Botanical Gardens
Programs and Events
YOGA on the lawn
Starting August 29th, Every Friday @10 AM
A good way to relieve stress and anxiety is through yoga. It provides many benefits, like improving mental health, reducing burnout, promotes self-care and reduces anxiety. Join us everyday for a free yoga class in nature, all levels welcomed!
Wellness Welcome
August 29th, 9am - 3pm
Join us for a back to school Wellness Welcome at the USF Botanical Gardens! Kick off this event with a guided Yoga session from 10 AM to 11 AM, and follow up with a scavenger hunt following our Botanical kitty's Bat and Magic around the gardens. Next, enjoy the fruits of your labor with a free meal provided by us for a picnic on the lawn, and don't forget to enjoy 10% off of everything at our Plant Shop!
Event Schedule
10 am - 11 am Yoga Session with Elaine Churton
11 am - 1 pm Study Spot Scavenger Hunt
Complete your scavenger hunt to join us for Lunch on the Lawn accompanied by Snowbird the facility therapy dog!
Native Plant Open House
September 13th, 9 am - 3 pm
This will be a fun event for the entire family. Learn from the experts, purchase plants to support this important conservation initiative and tour the Gardens' native plant collections.
Event Schedule
10:00 am- 10:45 am.
"Native Wildflowers for Your Home Landscape" with Stacy Matrazzo
11:00 am - 11:45 am
"Designing and Maintaining Your Native Plant Landscape" with Troy Springer
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
"Native Trees and Shrubs for Your Home Landscape" with Craig Huegel
2 pm - 3 pm
Tour the USF Botanicals Gardens with Craig Huegel
plant festivals
FALL PLANT FESTIVAL
October 11th 鈥�12th, 9 am - 3 pm
Open to members at 8:30 am
- $10 Admission per day
Vendors TBA!
BEEKEEPING
We have an Apiary Collective that meets to talk about our Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera), join us to learn through demonstration about our Botanical Gardens hives!
We're on hiatus for the summer, but if you'd like to join our notification list for the Fall schedule, please notify Nicole Brand at brand42@usf.edu.
MESSER FAMILY BEEKEEPING SCHOLARSHIP
Anyone can have the opportunity to participate in our course through the Messer Family Award. To become an applicant, submit a personal statement鈥�500 words or less - on why urban beekeeping is important to you and the community.
This award will assist with course expenses for individuals interested in pursuing beekeeping as well as show a committed effort to increase urban beekeeping in the local community. Expenditures awarded from this fund will be used for but not limited to course registration costs, the purchase of course educational materials and required supplies.