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Demonstration Gardens

UF Extension's demonstration gardens showcase plants and sustainable gardening techniques appropriate to local areas and provide learning opportunities for home gardeners and landscape professionals on design, planting and maintenance procedures. They can be found in most Florida counties and are open to the public free of charge.

On this page, counties are grouped by geographic region (North, Central, and South) and listed alphabetically. To learn more about growing region-appropriate plants, see Specific Growing Zones and our Gardening Calendars.

Additional Reading

• Demonstration Gardens in the University of Florida Cooperative Extension Service
• Ornamental Teaching Gardens: Design, Development, and Use

North Florida

Alachua County

• Alachua County Extension/City of Gainesville Garden
  Westside Park
  NW 34th St and NW 8th Ave.
  Gainesville, FL 32609
  (352) 955-2402

Bradford County

• Bradford County Extension Seasonal Butterfly Garden
  2266 N. Temple Ave.
  Starke, FL 32091
  (904) 966-6224

Clay County

• Clay County Extension Shade Garden
  2463 State Road 16 West
  Green Cove Springs, FL 32043
  (904) 284-6355

Columbia County

• Columbia County Demonstration Garden
  Route 18, Box 720
  Lake City, FL 32025
  (386) 752-5384

Duval County

• Mandarin Demonstration Garden
  2892 Loretto Rd.
  Jacksonville, FL 32223
  (904) 387-8850
• Superior Street Vegetable and Herb Demonstration Gardens
  1010 N. McDuff Ave. N.
  Jacksonville, FL 32254
  (904) 387-8850

Escambia County

• Escambia County Extension Garden
  3740 Stefani Rd.
  Cantonment, FL 32533
  (850) 475-5230

Jackson County

• North Florida Research and Education Center Trial and Demonstration Gardens
  155 Research Rd.
  Quincy, FL 32351
  (850) 875-7100
  REC Web Site

Gadsden County

• Trial and Demonstration Gardens
  North Florida Research and Education Center
  155 Research Rd.
  Quincy, FL 32351
  (850) 875-7100

Leon County

• UF/IFAS Leon County Extension Demonstration Garden
  615 Paul Russell Rd.
  Tallahassee, FL 32301
  (850) 487-3004

Marion County

• Taylor Garden
  2232 NE Jacksonville Rd.
  Ocala, FL 34470
  (352) 620-3440

Nassau County

• Nassau County Cooperative Extension Demonstration Garden
  96135 Nassau Place
  Yulee, FL 32097
  (904) 548-1182

Okaloosa County

• Okaloosa County Extension Office Educational Landscape
  5479 Old Bethel Rd.
  Crestview, FL  32356
  (850) 689-5850

Santa Rosa County

• Panhandle Butterfly House
  Highway 98 (at the foot of the Navarre Bridge)
  Navarre, FL 32566
  (850) 623-6321
• Santa Rosa County Teaching and Demonstration Garden
  6263 Dogwood Dr.
  Milton, FL 32570
  (850) 623-3868
• Milton Gardens @ West Florida Research and Education Center
  5988 Highway 90
  Building 4900
  Milton, FL 32583
  (850) 983-5216
  REC Web Site

Wakulla County

• The Master Garden
  84 Cedar Ave.
  Crawfordville, FL 32327
  (850) 926-3931

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Central Florida

Brevard County

• Brevard County Extension Xeriscape Garden
  3695 Lake Dr.
  Cocoa, FL 32926
  (407) 633-1702

Citrus County

• Citrus County Canning Center
  3405 West Southern Street
  Lecanto, FL 34461
  (352) 527-5700
• Florida-Friendly Learning Landscape
  Citrus County Extension Office
  3650 W. Sovereign Path
  Lecanto, FL 34461
  (352) 527-5700
• Homosassa Water District
  7922 W. Grover Cleveland Blvd.
  Homosassa, FL 34446
  (352) 527-5700

Flagler County

• Wildlife, Butterfly and Herb Garden
  150 Sawgrass Road
  Bunnell, FL 32110
  (386) 437-7464

Hernando County

• Hernando County Cooperative Extension Office Demonstration Garden
  19490 Oliver St.
  Brooksville, FL 34601
  (352) 754-4433

Hillsborough County

• Bette S. Walker Discovery Garden
  5339 County Road 579
  Seffner, FL 33584
  (813) 744-5519 ext.146
• Gulf Coast Research and Education Center (Balm) Teaching Garden and Arboretum
  1200 North Park Rd.
  Plant City, FL 33563
  (813) 757-8826
  REC Web Site

Lake County

• Lake County Horticultural Learning Center
  1951 Woodlea Rd.
  Tavares, FL 32778
  (352) 343-4101

Orange County

• Central Florida Fairgrounds Extension Demonstration Garden
  4603 W. Colonial Dr.
  Orlando, FL 32808
  (407) 295-3247
• Mid-Florida Research and Education Center (Apopka) Teaching Garden
  2725 S. Binion Rd.
  Apopka, FL  32703
  (407) 884-2034 ext. 129
  REC Web Site

Osceola County

• Osceola County Master Gardener Demonstration Landscape & Edibles Garden
  Osceola Heritage Park
  Extension Services Building
  1921 Kissimmee Valley Lane
  Kissimmee, FL 34772
  (321) 697-3000

