Nearby Gardening Events
Please contact the Extension Office at 519-9677 for further information.
AUGUST
August 2 (Saturday). Vegetable Gardening Workshop, with David Shibles, 9:00 am to noon, Polk County Extension Office, 1702 Highway 17 South, Bartow.
August 19 (Tuesday). Limited Commercial Landscape Maintenance Pesticide License, with David Shibles, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Polk County Extension Office, 1702 Highway 17 South, Bartow. This is a State of Florida Pesticide License which authorizes landscape maintenance people to spray plant beds on residential property.
SEPTEMBER
September 6 (Saturday) Vegetable Growing, 9:00 a.m. to Noon, with David Shibles, Hort Extension Agent, at the Bartow Extension Office. Must Pre-register!
September 16 (Tuesday) The new Master Gardener class begins. You must Pre-register for this. Please call 519-8677 for more information.
September 22 (Monday) Composting Workshop, 6:00 to 7:30 p.m., at the Lakeland Police Department Community Room, 219 N. Massachusetts Ave. Lakeland.
OCTOBER
October 8 (Wednesday) Creating a Florida-Friendly Yard: Water Conservation, Micro-Irrigation and plant Installation Workshop. 6:00 to 8:30 p.m., at the Southern Dunes Clubhouse, 2888 Southern Dunes Blvd, Haines City. Please call 519-8677 for more information.
October 14 (Tuesday) Florida-Friendly Workshop, 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. at the Quality Inn 43824 Hwy 27, Davenport.
NOVEMBER
November 8 (Saturday) The Backyard Gardener's Festival and Plant Sale, 1702 US Highway 17 S., Bartow. Speakers, plant and insect i.d., activities for kids, free soil testing, and garden tours.
November 19 (Wednesday) Butterfly Gardening Workshop, 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. at the Quality Inn, 43824 Hwy 27, Davenport.