Roy Rogers of the American Bamboo Society will lead the workshop at 10 a.m. March 25. Last year's event attracted more than 50 vendors selling dozens of varieties of exotic and common plants. Plants will continue to be sold the following day from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Those with an appetite for Carnivorous Plants can attend a workshop with Tom Massey, a member of the Tampa Bay Carnivorous Plant Society, at 10 a.m. April 15. Massey specializes in growing Nepenthes . Finally, Eileen Hart, a member of the Tampa Bay Fern Club, provides some Fern Fun at 10 a.m. April 22.
Classes fill up early.
Established in 1969, the Botanical Garden occupies 7 acres on Lake Behnke, at the southwest corner of the Tampa campus. About 40 volunteers operate the garden's plant shop and work at the plant festivals, which attract as many as 4,000 gardeners each spring.