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Virtual Spring Plant Sale

Enhance your landscape with a variety of offerings available at the annual plant sale, featuring unusual native and non-native plants grown in the Gainesville Garden. *Online Sale: Members, Saturday, March 30 – Sunday, March 31 Non-Members, Monday, April 1 – Tuesday, April 2 Pickup:  Friday, April 12, 12… Read More

Trolls: Save the Humans by Thomas Dambo

February 18 – September 17, Trolls: Save the Humans by Thomas Dambo – an exhibition featuring six of the artist’s enormous folklore-inspired sculptures built from reclaimed materials – will make its world premiere at the Garden.  The exhibition blends art, nature and messages of sustainability in a unique outdoor art… Read More

SOLD OUT: Spring Soups

Get fresh inspiration for your cooking by learning to prepare two soups that can take you from spring to summer and into fall, customized with your favorite herbs. Sample them with warm bread and a glass of wine in the Outdoor Kitchen. Schedule: Saturday, March 18, 3:30 – 5 p.m. Read More

SOLD OUT: Indian Street Food

Indian street food is a truly unique aspect of the sub-continent’s cuisine, known for its vibrancy of color, flavor and texture. Join spice expert, Chef Naina Bhedwar to explore the bright, fresh, springtime-inspired flavors of Indian street food. Try a few preparation techniques for making samosa-chaat, then sample some with… Read More

CANCELED: Introduction to Growing Your Own Food

Discover the basics of growing your own food from determining your growing season, what you should plant, starting seeds, types of growing conditions, and available resources in your community. Reminder: Please stay home if you are not feeling well. Reimbursements will be issued for guests that cannot attend due to illness. Read More

CANCELED: Wooden Sign Painting Class

Decorate a wooden cutout sign for any door in your home! Enjoy the freedom to create a sign that represents your style. Reminder: Please stay home if you are not feeling well. Reimbursements will be issued for guests that cannot attend due to illness. Schedule: Saturday, April 15, 11 a.m. –… Read More

Spring Container Gardening

Explore container gardening basics: plant selection, soil types and choosing appropriate containers for spring. Learn what annuals, perennials, trees and shrubs do well in pots this season to make the most beautiful container gardens for your home. Schedule Saturday, March 23, 10 – 11:30… Read More

Introduction to Beekeeping

Beginning beekeeping will offer you the basics of getting started successfully on how to obtain bees and get them started so that you can be a successful beekeeper. We will also, weather permitting, go out to the garden beehives and take a look at what they are up to. Schedule: Saturday,… Read More

Macramé Air Plant Holder

In this class, you will create a boho-style wall holder for a delicate air plant (included) that will look beautiful in any room in your home. Schedule: Saturday, Sept. 23, 1 – 2 p.m. Fee: $45 (Members $40) Deadline: Sept. 11 Instructor: Karen Rogeberg… Read More