Looking to enhance or revitalize or update your yard with vibrant, colorful plants and flowers? Then mark your calendars for our annual Flower & Garden Expo, a rain or shine event, every Spring!
A popular event in NE Florida, the Flower and Garden Expo will delight gardeners of all ages with growers, nurseries and artisans from around the state offering shoppers every item to make your garden all it can be! Every year, this show features a variety of vendors bringing a wide array of horticulture including herbs, ferns, succulents, citrus, colorful flowering plants, butterfly plants, native plants and more plus gardening accessories and art.
There is a $5 admission fee per person, which is good for both days of the Expo (Children are admitted for free)! Parking is also free.
There are special fun activities for kids!
Located just 10 miles west of St. Augustine in Elkton, FL off of SR 207. Coming from Jacksonville or Daytona? Take exit 311 off of I-95 then head west toward Hastings for about 5 miles. Sykes Family Farm is located on the right.
We will have popular food trucks on site both days of the Expo so bring your appetite!
Saturday
YAMO
The Saucey Pig
Deja Brew Coffee
Sunday
Deja Brew Coffee
Ybor Food Bus
The Saucey Pig
YAMO
Lectures are a popular part of the Flower & Garden Expo!
Empowering Your Landscape with Natives
- Debra Mixon, Native Plant Consulting
Debra Mixon is a Native Plant Landscape Designer with Native Plant Consulting. She has been studying native plants for over a decade and has recently earned micro-credentials in usage of native trees and shrubs from the Florida Association of Native Nurseries. She incorporates her passion and knowledge for Florida native plants with her background as a visual artist to create designs that work for homeowners and positively impact our environment.
Making your Citrus Trees Thrive in NE Florida.
Presented by Marshall Hartley, Certified Crop Advisor and Owner of Hartley Citrus Farm.
Marshall will share information on how best to grow citrus trees in our region, including the best strategies for planting, caretaking, and how to diagnose tree illnesses. If you currently have a struggling citrus tree, bring a leaf with you, Marshall will help diagnose the problem and suggest a solution for your citrus tree! You want to see this! Be sure to sign up for the door prizes!
Tough as Nails. New Palms to Try in Your Yard
Presented by Dr. Rossi, St. Johns Botanical Gardens
This recent 20-year cold spell has pointed out which species of palms, including some new ones, that are as tough as nails! Want a no worry palm that never needs covering? Come listen to Dr. John Rossi talk about "tough as nails palms".
Dr. Rossi, a practicing veterinarian, has been studying palms andacquiring new species from all over the world for the past twenty years. This led to him starting the St. Johns Botanical Garden which now houses the
largest collection of palms in Northern Florida.
Yes, however, a majority of the expo will take place in a grassy area.
Dogs are permitted at the Expo as long as they are on a leash and the owner has bags ready for clean-up.
The Expo will take place rain or shine.
Please call the Expo coordinator at 904.829.3295!