Pasco County

• Pasco County Extension Garden
  36702 State Road 52
  Dade City, FL 33525
  (352) 521-4288
• Hudson Public Library
  8012 Library Rd.
  Hudson, FL  34667
  (352) 521-4288

Pinellas County

• The Florida Botanical Gardens
  12520 Ulmerton Rd.
  Largo, FL 33774
  (727) 582-2200

Polk County

• Florida-Friendly Landscape Demonstration Garden
  Polk County Utilities
  1011 Jim Keene Blvd.
  Winter Haven, FL 33880
  (863) 519-8677
• Polk County Extension Service Demonstration Gardens
  1702 Highway 17
  South Bartow, FL 33831
  (863) 519-8677

St. Johns County

• St. Johns County Extension Arboretum
  Cooperative Extension Service
  3125 Agricultural Center Dr.
  St. Augustine, FL 32092
  (904) 824-4564

Seminole County

• Demonstration Gardens at the Student Museum
  301 West 7th St.
  Sanford, FL 32771
  (407) 320-0520

Sumter County

• Sumter County Extension Florida Friendly Garden
  7620 SR 471, Suite 2
  Bushnell, Florida 33513
  (352) 793-2728

Volusia County

• Volusia County Extension Garden
  Agricultural Center
  3100 E. New York Ave.
  DeLand, FL 32724
  (386) 822-5778

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South Florida

Broward County

• Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center Winter Trial Garden
  3205 College Ave.
  Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33214
  (954) 577-6300
  REC Web Site
• Living Lawn Demonstration Garden
  Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center
  3205 College Ave.
  Fort Lauderdale, FL 33214
  (954) 577-6337
  REC Web Site

Charlotte County

• Charlotte County Demonstration Garden
  7000 Florida St.
  Punta Gorda, FL 33950
  (941) 764-4340
• Charlotte County Environmental Campus Demonstration Garden
  25550 Harbor View Road, Suite # 3
  Port Charlotte, FL 33980
  (941) 764-4340

Collier County

• Southwest Florida Horticultural Learning Center
  14700 Immokalee Rd.
  Naples, FL 34120
  (941) 353-4244

Highlands County

• Highlands County Extension Garden
  4509 George Blvd.
  Sebring, FL 33875
  (863) 402-6544

Indian River County

• Indian River Extension Color Garden
  1028 20th Place, Suite D
  Vero Beach, FL 32960
  (561) 770-5030
• Teaching Garden
  Indian River Research and Education Center
  2199 South Rock Rd.
  Fort Pierce, FL 34945
  (772) 468-5668
• The Linear Garden
  Indian River Research and Education Center
  2199 South Rock Rd.
  Fort Pierce, FL 34945
  (772) 468-3922 ext. 132

Lee County

• Cape Coral-Lee County Public Library
  921 SW 39th Terr.
  Cape Coral, FL 33914
  (239) 461-7526
• Demonstration Landscape at the Cape Coral Historical Museum
  544 Cultural Park Blvd.
  Cape Coral, FL 33990
  (239) 461-7526
• Demonstration Landscape at Rutenberg Park
  Lee County Parks & Recreation Eco-Center / FFL Classroom
  6490 South Pointe Blvd.
  Fort Myers, FL 33919
  (239) 432-2163 (on-site)
  (239) 461-7526 (to schedule a tour)
• The Fragrance Garden at Lakes Regional Park
  7330 Gladiolus Drive
  Ft. Myers, FL 33908
  (239) 432-2002
• Lee County Extension Gardens
  3406 Palm Beach Blvd.
  Fort Myers, FL 33916
  (941) 461-7500
• Manatee Regional Park
  10901 State Rd. 80
  Fort Myers, FL 33916
  (239) 461-7526

Manatee County

• Manatee County FFL Demonstration Garden
  1303 17th St. W.
  Palmetto, FL 34221
  (941) 722-4524

Miami-Dade County

• Miami-Dade College, Environmental Center
  11011 SW 104th St.
  Miami, FL 33176
  (305) 248-3311

• North Miami-Dade Regional Library
  2455 NW 183 St.
  Carol City, FL 33056
  (305) 248-3311
• Citrus Grove Elementary School
  2121 NW 5th St.
  Little Havana, FL 33135
  (305) 248-3311

Monroe County

• FFL Landscape Demonstration Garden
  Monroe County Extension Office
  1100 Simonton St.
  Key West, FL 33040
  (305) 292-4501

Palm Beach County

• Mounts Botanical Garden
  559 Military Trail
  West Palm Beach, FL 33415
  (561) 233-1751

Sarasota County

• Florida House Learning Center
  Sarasota County Technical Institute
  4600 Beneva Rd. S.
  Sarasota, FL 34233
  (941) 316-1200
• FFL Demonstration Garden
  Sarasota County Extension Office
  6700 Clark Rd.
  Twin Lakes Park
  Sarasota, FL 34241
  (941) 861-9886

St. Lucie County

• Indian River Research and Education Center (Ft. Pierce) Teaching Garden
  2199 South Rock Rd.
  Fort Pierce, FL 34945
  (772) 468-5668
  REC Web Site
• The Linear Garden at Indian River Research and Education Center (Ft. Pierce)
  2199 South Rock Rd.
  Fort Pierce, FL  34945
  (772) 468-3922 ext. 132
  REC Web Site
• St. Lucie County Extension Garden
  8400 Picos Road, Suite 101
  Fort Pierce, FL 34945
  (561) 462-1660

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