Florida Botanical Gardens Foundation To Host Annual Gift and Plant Sale

LARGO, FL – For more than 15 years, the Florida Botanical Gardens have provided an oasis from the hustle and bustle of Pinellas County. And once a year, guests have their best chance of taking home their own little oasis.

The Florida Botanical Gardens Foundation will host the 2016 Gift and Plant Sale on Sunday, Dec. 11 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the gardens, located at 12520 Ulmerton Road in Largo. More than 50 vendors will offer a wide assortment of plants, along with other natural and handmade products perfect for gifts during the holiday season.

The Gift and Plant Sale is the foundation’s largest sale event of the year, providing visitors a spectacular outdoor shopping experience amid the decoration of the Holiday Lights in the Gardens.

Admission is a suggested donation of $4 for visitors ages 13 and older. Florida Botanical Gardens Foundation members will have their fee waived as a token of gratitude for their year-round support for the gardens. Proceeds from the sale and donations will help fund garden improvement projects throughout the year.

Nearly half of this year’s vendors will feature landscape, culinary and decorative plants, including a large variety of tropical, Florida natives, shrubs, bamboos, bananas, succulents, orchids, annuals, vegetable plans, ginger, vines, hibiscus, butterfly plants, perennials, herbs, citrus, bromeliads, begonias, crotons, cordylines, palms and fruit trees.

Specialty vendors will have items such as handmade jewelry crafted from sterling silver, natural and recycled materials; yard and garden art and décor; botanical skincare products and cosmetics; organic clothing, purses and nature-themed shirts; native plant books and information; vintage containers; home décor; and handmade cotton quilted items.

Along with the Gift and Plant Sale, the gardens’ Botanical Bounty Gift shop will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

For more information, visit www.flbg.org or call (727) 582-2100.

Photography provided courtesy of Pinellas County Communications Department