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USF Botanical Gardens to host “Don’t be Afraid of the Native Plants” workshop
[10.28.2011]

TAMPA, Fla. -- On Oct. 29, the University of South Florida Botanical Garden is having a special “Don’t Be Afraid of the Native Plants” Workshop by a native plant expert. The workshop will be held at the garden’s conservatory from 10-10:30 a.m. as part of a special Native Plant Day at the Botanical Gardens.

This workshop presented by George Kish, offers a fun presentation on native plants with scary attributes, like carnivorous plants. Come and join the fun and learn about native plants from the former president of the Suncoast Native Plant Society.

Admission is free for this event.

The USF Botanical Gardens is a non-profit, member sponsored, educational facility. The Garden is open to the public seven days a week (except major holidays). The Garden is located on the southwest corner of the Tampa campus, at Pine and Alumni drives, off of Bruce B. Downs Boulevard, just north of Fowler Avenue.

-USF-

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