Nature Coast Botanical Garden Florida Native Plant Demonstration Garden

Know Your Natives – Open House at the Florida Native Plant Garden

You are cordially invited to the Hernando Chapter’s Wings in the Garden on October 23, 2021, 9:00 AM-1:00 PM. Look for signs to direct you to the Native Plant Garden within the larger botanical garden area.

The populations of many pollinators have been declining and major factors for this are the loss of habitat and the plants that they depend on for food. The Hernando Chapter received a Viva Florida planting grant from the Florida Wildflower Foundation in 2020. With this funding, we have planted sections of the Native Plant Garden with Florida wildflowers that help nurture our native pollinator populations – the wings in our garden. Come and learn about which wildflowers you can plant in your yard to attract butterflies, bees, and other pollinators.

Several areas of the Native Plant Garden feature plant species that are found growing in the sandhill and hammock ecosystems of Hernando County. At this event you will find out how you can bring the natural beauty of the Nature Coast into your yard by planting native plants and learn about ones that may work best for the conditions on your site.

One of the major issues impacting Hernando County’s native plant populations is the encroachment of exotic invasive plant species. In the garden, a constant battle is being waged by chapter volunteers to control several of these invasive plants. At this event, we will highlight several of these nasty invasive plants so that you can identify them and start to control them in your own yard.

This will be an open-house style event with speakers located at separate stations so that you can move through at your own pace. There is ample space within the garden to allow for social distancing.

We hope to see you in the Garden on October 23rd.