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Workshops & Events Offered at Native Nurseries |
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| Butterfly Workshops |
| Butterfly Gardening When it's time to get the butterfly garden spruced up for summer, Donna Legare will teach you how to create or add to a garden that blooms all summer and fall and nurtures a variety of colorful butterflies and hummingbirds. Butterfly and hummingbird gardens are fun, fun, fun! Butterfly Gardening is a free workshop and is usually offered in the spring. Check our workshop calendar for currently scheduled workshops. |
| Butterflies Like it Hot Summer may be hot, but it is not too late to get going on a butterfly garden that will provide color for the rest of the summer and fall, as well as colorful butterflies and hummingbirds. Donna Legare will teach you how and also teach you how to entice mother butterflies to lay their eggs in your garden so you can watch the caterpillars transform into butterflies. The workshop includes a tour of our butterfly garden. Butterflies Like it Hot is a free workshop and is usually offered in the summer. Check our workshop calendar for currently scheduled workshops. |
| Metamorphosis Magic Learn about the natural history of butterflies and moths and how to successfully raise caterpillars into butterflies. After the slide show, Donna Legare will take you on a tour of Native Nurseries butterfly garden. We usually have plenty of caterpillars for folks to take home and raise. This is a perfect workshop for teachers and families. Metamorphosis Magic is a free workshop and is usually offered in the fall. Check our workshop calendar for currently scheduled workshops. |
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| Children's Workshops |
| Parent/Child Bird House Build We will start inside with a short slide presentation about birds that depend on natural cavities in trees and nest boxes. Then we will teach the children, with your help, how to build a chickadee or bluebird house. Don't forget to bring a hammer. There is a fee for the Parent/Child Bird House Build to cover the cost of the materials. It is usually offered in the winter. Check our workshop calendar for currently scheduled workshops. |
| CHILDREN'S GARDEN WORKSHOP: Hands-on Butterfly Gardening We will teach the children, with your help, how to create a container garden (3-gallon nursery container) with plants that will attract butterflies - pentas, parsley, milkweed and another flowering plant. Siblings can work together. There is a fee for the Children's Gardening Workshops and pre-registration is required. Hands-on Butterfly Gardening is usually offered in the spring. Check our workshop calendar for currently scheduled workshops. |
| CHILDREN'S GARDEN WORKSHOP: Grow Your Own Italian Garden The children will mix soil and mushroom compost in a 3-gallon nursery container and then plant a tomato, basil, parsley and garlic chive plant under the guidance of our employees and a parent. Siblings can work together. There is a fee for the Children's Gardening Workshops and pre-registration is required. Grow Your Own Italian Garden is usually offered in the spring. Check our workshop calendar for currently scheduled workshops. |
| Pinecone/Suet Feeder Making With your help, your child will make a pinecone/suet feeder, using Native Nurseries' suet (made fresh right here at the nursery) and our own Native Nurseries' Wild Bird Mix. Pinecone/Suet Feeder Making is free and usually takes place in the winter. Check our workshop calendar for currently scheduled workshops. |
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| Plants, Gardening, Landscape and Nature Workshops |
| Fun with Bulbs Donna Legare will review the year's fare of daffodil varieties and other bulbs that thrive in our climate and soils. Lilly Anderson-Messec will review interesting ways of forcing the bulbs for indoor enjoyment, using a variety of containers. Fun with Bulbs is a free workshop and is usually offered in the fall. Check our workshop calendar for currently scheduled workshops. |
| Learn to Grow Carnivorous Plants! Jimmy Bone, Florida Certified Nursery Professional and owner of North Florida Carnivorous Plants Nursery, will give you an up-close look at many of our carnivorous plants and share how easy they are to grow. We sell a variety of his plants - Hooded Pitcher Plant, Sundew, Venus Flytrap, Yellow Pitcher Plant, Tarnok, Trumpet Leaf. Learn to Grow Carnivorous Plants is a free workshop and is usually offered in the summer. Check our workshop calendar for currently scheduled workshops. |
