Florida Friendly Gardening Workshops and Native Plant Sales for nature and people

Saturday, April 26, 2008, from 8:30 a.m. to noon at South Florida Community College, 2251 NE Turner Ave in Arcadia

8:00 Registration begins

8:30 Program starts, Welcome

8:45 Drought in southwest Florida

9:15 Introduction to organic gardening in southwest Florida

• Christine Abbey, Sprawling Oaks Farm. Christine is an Arcadia resident who has been volunteering at Worden Farm for the past four years and who has a 1,000-square-foot organic garden.

10:15 Break with short demonstrations

10:30 Panel of experts will answer your questions

• John Sibley, All Native Plant Center

• Charlie Foster, Deluxe Trees & Shrubs

• Brooks Armstrong, Pine Lily Nursery

• Jackson Mosley, Paynes Creek Historic State Park

• Angela Sachson, Florida Yards & Neighborhoods

• Sue Scott

• Gil MacAdam, Retired from Broward County Park system and Broward Native Plant Society. Steward with National Wildlife Federation and landscape wildlife expert for Peace River Audubon

• Ernesto Lasso de la Vega, pond expert

Noon As a gift for attending, each person may take one of the select plants (while supplies last).