Like an eccentric uncle, the holidays often sneak up on people and leave tinsel wherever they go. Deck the halls with today’s Groupon to Bok Tower Gardens in Lake Wales. Choose between the following options:

• For $16, you get two Christmas Combo admissions (up to a $36 value).
• For $30, you get four Christmas Combo admissions (up to a $72 value).<p>

Each admission includes the following: * A ticket to the garden tour * A ticket to the Pinewood Estate Holiday Home tour * Select events scheduled throughout the holiday season

An herbaceous haven annually bedecked with festive cheer, Bok Tower Gardens’ manmade Arcadia harbors the historical Pinewood Estate and a bell tower filled with a cluster of carillons. The centerpiece of the verdant paradise, the Singing Tower rings out seasonal songs at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. daily from November 26 to December 30, delighting garden strollers and frightening away tulip-thieving lawn gnomes.

Built in the ’30s, Pinewood Estate boasts carved woodwork and intricate wrought iron that evoke a Mediterranean manor and provide a glimpse into luxurious lifestyles of decades past. Jolly red and white poinsettias proliferate throughout the estate and visitor center, and families are welcomed with such events as the Holiday Film Series (December 19–December 30) and Wild Christmas Decorations, where for $1 more per person, kids may meet Santa Claus and stuff birdseed into the stockings of local egrets.