| Colorful Autumn Containers Planted with Herbs and Flowers Lilly Anderson-Messec will teach how to choose plant combinations that provide interesting winter color and texture. Pansies and Johnny jump-ups will be in season and look great with lettuces, parsley and salad greens. This is a hands-on class. Bring your own container or purchase one here. Fee includes potting soil. Plants are available for sale. There is a fee for this Container Gardening Workshop and pre-registration is required. It is usually offered in the fall. Check our workshop calendar for currently scheduled workshops. |
| Colorful Container Gardening Join Lilly Anderson-Messic to learn how to create gorgeous planters using combinations of plants with varying colors and textures. In this workshop she will explore the diversity of plant foliages available for use in container gardening - everything from the bold, tropical foliage of the sun coleus series to the dark green and highly textured holly fern. This is a hands-on class. Bring your own container or purchase one here. Fee includes potting soil. Plants are available for sale. There is a fee for this Container Gardening Workshop and pre-registration is required. It is usually offered in the spring. Check our workshop calendar for currently scheduled workshops. |
| Container Gardens Utilizing Fantastic Foliage and Flowers Lilly Anderson-Messec will teach you how to choose plant combinations that provide interesting spring and summer color and texture. This is a hands-on class. Bring your own container or purchase one here. Fee includes potting soil. Plants are available for sale. There is a fee for this Container Gardening Workshop and pre-registration is required. It is usually offered in the summer. Check our workshop calendar for currently scheduled workshops. |
| Invasive Plant Workshop with Donna and Jody After attending an invasive plant workshop at the Cullowhee Native Plant Conference in North Carolina this summer (2010) and observing the spread of many invasive plants in our local parks and private lands, we decided to teach this workshop on identifying invasive alien plants in your yard and the best ways to get rid of them. It is something we can all work on over time and make a difference! The Invasive Plant Workshop is a free workshop and was first offered in the fall of 2010. Check our workshop calendar for currently scheduled workshops. |
| Landscape Design for Shady Gardens Is your landscape declining due to shade? Why not redesign your shady spots and transform them into lush fern beds and cool garden nooks? Ideas for the shade from landscape designer, Jody Walthall. Landscape Design for Shady Gardens is a free workshop and is usually offered in the spring and fall. Check our workshop calendar for currently scheduled workshops. |
| Tree Identification Jody Walthall will review the important characteristics of trees that will help you identify them, then lead a walk around the property to help you practice what you have learned. Tree Identification is a free workshop and is sometimes offered in the spring. Check our workshop calendar for currently scheduled workshops. |
| Celebration of Trees w/Donna, Jody and Timothy Join us for a brief indoor presentation by certified arborist, Timothy Roop. He will discuss the latest research on how to select healthy trees at a nursery and the proper way to plant and prune trees. Then Jody and Donna will lead a walk around the nursery and next door property to identify and discuss how to position native trees and shrubs in the landscape. Celebration of Trees is a free workshop and is usually offered in the winter. Check our workshop calendar for currently scheduled workshops. |
| To Pull or Not to Pull, A Session of Winter Weed Pulling Do you know how to recognize the difference between a weed and something valuable while weeding? This is a hands-on session on the weeds of winter with Donna Legare. To Pull or Not to Pull is a free workshop and is usually offered in the winter with a second session on summer weeds in that season. Check our workshop calendar for currently scheduled workshops. |
| Planting a Refuge for Wildlife Donna Legare will show slides and explain how you can make changes in your yard to enhance its value for songbirds, butterflies and other wildlife. This can be a fun family project and is Donna's favorite class to teach. Planting a Refuge for Wildlife is a free workshop and is usually offered in the winter. Check our workshop calendar for currently scheduled workshops. |
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| Pond Workshop |
