KEY WEST, Florida Keys — The Keys community & visitors are invited to GardenFest Key West: The Green Market Place 2024”, on Saturday, March 2nd from 10a.m. to 4 p.m at The Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden. Explore the unique garden, wildlife sanctuary and arboretum at this annual festival. Activities include: all day music, food & beverages, local arts & crafts, exotic and native plants for sale, a Children’s Science Corner, silent auction, 50/50 raffles, Docent guided tours at 11am & 2pm and eco-friendly products and exhibits by conservation-oriented, non-proft organizations. Admission is FREE and dogs are welcome.
The Garden is located at 5210 College Road on Stock Island. For more information please contact the Garden at www.keywest.garden or call 305-296-1504.
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KEY WEST, Florida Keys – The Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden continues its monthly Speaker Series at 1:00 pm on Saturday, January 20, 2023 in the Toppino Nature Chapel. Featured Speaker is Kristie Killam whose topic will be “Discovering Photography to connect with Art in Nature”. Kristie will share inspiring photographs and stories of wildlife and habitats in the Florida Keys. She'll highlight tips and techniques that will reawaken your enthusiasm for art in nature photography and elevate your ability to capture your own amazing images. Kristie Killam is a retired park ranger, biologist, and teacher who has been an outdoor enthusiast and conservationist her entire life. For the past decade she has been using photography to tell the stories of nature in the Florida Keys. She captures the beautiful art in nature of the Keys wildlife, habitats, and landscapes. Her passion is, through photography and education, to engage and inspire others to become stewards of and voices for nature. Admission for the speaker series is free for Garden members, $5 for non-members. All proceeds directly benefit the Garden’s conservation program. The Garden is located at 5210 College Road on Stock Island. For more information call 305-296-1504 or visit www.keywest.garden. KEY WEST, Florida Keys – The native plant Nursery at the Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden will be holding its monthly native plant sale from 9am to noon Saturday, October 21, 2023. Master Gardeners will be on site to answer any plant questions and plants that are available for sale are listed on the Garden’s website.
The Nursery contains 160 species of native plants available including Native & Cuban palms, Tomato and Pepper plants. The total nursery inventory totals more than 2,000 plants which attract birds, butterflies and other pollinators in 1-gallon to 15-gallon pots. Key West Botanical Garden members receive a 15% discount. The Garden is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit corporation and all proceeds directly benefit the Garden’s conservation program. The Garden is located at 5210 College Road on Stock Island. For more information call 305-296-1504 or visit www.keywest.garden. Florida fiddlewood # # KEY WEST, Florida Keys – The Garden welcomes children of all ages to join us and deepen their relationship with nature through art on September 9th, 10am – noon. Participants will create masterpieces that support plants and animals while learning about the unique ecosystems of the Florida Keys. The Garden is located at 5210 College Road on Stock Island, Key West. For more information contact Alicia at education@keywest.garden or 305-296-1504. Registration available on the Garden’s website: www.keywest.garden/events/childrens-art-in-the-garden/ What you need to know:
• Workshops are $10 per child/project • Pay by credit card, cash or check when you check in on the day of the workshop • We have two workshops scheduled: • Saturday, Sept. 9: 10 a.m.-noon. Build your own bird feeder • The Garden provides materials • Registration is required Key West, Florida Keys – The Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden Staff along with our University of Florida IFAS Extension Agent, Maria Quirico will be hosting a Plant Health Monitoring Workshop at the Garden in the Toppino Nature Chapel on August 26, 2023 from 9am to 1pm. In a world of global trade and changing climate there are more frequent new threats to plant health, and early detection is the key to successful management. Participating in this FREE workshop will help you to recognize signs of these pests and diseases and to know how to react. Presentations will cover national, regional, and garden specific efforts in plant health monitoring. If you’re looking to broaden your horticultural training and help protect plants around you, then this FREE workshop is for you! Send questions to Alicia Manfroy at education@keywest.garden, find our event on Facebook or register with the link - http://weblink.donorperfect.com/202308_PHW Sponsored by and in collaboration with: KEY WEST, Florida Keys – The native plant Nursery at the Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden
