Collier County Extension
South West Florida
Yard and Garden Show

The 5th Annual SW Florida
Yard and Garden Show
will be

Saturday October 27th  9 a.m. -  4 p.m.
Sunday October 28th  10 a.m. -  3 p.m.

At the Collier County University Extension Office
14700 Immokalee Road, Naples, FL
(10 miles East of I-75)

Admission:    Adults - $3.00         Children under 12 - FREE!

Exciting events include;

• Educational seminars
• A wide variety of vendors
• Certified Master Gardeners booths
• Fantastic door prizes
• Free transport assistance with purchase
• Touring our Gardens
• November 06 Show (photo gallery)

 

 

 

 

 

Seminars
"Growing Dooryard Citrus" Dr. Mongi Zekri - Citrus Extension Agent/ Dr. Bob Rouse - IFAS Research Agent
"Groundcovers: Alternative to Turf" Stephen Brown - Lee County Extension Agent
"Gardening with Native Plants" Duanne Repp - Local Expert and Lecturer
"Growing Herbs in SW Florida" Dennis Gretton - Owner of D&D Growers, Lithia FL
"New Turf Choices" Dr. Russell Nagata - UF Research Scientist, Turf Specialist

Demonstrations
Reptiles with Troy Frensley - Naturalist, Conservancy of SWFL
ABCD's of Pruning with Dr. Doug Caldwell - Collier County Extension Agent
Reptiles with Grant Fischer - Naturalist, Conservancy of SWFL

Vendors - Variety includes:
Orchids!  Tropicals!  Herbs!  Palms!  Pottery!  Native Plants!
Fruit Trees!  Bromeliads!  Irrigation Fountains!  And many more

Master Gardeners
The Master Gardeners will have booths available to answer your gardening questions and give how - to demonstrations on such topics as - Orchid Repotting/ Flower Arranging/ Propagation and Container Gardens.

Door Prizes
Door prizes will be given all day long, so be sure to hold onto your admission ticket. Buy a $1 raffle ticket and possibly win an evaluation of your home landscape by University of Florida Certified Master Gardeners .

Purchase Transport
Don't lift that heavy purchase! Our wonderful 4-H youth will be available again this year to assist with transporting your goods. Simply stop by the 4-H booth and request assistance.

Touring Our Gardens
Please feel free to visit our many gardens such as the; Butterfly, 4-H Children, Color, Senses, Native Plant and Vegetable. Master Gardeners will be in the gardens to provide information and answer questions.