| Creating Water Features with Brian Bryson Brian Bryson will show slides of the many garden ponds he has designed and installed for our landscape clients. His designs highlight the sound and movement of water in the landscape, as well as provide water for birds and a habitat for frogs, fish and invertebrates. His talk will help you select the best location and water feature design for your yard. Included will be a 'how to' segment on building your own pond and waterfall and how to maintain it. This workshop usually concludes with a brief presentation by Norma Skaggs on native pond plants. We stock native pond plants, fieldstone, lava rock and extra thick pond liner! Creating Water Features is a free workshop and is usually offered in the summer. Check our workshop calendar for currently scheduled workshops. |
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| Vegetable, Herb, Fruit and Organics Workshops |
| Growing Blueberry Bushes Blair Clawson, amateur blueberry grower and enthusiast, will share information that he has gathered through study and experience on varieties and culture of blueberries for the home gardener. Growing Blueberry Bushes is a free workshop and is usually offered in the summer. Check our workshop calendar for currently scheduled workshops. |
| Annual Herbal Event Join professional herb grower, B O'Toole of O'Toole's Herb Farm, and Native Nurseries' Donna Legare to learn how to grow and enjoy herbs. They will discuss how to use herbs in cooking and how to incorporate them into the landscape. It will be fun and we will have a couple herbal treats to sample. There is a fee for The Annual Herbal Event and pre-registration is required. It is usually offered in the spring. Check our workshop calendar for currently scheduled workshops. |
| Fall Herb Gardens and Edible Greens There is no reason to have a barren herb garden this winter. There are many herbs that look their finest in cool weather. Lilly Anderson-Messec and Donna Legare will discuss herbs and leafy greens that thrive in winter and how to use them in cooking. (Donna's note: I have found winter gardens so much easier than summer gardens and usually produce abundant lettuce all winter long by planting between dormant plants in my butterfly garden.) Fall Herb Gardens and Edible Greens is a free workshop and is usually offered in the fall. Check our workshop calendar for currently scheduled workshops. |
| Cooking with Winter Herbs Join our resident Gardening Gourmets, Norma Skaggs and Lilly Anderson-Messec, as they demonstrate how to use herbs fresh from the garden. Sample delicious herbal treats and add some new recipes to your fare - everything from breads to spreads and teas to great desserts and salads. There is a fee for Cooking with Winter Herbs and pre-registration is required. It is usually offered in the winter. Check our workshop calendar for currently scheduled workshops. |
| Seed Starter's Workshop for Beginners Learn how to start transplants from seed for an early start on summer vegetables like tomatoes and peppers. Lilly Anderson-Messec will also demonstrate how to start lettuce from seed directly into the garden or a container. Seed Starter's is a free workshop and is usually offered in the winter. Check our workshop calendar for currently scheduled workshops. |
| TOTALLY TOMATOES: How to Grow Tomatoes Successfully in Tallahassee Lilly Anderson-Messec will review everything you need to know to get started with tomatoes in your garden. It may seem early, but March is the time to get going with tomato plants for best results. Totally Tomatoes is a free workshop and is usually offered in the spring. Check our workshop calendar for currently scheduled workshops. |
| Vegetable Gardening 101 If you haven't started a vegetable garden yet, this workshop is for you! Our staff of experienced vegetable gardeners will help you get started. We'll start with the basics of soil preparation and when to plant different vegetable varieties. Then we'll move out to the demonstration garden for a hands-on experience. Vegetable Gardening 101 is a free workshop and is usually offered in the spring and fall. Check our workshop calendar for currently scheduled workshops. |
| BACK YARD AGRICULTURE: Beekeeping & Chicken Rearing Dr. Kelly Watson, Lecturer in Geography and Environmental Science at FSU, raises chickens and keeps bees in her backyard in Tallahassee. She also tends a research hive at Native Nurseries for an FSU study on pollen found in urban hives. Kelly will team up with Vanessa Walthall who will share her experiences keeping a small flock of chickens in her yard next door to the nursery. Dr. Watson will also report on her research on tupelo trees and bees along the Apalachicola River. Come meet Artemis, Persephone and Demeter - Vanessa's chickens that produce large and delicious eggs. Backyard Agriculture is a free workshop, offered by Native Nurseries for the first time in February of 2011, and will most likely be split into two workshops in the future. Check our workshop calendar for currently scheduled workshops. |