will be holding its monthly native plant sale from 9am to noon Saturday, August 19, 2023. Master Gardeners will be on site to answer any plant questions and plants that are available for sale are listed on the Garden’s website. August 50% off Sale on Rougeplant, Florida fiddlewood, Cat’s claw blackbead and Wild coffee. The Nursery contains 160 species of native plants available including Native & Cuban palms, Tomato and Pepper plants. The total nursery inventory totals more than 2,000 plants which attract birds, butterflies and other pollinators in 1-gallon to 15-gallon pots. Key West Botanical Garden members receive a 15% discount. The Garden is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit corporation and all proceeds directly benefit the Garden’s conservation program. The Garden is located at 5210 College Road on Stock Island. For more information call 305-296-1504 or visit www.keywest.garden. Key West, Florida Keys – Your expertise is requested. 3 art mentors are needed to work with one of 3 different groups of students in one of 3 workshops over 3 weeks to design and create from natural or recycled materials (only), 3 new scarecrow sculptures for display in the annual Scarecrows in the Forest Art Exhibit at the Tropical Forest. The fall Scarecrows workshops will start in August with the scarecrow sculptures installed into the exhibit September 2nd. A $275.00 stipend will be offered to mentor artists for their expertise and time. Art supplies provided. Contact Misha at mmcrae@keywest.garden or by calling 305.296-1501 or email mmcrae@keywest.garden to apply KEY WEST, Florida Keys – The native plant Nursery at the Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden
will be holding its monthly native plant sale from 9am to noon Saturday, July 15, 2023. Master Gardeners will be on site to answer any plant questions and plants that are available for sale are listed on the Garden’s website. Special Sale on Florida privet (Forestiera segregata) for July – 25% off 3-gallon plants. The Nursery contains 160 species of native plants available including Native & Cuban palms, Tomato and Pepper plants. The total nursery inventory totals more than 2,000 plants which attract birds, butterflies and other pollinators in 1-gallon to 15-gallon pots. Key West Botanical Garden members receive a 15% discount. The Garden is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit corporation and all proceeds directly benefit the Garden’s conservation program. The Garden is located at 5210 College Road on Stock Island. For more information call 305-296-1504 or visit www.keywest.garden. KEY WEST, Florida Keys – The native plant Nursery at the Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden will be holding its monthly native plant sale from 9am to noon Saturday, June 17, 2023. Master Gardeners will be on site to answer any plant questions and plants that are available for sale are listed on the Garden’s website.
Special Sale on Florida privet (Forestiera segregata) for June – 25% off 3-gallon plants. The Nursery contains 160 species of native plants available including Native & Cuban palms, Tomato and Pepper plants. The total nursery inventory totals more than 2,000 plants which attract birds, butterflies and other pollinators in 1-gallon to 15-gallon pots. Key West Botanical Garden members receive a 15% discount. The Garden is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit corporation and all proceeds directly benefit the Garden’s conservation program. The Garden is located at 5210 College Road on Stock Island. For more information call 305-296-1504 or visit www.keywest.garden. Florida privet KEY WEST, Florida Keys – Tomatoes are Ready! The native plant Nursery at the Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden will be holding its monthly native plant sale from 9am to noon Saturday, May 20, 2023. Master Gardeners will be on site to answer any plant questions and plants that are available for sale are listed on the Garden’s website.
The Nursery contains 160 species of native plants available including Native & Cuban palms, Tomato and Pepper plants. The total nursery inventory totals more than 2,000 plants which attract birds, butterflies and other pollinators in 1-gallon to 15-gallon pots. Key West Botanical Garden members receive a 15% discount. The Garden is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit corporation and all proceeds directly benefit the Garden’s conservation program. The Garden is located at 5210 College Road on Stock Island. For more information call 305-296-1504 or visit www.keywest.garden. |
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