Budding Gardeners

Attract birds to your garden with a beautiful bird feeder to take home and make a bird-themed card for Valentine's Day. The program is free, but space is limited. Registration is [...]

Learn about beneficial insects and how you can attract them to your yard. Go on a scavenger hunt for insect-friendly materials like leaves, sticks, and flowers, then build your own bug [...]

Learn how to grow plants by using seeds, taking cuttings from other plants, or dividing larger plants. This is called "propagation."  Children will get a chance to dig in the dirt, [...]

Learn about the crucial role bees play in helping plants grow. Without bees, many of the food sources we enjoy each day would be gone. A local beekeeper will display some [...]

RESERVE YOUR SPACE Learn about the important role of beneficial spiders in your garden and yard and understand the species where you should keep your distance. Experts from University of [...]

RESERVE YOUR SPACE Learn about the wide variety of vegetables you can grow in Jacksonville especially over the winter months. Experts from White Harvest Farms share tips for growing Thanksgiving [...]

RESERVE YOUR SPACE Children and their families learn about what birds need to thrive during the winter and how they can help during this program in collaboration with the Duval Audubon [...]

RESERVE YOUR SPACE Learn how herbs can bring flavor to your food and pollinators to your garden. Taste and smell different herbs to learn more about them. Plant an herb [...]

RESERVE YOUR SPACE Give your Mom the gift of a fun activity to share with the family. Learn about the important role monarch butterflies play in your garden and throughout [...]

RESERVE YOUR SPACE Learn how to propagate your own plants starting with a sweet potato you buy at the store! Sweet potatoes grow like crazy during the hot summer in [...]

RESERVE YOUR SPACE Learn about the many friendly snakes that make Florida their home and how they can be beneficial to your garden.  Find out how to recognize the few [...]

RESERVE YOUR SPACE Learn about the crucial role bees play in our world with Mika Hardison and Octavious Carr from The Herban Bee. See some live bees in action! Take [...]