Calendar of Gardening Events for Northwest Florida (and beyond)
May 2-7 National Garden Club Convention, Grand Rapids, Michigan
May 4 The Great American Garden Lecture Series:"Hydrangeas for the Panhandle". Andrea Schnapp, Walton County Master Gardener, describes the care and feeding of hydrangeas, plus how and where to choose the “new plants on the block”.This event will be held at the UF/IFAS Walton Extension Coastal Branch located at 70 Logan Lane (runs west off CR 283 just north of the 4-way stop) in Grayton Beach.10:00 to 11:30 AM. Free and open to the public, however, seating is limited.Contact Cheryl y theMondaybefore to reserve your place.Light refreshments will be served and Master Gardeners will be on hand to take gardening questions.
May 5 PFGC Annual meeting, 10am. Gardener of the Year will be announced. Refreshments
May 7 World Naked Gardening Day:12thAnnual Holiday Celebrating Nudism in Nature
May 7 Escambia County Master Gardeners hold their annual Spring Garden Festival with plant sales and educational demos from 8am to noon at the Extension office, 3740 Stefani Road.
May 7 Panhandle Butterfly House opens for the season! 10am-3pm, Navarre Park at the foot of Navarre Bridge. Panhandlebutterflyhouse.org
May 7 Floral Design Study Group will meet at the Elks Club Navarre. Students make Panel Design. Instructor: Linda Henderson 10:00 a.m. – Noon. Pot-et-Fleur Creative Design will be demonstrated.
May 8-10 Mother's Day Flower Show at EPCOT, Disney World, Orlando, FL
May 10 Gardening Friends of the Big Bend present What Your County Forester DoesDavid Finley, Gadsden County, 6:30 pm-Quincy Extension Office, exit 181, I-10
May 11 The Great American Lecture Series: "Easy Care Roses for the Lower South" presented by The Walton County Master Gardeners from2:00 to 3:30 PMat the UF/IFAS Walton Extension Office located at 732 N 9thStreet in DeFuniak Springs, next to the fairgrounds. Matt Orwat, Horticulture Agent from Washington County, will speak about his favorites and how to purchase roses for your garden. Free and open to the public, however seating is limited, and reservations are required.Contact Cheryl y theMondaybefore to save your seat.Light refreshments will be served and Master Gardeners will be on hand to take gardening questions.
May 14 Gardening Friends of the Big Bend present a Hypertufa workshop ($30 registrationfee), Quincy Extension Office
May 15 Valparaiso Gala in the Garden. Open house, program, guided tours, exhibits.2:00 - 4:00 p.m.Public invited.
May 18 Green Thumb Garden Club Annual Landscape Awards Event:Criteria of Standards of landscape designset by theNGC are used. Winners judged byaprofessional landscaper/landscape architect.Local private and commercial landscapes in South Walton Countywill receive the Green Thumb Landscape Award.
May 19-20 NGC Environmental Study Course 1 (Ecology), Pine Log Environmental Center in Palm Beach
May 21 Gardening Friends of the Big Bend present their annual Spring Plant Sale, 9:00 am-Quincy Extension Office, exit 181, I-10
May 21-22 Pensacola Federation of Garden Clubs hosts annual Secret Garden Tour. Sat., May 21st 10 am - 4 pm, and Sun., May 22nd 1 - 4 pm
May26 Tri-County Horticulture Studies 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon. Program: “Insects, Arthropods, and other Animals of Importance in Gardens.” Speaker: Beth Bolles, Escambia County Horticulture Extension Agent Venue: Valparaiso Library, Room 3 (459 Valparaiso Parkway, Valparaiso) Field Trip/Activity: Paradise Gardens (115 Westview Ave., Valparaiso); Plant sale/tour at Marie’s Garden (166 Edge Avenue, Valparaiso) Lunch: On your own. For more info: .
June 5-11 Celebrating National Garden Club Week
June 12-15 SEEK at Silver Springs, FL
June 13-15 FFGC/UF Short Course, Gainesville
June 18 Escambia County Master Gardeners "Garden Talks" presents "Children’s Gardens"
June 21-22 NGC Environmental Study Course 3 (Air), Jacksonville
July 2-3 FFGC Wekiva Critter Camp
July 15 Escambia County Master Gardeners "Garden Talks" presents " Pet Proofing Your Yard"
August 11-12 8th Annual Short Course North hosted by FFGC District I. "Anatomy of a Garden". Escambia County 4-H building on 3470 Stefani Road. 10 CEU credits for Master Gardeners. $50 registration for garden club members, $65 for non-garden club members (which entitles them to a membership in FFGC).
August 19 Escambia County Master Gardeners "Garden Talks" presents "Water Gardens"
September 14-15 FFGC Board of Directors meeting, Winter Park, FL
September 16 Escambia County Master Gardeners "Garden Talks" presents "Winter Vegetables, Cabbages, Kale, Broccoli, Brussel Sprouts"
September 20-24 NGC Fall Board Meeting, Portland, Maine
October 4 District I Fall meeting, Gulf Breeze
October 4 Florida Flower Show Judges present "A day with Jane Godshalk". Morning session and lunch $50. Afternoon hands-on workshop $60. Held at FFGC Headquarters, Winter Park, FL
October TBA Escambia County Master Gardeners Fall Festival
October 19 Pensacola Interstate Fair Fall flower show #1. "Happy Anniversary"
October 25 Pensacola Interstate Fair Fall flower show #2.
November 2-4 Flower Show School II, Bradenton, FL
November 5-7 Fall Flower Show Symposium, Holiday Inn Tampa Westshore Airport, 700 N. Westshore Blvd, Tampa
November 17-18 NGC Landscape Design course 4, Sarasota, FL
December 1 FFGC "Judgment Day" Awards judging, Headquarters, Winter Park FL
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January 11-12 FFGC Board of Directors Meeting, Headquarters, Winter Park
January 18-19 NGC Environmental Study Course 4 (Water), Jacksonville
March 8-9 FFSJ District I Judges hosts the Spring Flower Show Schools Symposium, Pensacola Garden Center. Design by Fay Brassie, Horticulture by Gay Austin, Allied Topics by Tina Tuttle and Gina Jogan. $130 registration.
April 26 Pre-Convention Board Meeting, Embassy Suites,4955 Kyngs Heath Road, Kissimmee
April 27-28 FFGC Convention, Embassy Suites(Lake Buena Vista South), 4955 Kyngs Heath Road, Kissimmee
April 29 Post-Convention Board Meeting, Embassy Suites(Lake Buena Vista South),, 4955 Kyngs Heath Road, Kissimmee
May 16-21 National Garden Club Convention, Richmond Virginia
June WAFA Flower Show, Barbados
August 9th Annual Short Course North hosted by FFGC District I. "Tis the Season"
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August 10th Short course North hosted by FFGC District I.
September 25-30 FFGC hosts the NGC Fall Board meeting, Rosen Hotel, Orlando
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