Calendar of Events: USF Botanical Gardens Summer Plant Festival
Event Date: Jun 27, 2015 10:00 AM - Jun 28, 2015 3:00 PM
June 27th and 28th
Saturday 10AM to 4, Sunday 10 AM to 3.
9:30 entry for members both days
Admission: $5 for general public, free for members.
Free entry for children 12 and under.
All proceeds support the USF Botanical Gardens
FREE PARKING
Vendors selling butterfly plants, herbs, orchids, Plumeria, crotons, gingers, begonias, native plants and more.
Children’s Activity Area
Saturday Talks and Workshops
• 11:00– Native Plants; landscaping with FL Natives presented by the Suncoast Native Plant Society
• Noon– Butterfly Plant Talk and Tour of Butterfly Garden by Garden butterfly plant curator
• Beekeeping Intro Talk at Noon
• 1:00– Herbs; Best FL herbs and how to grow them
• 1:30 Cooking with Herbs.
Sunday
• 11:00– Plumeria; All about Plumeria workshop presented by Radio personality and Plumeria expert, Mark Govan.