Mead Botanical Garden hosting Backyard Biodiversity Day Plant Sale
- Alastair Mac
- Oct 16
- 2 min read
This free, family-friendly event at Mead Botanical Garden includes Florida native plants, educational presentations, guided hikes and kids’ activities.
Backyard Biodiversity Day celebrates diversity in the landscape, and provides opportunities to learn about Florida’s native plants, pollinators, wildlife, and why they are important.
This free and family-friendly event at Mead Botanical Garden, located at 1300 S Denning Dr, Winter Park, takes place on Saturday, October 18, 2025 from 9 am - 3 pm.
The Backyard Biodiversity Day Native Plant Sale includes environmentally conscious vendors, educational presentations, guided hikes, kids’ activities, food trucks, and live music all centered around a huge native plant sale.
Schedule Of Events:
HIKES:
9:30 am- Native Trees and Their Habitats -Mary Klem & Randy Snyder
10:30 am - Creatures of the Swamp - Natalie Swanson, Seminole county Natural Lands
12 pm - Pollinator Prowl - Mary Klem & Randy Snyder
1 pm - Post-Prescribed Fire Uplands - Catherine Bowman, Mead Garden Sandhill Restoration Chair, Tarflower FNPS
SPEAKERS:
10 am - Native Landscape Design: Right Plant, Right place, Building a Plan - Amanda Martin , Grounded Solutions
11:15 am - Florida Native Edible Plants - Maggie O’Halloran, School of Holistic Living
12:30 pm - Plants for Birds, Orange County Audubon Society - Kathy Rigling & Sustan Thorne-Barrett
1:45 pm - Multiplying your Garden: Propagation Techniques and Care - Mike Lonergan, Four Acres Farm
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