Palm Beach Gardens is a planned city in northern Palm Beach County, founded in 1959 by John D. MacArthur on land that had been a working cattle ranch. The city covers about 60 square miles between the Loxahatchee Slough and the Intracoastal Waterway and is best known nationally as the home of the PGA of America and the PGA National Resort.
Daily life pulls toward the PGA Boulevard corridor — The Gardens Mall, Downtown at the Gardens, and the Legacy Place lifestyle centers — as well as the canal-side neighborhoods of BallenIsles, Mirasol, and Frenchman's Reserve. The city is also home to the Loxahatchee River District and the headquarters of multiple national golf and wellness organizations.
Palm Beach Gardens is served by the School District of Palm Beach County and by several well-regarded private schools including Benjamin School and Cardinal Newman. The city has grown into one of the most affluent in Florida while preserving substantial natural preserve acreage along its western edge.