Events of Interest

Saturday, April 21, 8am - 1pm

The second annual spring native plant sale at Morningside Nature Center, sponsored by the Florida Native Plant Society and the Friends of Morningside. Sale of native trees, shrubs, wildflowers and grasses. 3540 E University Avenue, Gainesville, FL. (352) 334-2170.

The wild columbine (Aquilegia canadensis) shown at left was purchased at a previous FPNS/FOM native plant sale.

Tuesdays, 2pm - sunset

Butler Plaza Farmers' Market at Butler Plaza Central on Archer Road in Gainesville.

Wednesdays, 2pm - sunset

Downtown High Springs, FL.

Wednesdays, 4pm - sunset

Union Street (Downtown) Farmers' Market at the Sun Center, next to the Hippodrome State Theater, in downtown Gainesville, SE 1st Street and 2nd Place. Wheelchair accessible. Live music begins at 5pm.

Saturdays, 8:30am - 1pm

Alachua County Farmers' Market on NW 34th Street (SR 121) just west of NW 13th Street (US 441) in Gainesville. Wheelchair accessible. (352) 371-8266


Saturdays, 8:30am - 1pm

Haile Plantation Farmers' Market on the village green in the Haile Plantation business district (off Tower Road in SW Gainesville).

Monday, Tuesday, Friday, 9am - 5pm

Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday, 9am - dusk

Closed Thursday

This 62-acre botanical garden is environmentally diverse, offering mature hardwood forests interspersed with rolling meadows and magnificent vistas overlooking Lake Kanapaha. Ten major gardens are connected by a mile-long loop of paved walkways, making virtually the entire facility wheelchair accessible. Approximately 80% of the walkway traverses shaded woodlands, a feature that makes the jaunt comfortable during the oppresively hot days of late summer when floral color is at its peak. Off Archer Road, 1 mile west of I-75, Gainesville, (352) 372-4981.

Admission

• $3 for adults
• $2 for children 6 to 13 years of age
• free for children under 6 years of age
• free for members of the North Florida Botanical Society

Find out how you can honor a person or organization you care about and help build the new Summer House at Kanapaha Botanical Gardens.

Monday - Saturday, 10am - 5pm

Sunday, 1pm - 5pm

Closed Thanksgiving and Christmas

Located on the UF campus at the intersection of SW 34th Street and Hull Road, Gainesville, FL. (352) 846-2000. Frequently has programs and exhibits of interest to gardeners.

Gainesville Bonsai Society meets at the Doyle Conner Building, 1911 SW 34th Street, Gainesville.

Gainesville Koi, Goldfish & Water Garden Club meets at the home of a club member. Sponsors a pond tour each year. (352) 331-1268 for more info.

Four Seasons Garden Club of Gainesville. Does not meet in June, July and August. For more information: (352) 375-7326 or e-mail afn07526@afn.org.

Florida Native Plant Society Paynes Prairie Chapter meets at the Matheson Center, 513 East University Avenue, Gainesville. Wheelchair accessible. Does not meet in June, July, August, and December.

Gainesville Camellia Society meets (usually) at the Millhopper Road Branch Library, NW 43rd Street, Gainesville. (See their newsletter online for details.) Does not meet in June, July, and August.

North Central Florida Herb Society meets at the Downtown Library, East University Avenue, Gainesville. Info: (352) 481-4564 or (352) 371-3851. (Does not meet during summer.)

Volusia County Orchid Society meets at the Volusia County Fairgrounds' Agricultural Center, DeLand, FL. Meetings offer lectures by professional orchid growers, workshops, plant raffles, plant sales, and silent auctions. Info: (904) 228-3286 or email sharona@bitstorm.net.

Gainesville-Jacksonville Bromeliad Society meets at the UF Entomology Department, UF Campus, Gainesville. (352) 372-4576.

Gainesville Orchid Society meets in the conference room, Doyle Conner Building, 1911 SW 34th Street, Gainesville.

Gainesville Rose Society meets at the Doyle Conner Building, 1911 SW 34th Street, Gainesville. The December meeting is the Holiday Luncheon, and the June meeting is the annual picnic. Does not meet in July and August.