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Scarecrows Registration
Now Open

August 14 – September 25: Registration is now open for Scarecrows in the Gainesville Garden. The theme for 2023 is Día de Muertos. 

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Classes & Education in Gainesville

This fall: Register for upcoming adult classes and plan to visit during our family friendly events including Scarecrows in the Gainesville Garden.
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View the Garden Events Calendar

See what’s happening in the Garden on your next visit.

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September 28 - October 14

Gainesville Garden Fall Plant Sale

Gainesville

The Gainesville Garden is offering some of its favorites during its Fall Plant S...

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October 03 - October 29

Scarecrows in the Gainesville Garden

Gainesville

Enjoy kooky, creative scarecrows handcrafted by businesses, individuals, schools...

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October 07

Family Fun Day + Member Event

Gainesville

Come join us the first Saturday of each month, May - Oct., and discover a variet...

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October 07

Cocktails in the Garden Gainesville

Gainesville

On the first Saturday of each month, May - October: Enjoy a signature cocktail o...

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Explore a Woodland Oasis

The Gainesville Garden is more than just a garden - discover acres of natural woodland beauty by walking one of a multitude of maintained trails throughout the forest.

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Find Your Bloom

The Garden is brimming with blossoms in a number of woodland settings: ponds, overlooks, and more. Where's your favorite spot?

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Forest Pond

Find flowering water lilies and ornamental aquatic plants breaking the surface of this peaceful pond behind the Ivester Visitor Center.

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