{"id":181477,"date":"2026-03-07T00:19:06","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T00:19:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/181477\/"},"modified":"2026-03-07T00:19:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T00:19:06","slug":"uf-ifas-extension-orange-county-hosts-2026-garden-festival-plant-sale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/181477\/","title":{"rendered":"UF\/IFAS Extension Orange County Hosts 2026 Garden Festival &#038; Plant Sale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t06 March, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tOrange County Government Public Information Officer<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nEmail: PIO@ocfl.net\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Orange County, FL \u2013 UF\/IFAS Extension Orange County, a division of the Orange County Community and Family Services Department, will host the 2026 Garden Festival &amp; Plant Sale on Saturday, March 7, 2026, at the UF\/IFAS Extension Orange County office. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-23597 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/26.01_OC-Logo-V-Color-228x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"198\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>The event is organized by the UF\/IFAS Extension Orange County Master Gardener Volunteers and serves as the group\u2019s largest fundraiser, supporting community education programs and gardening outreach throughout Orange County.<\/p>\n<p>Residents are invited to enjoy a day celebrating plants and gardening while learning from UF\/IFAS experts and experienced volunteers. The festival will feature a large plant sale, gardening vendors, educational sessions, guided tours of the Extension\u2019s Exploration Gardens, a Kid Zone with hands-on activities for families, and a raffle featuring gardening-themed prizes.<\/p>\n<p>The event is free and open to the public.<\/p>\n<p>WHEN:<br \/>Saturday, March 7, 2026<br \/>8:30 a.m. \u2013 3 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>WHERE:<br \/>UF\/IFAS Extension Orange County<br \/>6021 S. Conway Road, Orlando, FL 32812<\/p>\n<p>Learn more: <a href=\"https:\/\/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F4ufpcES&amp;data=05%7C02%7CJesse.Sentouktsi%40ocfl.net%7C0822e2374c714a5cf30208de7bb110be%7Cd054bfee60a64f9f8d90a10bc4585279%7C0%7C0%7C639084197607613249%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=EGzcqTrn4LlqJqisjroLtTfi3k1r%2BxSj4zeEzVm2Osc%3D&amp;reserved=0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/4ufpcES<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>About Orange County Government:\u00a0Orange County Government strives to serve its residents and guests with integrity, honesty, fairness and professionalism. Located in Central Florida, Orange County includes 13 municipalities and is home to world-famous theme parks, one of the nation\u2019s largest convention centers and a thriving life science research park. Seven elected members make up the Board of County Commissioners, including the Mayor, who is elected countywide. For more information, please visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ocfl.net\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">www.OCFL.net<\/a>\u00a0or go to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ocfl.net\/Home\/SocialMedia.aspx\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Orange County Government\u2019s social media channels<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"#header\" class=\"back-to-top-link\">Back To Top<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"06 March, 2026 Orange County Government Public Information Officer&#13; Email: PIO@ocfl.net Orange County, FL \u2013 UF\/IFAS Extension Orange&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":154561,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[139,141,140],"class_list":{"0":"post-181477","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-orlando","8":"tag-orlando","9":"tag-orlando-headlines","10":"tag-orlando-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/181477","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=181477"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/181477\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/154561"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=181477"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=181477"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=181477"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}