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Connect with beauty and the natural world in the Gainesville Garden.  Explore outdoor gardens, browse seasonal exhibitions, improve your art and gardening skills and more.

Gainesville Events & Classes

Classes & Education in Gainesville

This fall: Register for upcoming adult classes and plan to visit during our family-friendly events.

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View the Garden Events Calendar

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

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March 07

Crêpe Paper Flower Wreath Workshop

Gainesville

Join paper arts instructor Rebecca Scott to create a cheerful spring wreath! You...

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March 14

Greenhouse and Nursery Tour

Gainesville

Come take a behind the scenes tour of our 3-acre greenhouse and nursery faciliti...

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March 14

Pi Day in the Garden

Gainesville

The Garden will be giving out a free slice of pie from Southern Baked Pie to the...

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March 28

Girl Scout Badge Day

Gainesville

Come solo or with your troop to complete fun garden-inspired activities that hel...

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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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