| Organic Morning at Native Nurseries Organic Morning at Native Nurseries is an event we put on each fall to give you an opportunity to meet, visit with and purchase from the owners of some innovative businesses that use a more natural approach to agriculture in our area. Some of them are certified organic and all of them use natural, sustainable methods to produce healthy products for you and your family. Some of the vendors and activities vary from year to year, but here is a partial list from past years: O'Toole's Herb Farm, certified organically grown herb and vegetable plants Ladybird Organics/Monticello Vineyards, certified organic wine and grapes, worm castings and free range chickens TurkeyHill Farm, a certified naturally grown farm, Community Supported Agriculture Orchard Pond Organics, certified organic produce, raw and unfiltered Tupelo honey, Community Supported Agriculture Sweet Grass Dairy, happy animals produce happy milk & happy milk makes the best cheese KBH Farms, grass fed ground beef There are other activities going on during Organic Morning. We always have a related workshop that morning and an expert on hand to answer all your gardening questions. In past years the expert has been Farmer Herman Holley of Turkey Hill Farm or Ken Bernhard from Grady County. And Vanessa leads informal tours next door to share information on raising backyard chickens for eggs. Her chickens live in a moveable "chicken tractor" that she built herself. Organic Morning at Native Nurseries is free. Check our workshop calendar for currently scheduled workshops and events. |
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| Wild Bird Workshops |
| Identification of the Birds of North Florida with Jim Cox Learn how to identify the birds you are seeing in your yard and in the field as well. Jim is a biologist at Tall Timbers Research Station studying red-cockaded woodpeckers, brown headed nuthatches, Bachman's sparrow and other songbirds. Identification of the Birds is a free workshop and is usually offered in the winter. Check our workshop calendar for currently scheduled workshops. |
| Hummingbird Homecoming Ruby-throated hummingbirds return from Central America around mid-March. Jody Walthall will explore the fascinating natural history of hummingbirds and teach you how to attract them to your yard. Hummingbird Homecoming is a free workshop and is usually offered in the spring. Check our workshop calendar for currently scheduled workshops. |
| Parent/Child Bird House Build We will start inside with a short slide presentation about birds that depend on natural cavities in trees and nest boxes. Then we will teach the children, with your help, how to build a chickadee or bluebird house. Don't forget to bring a hammer. There is a fee for the Parent/Child Bird House Build to cover the cost of the materials. It is usually offered in the winter. Check our workshop calendar for currently scheduled workshops. |
| Feeding Birds and Designing a Bird Garden Jody Walthall is combining two of his most popular classes into one for this special session. Learn how to attract more and varied birds to your feeders, how to squirrel-proof your feeder and what birds you are likely to attract this winter. In addition, he will teach you how to create a bird garden that goes a step beyond a mere feeding station, one that is both aesthetically pleasing and good for the birds. Feeding Birds and Designing a Bird Garden is a free workshop and is usually offered in the winter. Check our workshop calendar for currently scheduled workshops. |
| Summer Bird Workshop Jody Walthall will cover a variety of topics related to the feeding and nesting habits of birds that frequent our yards in summer. He will discuss hummingbirds, how to outfox squirrels, nesting birds, birdbaths, planting for birds and the seasonal rhythms of bird appearances in our yards. The Summer Bird Workshop is free and is usually offered in the summer. Check our workshop calendar for currently scheduled workshops. |
| Planting a Refuge for Wildlife Donna Legare will show slides and explain how you can make changes in your yard to enhance its value for songbirds, butterflies and other wildlife. This can be a fun family project and is Donna's favorite class to teach. Planting a Refuge for Wildlife is a free workshop and is usually offered in the winter. Check our workshop calendar for currently scheduled workshops. |
| Winter Hummingbirds and Banding Licensed bird bander, Fred Dietrich will show slides and discuss winter hummers. His slides are fantastic! Call the nursery in advance if you have a winter hummingbird so Fred can arrange to band it. Winter Hummers is a free workshop and is usually offered in the winter. Check our workshop calendar for currently scheduled workshops. |