The 30th annual Springtime on the Mall will be held in downtown Avon Park today from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and March 28 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. ...more

March 27, 2009

A list of garden events, classes and meetings. ...more

February 11, 2009

The Orchid Society of Highlands County will host its 9th annual auction at 10 a.m. today at the Bert J. Harris Jr. Agricultural Center 4509 George Blvd., Sebring. ...more

February 7, 2009

The Orchid Society of Highlands County will host its 9th annual auction at 10 a.m. Sat. Feb. 7 at the Bert J. Harris Jr. Agricultural Center 4509 George Blvd., Sebring. ...more

February 6, 2009

The Friday Morning Musicale will host its annual Founders Day Observance and Silver Scholarship Tea on Sunday with past presidents serving. ...more

January 14, 2009

Events FOR THE LOVE OF TREES: Buy tree seedlings complete with care instructions for $2 and $3, and get free admission to Tampa's Museum of Science & Industry by helping plant trees, during the Society of American Foresters annual Tree Seedling Sale. The event is 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at MOSI, 4801 E. Fowler Ave. Foresters will be on hand to help people choose the best seedlings for their conditions. Then head out back and help plant 112 native trees in the Back Woods preserve. To get free admission, you must sign up for planting by e-mailing Carolyn Rhodes at crhodes@mosi.org, or calling (813) 987-6303. ...more

January 4, 2009

GARDEN NOTES Events ORCHID SHOW & SALE: The Florida West Coast Orchid Society's annual show and sale is noon to 4 p.m. Oct. 3, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 4 and 5 at the The Honeywell MinReg Building, 6340 126th Ave. Largo. Questions? Call Brent Finke at (727) 460-4606. ...more

September 25, 2008

GARDEN NOTES Events AFRICAN VIOLET SHOW: The ABC's of Gesneriads, a judged show and sale, will be from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday in the Great Room by the Bay at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, 811 Palm Ave., Sarasota. Admission is free to Selby members; Florida residents can buy-one-get-one-free for $17 during September. Hosts are Suncoast and Tampa Bay Gesneriad Societies. Call (813) 963-7424 or e-mail 4jam@tampabay.rr.com for details. ...more

September 18, 2008

GARDEN NOTES Classes WORKSHOPS: The Garden Club of St. Petersburg will hold Coffee & Garden Crafts Workshops from 9:30 a.m. to noon Mondays through Aug. 18. Monday will be "Gardening Glove Treasure"; the workshop for Aug. 18 has yet to be decided. All workshops are open to the public. Please bring scissors, pencils and small paintbrushes. Coffee and tea will be furnished. Call Mary Frances Lawrie for information at (727) 397-8719. ...more

August 7, 2008

Sometime in fall or early spring, Ed Fabik's backyard greenhouse will light up with color as hundreds of potted orchid plants - from palm-sized cattleyas to exotic-looking air plants with more root than stem - blossom for the year. ...more

August 4, 2008