2025 Gardening Day of Education- Clay County Master Gardeners – Green Cove Springs, FL

2025 Gardening Day of Education- Clay County Master Gardeners – Green Cove Springs, FL

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Don’t miss this upcoming event in Green Cove Springs, FL. Happening on Friday, February 7, 2025 at UF/IFAS Extension Clay County. Doors open at 9:00 AM.

Learn about gardening in Northeast Florida from amazing guest speakers, Master Gardener Volunteers, and in fun workshops at this event.

Join us on Friday, February 7th for a full day of gardening and landscape training. Topics covered will include landscape design, palm trees in the landscape, pollinator gardening, propagation, insects and pest management, garden myths and more. The day will feature 3 main speakers along with your choice of 2 of 6 hands-on workshops and a tour of our grounds and gardens. Workshop choices will be made using a survey sent through email after completion of payment, starting on 1/9/2025.

The agenda will be as follows:

8:30 am- Doors Open

9:00 am- Welcome

9:15 am- “Understory Microclimate and Palms” – Dr. John Rossi, St. John’s Botanical Garden

10:00 am- All About Master Gardener Volunteers and Grounds Tour

10:30 am- Break

10:45 am- “Where Do I Start?: Design Decisions That Lead to Garden Success”- Dr. Wayne Hobbs, UF/IFAS Extension Clay County

11:30 am- Lunch

12:00 pm- First Workshop (Choice of 1)

a. Propagation- Sarah Harvey, Darlene Heather, and Sherry Mansfield- UF/IFAS Extension Clay County Master Gardener Volunteers

b. Garden Myths- Linda French- UF/IFAS Extension Clay County Master Gardener Volunteer

c. Horticulture Happy Hour: Pollinator Gardening- Dr. Wayne Hobbs, UF/IFAS Extension Clay County

1:00- Break

1:15- Second Workshop (Choice of 1)

a. Nothing Pretty Grows in the Shade- Juliet Johnson- UF/IFAS Extension Duval County Master Gardener Volunteer

b. Ants in Your Plants- Linda French- UF/IFAS Extension Clay County Master Gardener Volunteer

c. Cut Flower Gardening- Chris Gay- UF/IFAS Extension Clay County Master Gardener Volunteer

2:15- Break, Return to Auditorium

2:30- “Botanical Bliss and Blunders: A Landscape Architect’s Perspective on Florida Plants”- Senior Landscape Architect and Urban Designer at GAI Consultants’ Community Solutions Group

3:30- Door Prizes, Evaluations, Thank You for Attending

Registration is $20 per person, snacks will be provided but please bring a bagged lunch. There will also be time for you to get your gardening questions answered by Master Gardeners and learn more about the work of our amazing volunteers. We hope to see you there!

Purchase 2025 Gardening Day of Education- Clay County Master Gardeners Tickets Below:

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Additional Details

Event ID - 1118038295639

Event Venue - UF/IFAS Extension Clay County

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Event City - Green Cove Springs

Event State - FL

 

Date And Time

Friday, February 7th, 2025 @ 09:00 AM (EST)
 

Venue

UF/IFAS Extension Clay County
 

Location

Online Course, Green Cove Springs, FL 32043
 

Event Types

Class, Training, or Workshop
 

Event Category

Florida

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