Orange Blossom is gorgeous. It's not the "cookiecutter" type area you'll find everywhere else in the Villages. However, if you LIKE very very narrow strict restrictions on what can and cannot be done on, or to, your lawn, driveway, door, shingles, shrubbery, etc - if you LIKE knowing that your neighbors *cannot* place a statuette of a boy fishing off a ceramic bridge in their own front flowerbed, you definitely should consider elsewhere. If you LIKE a touch of whimsy, knowing that you can add your own personal touch (within reason) of creativity and color, with mature plantings and a beautiful backdrop, Orange Blossom is perfect.
The area has clusters of roads with mostly manufactured homes on them, while other areas are site-built. And of course as the oldest of the old manufactured ones are ultimately left to family estates to unload on the market, the Villages buys them up, razes them to the ground, and builds something new in their place. So we have a mix of home types to choose from, which can appeal to a wide variety of budgets.
In addition, if you think you'd like to build a new home in Orange Blossom, get in touch with The Villages Real Estate. They might know of a property that's being razed, or that is marked for demolition after purchase by the Villages. If they do, and you like the spot, you can order from a selection of newer models built to your specification.
Paradise Family Rec Center is lovely, and their walking paths and dog park and the old lake over the bridge from Spanish Springs are all incredibly beautiful.
Orange Blossom Country Club is atop a hill, and the homes are downhill from there. So it could be a challenge for a bicyclist to ride around. But the fact that it IS on a hill adds more of a "natural surroundings" feel to it. It's pretty awesome to be able to look out your back lanai, turn your gaze upward, and see trees rising in the distance.
There are a few ways in and out of OB, even if you're going by Golf Cart. One way is over the golf cart bridge to Spanish Springs (and thus, to the rest of the Villages), and the other through a golf cart gate on the north side of Paradise Park, that gets you through a small medical plaza and over to Walmart.
Some of the lots are smallish, but that means less maintenance to deal with. Other lots are fairly spacious with plenty of room for additions to the dwelling or gardens.
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