If you haven't yet visited the newly refurbished gardens, today's butterfly event offers special enticement. Check out the new walk-through butterfly aviary and see 500 native butterflies up close.
Butterfly plants available for purchase.
The garden club celebrates its 50th anniversary with this Standard Flower Show, judging in floral design and horticulture divisions. 811 S Palm Ave., Sarasota. Julie Morris, coordinator of the Environmental Studies Program at USF New College and chairman of the Florida Fish and Game Conservation Commission, discusses issues in fish and wildlife conservation programs at this research seminar at the gardens. Mark Higgins of Tropical Nurseries talks about newer, safer pesticides for use in and around your house and garden, at this month's meeting of the Garden Club of St. Petersburg. Get answers to plant-related questions, and receive free plants and cuttings following the seminar.