The 3rd Annual Central Florida Landscape Garden Fair will be held May 3-4 at Discovery Gardens at the Lake County Agricultural Center, located at 1951 Woodlea Road in Tavares.
The fair will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, and from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday. Saturday’s presentations include Teresa Watkins on Florida Friendly Landscaping, Steve Earls on Square Foot Gardening, Tom MacCubbin on Edible Landscapes, Anne Keller on Geocaching and Jonathan Squires on No Turf Landscapes.
On Sunday, presentations include Karina Veaudry on Native Plants and residential horticulture agent with the UF/IFAS Extension in Lake County Brooke Moffis on Hot Plants, Cool Looks.
The free event will provide visitors an opportunity to browse and purchase goods from dozens of exhibitors specializing in landscaping, gardening, irrigation, fertilizer, composting, hardscapes and more.
This year’s fair brings back the popular Children’s Passport, which children will have a chance to complete by stopping by the designated locations on the map.
Exhibitor booths ranging from 10 inch by 10 inch to 10 inch by 20 inch, and food vendor spaces are available, as well as sponsorships ranging in cost from $250 for silver level to $750 for platinum level. Vendors and sponsors can register online at www.lakecountyfl.gov/gardenfair.
The deadline to register is Friday, April 4. For more information, call Tina Chavez at 352-343-9647 or email tchavez@lakecountyfl.gov.
Discovery Gardens is located on more than four acres behind the Lake County Agricultural Center and features 20 themed gardens, including a string of lush courtyards and six specially designed children’s gardens.
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