Posted: 4-8-2008
Plant City teaching garden opens
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A teaching garden nearly two years in the making opened April 5 in Plant City, thanks to state funding, donations, as well as staff, student and volunteer labor.
The 1.5-acre garden has plenty to see, including 13 themed areas of the garden, a gazebo, bridge and a bat house.
Some of the themed areas include: a “sun to shade” garden where plants that are adaptable to different light conditions are being grown; “The Vinery,” a space designed to show green thumbs how vines can add vertical dimension to a garden; and “low maintenance roses,” where 12 old and new varieties are being grown.
The garden, which will be used for horticulture programs at Hillsborough Community College and UF, is also open to the public. While designed as a teaching garden, a walk through the area would likely inspire and provide ideas for those with a bent for gardening or landscaping.
The teaching garden is at 1200 N. Park Road in Plant City and is open from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Guided tours are available by calling 813-757-2286.
Click here to look at a schematic of the garden
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