Hernando Reporter

Hernando County Utilities, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, UF/IFAS Extension at Hernando County Master Gardener Volunteers, and Hernando County Solid Waste will be hosting a Florida-Friendly Earth Day Celebration on Saturday, April 22nd at the Hernando County Master Gardener Volunteer Nursery at 19490 Oliver St., Brooksville, FL 34601 from 9:00am – 12:00pm. This family friendly event will offer Florida Friendly plants for sale, recycling information, Florida-Friendly Landscaping educational materials, a master gardener Q & A Booth, a native plant expert, a kid’s craft table, booths from community organizations and workshops/demonstrations.

Schedule of events:

• Macro-Photography Workshop: 9:15am – 10:00am (Bring you camera or phone!)

Master Gardener Volunteer and nature photographer Shawn Charlton will be with us to teach tips and tricks to capture wonderful close-ups of flowers, plant life, small reptiles, butterflies and insects.

• Native Plant Propagation Workshop: 10:15am – 11:00am

Florida Native Plant Expert Rita Grant will teach us how to grow more native plants for free! Native plants attract more pollinators. Propagation techniques will be shown to help expand your native plant garden.

• Pruning Demonstration: 11:15am – 12:00pm

Experts from University of Florida, IFAS will be on hand to demonstrate proper pruning techniques for our favorite landscape plants.

Master Gardener Volunteers, Urban Horticulture Agent Dr. Bill Lester, and FFL Program Coordinator Lilly Browning will be on-site to answer Florida gardening questions. Carmen Bruno, Recycling Coordinator at Hernando County Solid Waste will be on hand to address your recycling questions. Also joining us will be Hernando County Mosquito Control, Hernando Audubon, Hernando County Stormwater Department and Hernando County Emergency Management.

2023 Florida Friendly Earth Day Celebration Flyer

This is a free event, open to the whole family. For more information call 352-540-6230 oremail LillyB@hernandocounty.us or HernandoCountyFFL@hernandocounty.us

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