Diggin’ the Arts returned to the Florida Botanical Gardens Sunday. The gardens are well known for their beautiful flowers, vines and landscaping but art continues to be an integral part of the gardens.
Sunday’s festivities included hands-on art and gardening demonstrations and activities by area art centers and museums. Visitors learned how to make melting orchid pots, transformed leaves with decoupage, learned how to grow orchids and more.
As visitors walked around the colorful floral paths of the gardens, plein-air artists captured the scenery on canvas. Local artists participated in the non-juried painting competition.
Visitors could participate to win rain barrels, which were specially created for the event by area museums and art centers.
The Museum of Fine Arts of St. Petersburg, Morean Arts Center for Clay, Florida Craftsmen, Dunedin Fine Art Center, the Dali Museum, Suntan Art Center and the Beach Art Center participated in the event.
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The Florida Botanical Gardens, 12520 Ulmerton Rd., are open daily 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. Admission is free.
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