 6 in · 15 cm · 1.6 lb

Surface finish

A clear glossy finish — the artwork reads as if under resin. Ideal for show-pieces and framed wall art.

How it sits

A hidden cleat — sits ¼″ proud of the wall.

$58

Hand-finished and shipped from our studio at the foot of the Smokies. On your wall in about ten days.

— size

6 × 6 in

15 cm

— weighs

1.6 lb

solid in the hand

— surface

ceramic, hand-finished

art rests beneath a thin glossy finish

— from

Knoxville, TN

our family studio, at the foot of the Smokies

— start a Coaster Set

Pick any four 4-inch tiles — National Parks you've been to, a Smokies set, the four seasons of one place. $ for a set of , cork-backed, ready to live on the table.

— comes gift-ready

Each tile ships in a kraft box, tied with cream ribbon, with a handwritten note from the studio if you'd like to add one.

— or build a grouping

Three or five different vistas, hung together — a chapter of places you've been, or want to go.

— a note from the studio

“Alfred B. Maclay Gardens, in early spring. The brick walks run between banks of azaleas in cream, coral, and old rose, with camellias still holding from winter and dogwoods opening overhead. The peak window is short, roughly mid-March to early April, when the bloom of the Indica azaleas and the new dogwood flush line up for about ten days. Lake Hall sits below the garden, the reflecting pool holds the sky, and the live oaks keep everything in a long, soft shade.

from the studio

— about Maclay Gardens azalea spring

The place, in three passes.

A little of what's known, in case you fall down the rabbit hole — or want to go see it yourself.

— the place

Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park sits on the north side of Tallahassee, in Leon County, on the high ground above Lake Hall. The gardens were laid out beginning in 1923 by New York financier Alfred B. Maclay and his wife Louise as the grounds of their winter home, Killearn. Louise Maclay donated the property to the state of Florida in 1953, and the park was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. The cultivated garden covers about 28 acres within a larger 1,176-acre state park that also holds pine flatwoods, hardwood hammock, and the lake itself.

— informed by Florida State Parks, Wikipedia

— the season

The Maclays designed the garden to peak in the months they were in residence, January through April. Camellias open the season in January and hold through February. The Indica azaleas — Formosa, George Tabor, Pride of Mobile, Judge Solomon — break open in mid-March and run roughly ten days at full bloom. Dogwoods and redbuds flush in the same window. The park publishes a Bloom Status report from January through April so visitors can time the drive. The peak shifts a week earlier or later depending on the winter, but mid-March is the reliable centre of the window.

— informed by Florida State Parks — Maclay Gardens

— the visit

The park entrance is on U.S. 319, three miles north of Interstate 10. Park admission is $6 per vehicle year-round, and the garden carries an additional $6-per-person fee during the January-through-April bloom season. Gates open at 8 a.m. and close at sunset. The masonry walks through the formal garden are mostly flat and pram-friendly. Beyond the garden, the rest of the park holds hiking trails, the swimming beach on Lake Hall, and a boat ramp. Bring water; bring a hat. The shade is generous but Florida sun reaches the open beds by mid-morning.

— informed by Florida State Parks — fees and hours

— where

United States · Leon County, Florida

— within

Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park

— position

30.5266° N · 84.2961° W

— the neighborhood

What's nearby.

A handful of named places within an hour's walk or short drive. Some we've already painted; some we will.

at the lake

Lake Hall

freshwater lake

9 km W

Lake Jackson Mounds

archaeological state park

12 km S

Florida State Capitol

capitol building

30 km S

Wakulla Springs

first-magnitude spring

Maclay Gardens azalea spring

Lake Hall

Lake Jackson Mounds

Florida State Capitol

Wakulla Springs

— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Maclay Gardens azalea spring — and about bringing the piece home.

— about the place

Peak Indica azalea bloom is typically mid-March through early April, with about a ten-day window at full colour. The park publishes a Bloom Status report from January through April so visitors can time the drive.

Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park is in Tallahassee, Florida, on U.S. 319 about three miles north of Interstate 10. The garden sits on the high ground above Lake Hall in Leon County.

Financier Alfred B. Maclay and his wife Louise began laying out the gardens in 1923 as the grounds of their winter home, Killearn. Louise donated the property to the state of Florida in 1953.

The display draws heavily on the Southern Indica azaleas — Formosa, George Tabor, Pride of Mobile, and Judge Solomon — interplanted with camellias, dogwoods, redbuds, and live oaks for canopy.

The ornamental garden covers about 28 acres. It sits inside a 1,176-acre state park that also holds pine flatwoods, hardwood hammock, hiking trails, and a swimming beach on Lake Hall.

Yes. Alfred B. Maclay Gardens was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002 as a significant example of an early-twentieth-century American estate garden.

— about the piece in your home

It carries well for people with ties to the capital city or to Florida State. The gardens are a fixture of Tallahassee spring, and a Small or Medium with a handwritten studio note reads as a specific piece of home.

The coral and cream of the azaleas with the live-oak shade settles into rooms with warm whites, painted millwork, and antique wood. It suits traditional Southern, garden-room, and English-cottage interiors.

Yes. The current pull toward garden rooms and conservatory styling favours art that names a specific garden rather than a generic floral motif. Maclay reads as a real, citable place.

A single Large carries above a console or a reading chair. Above a standard three-seat sofa a 4-tile Mural reads at the right scale; a 9-tile Mural fits a long sectional or wide entry wall.

Yes. Order Dura Satin or Matte for damp rooms and backsplashes. Both are scratch-resistant and read softer than the Glossy finish used for framed wall pieces in the living room.

A microfibre cloth and warm water. No abrasives, no ammonia, no glass cleaner. The colour lives in the ceramic surface beneath a thin glossy finish, so a wipe is all it needs.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is made in our Knoxville studio under Reid Wender's eye. The art is not licensed, not stock, and not sold through any other studio.

— if this one stayed with you