Gary W. Knox Gardens of the Big Bend & Gardening Friends

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UF/IFAS Gardens of the Big Bend is a public botanical and teaching garden operated jointly by the University of Florida/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center and Gardening Friends of the Big Bend (GFBB), a nonprofit volunteer organization. Gardens of the Big Bend is a botanical and teaching garden located on the grounds of the University of Florida/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center and operated jointly with the nonprofit organization, Gardening Friends of the Big Bend, Inc.

Learn how you can achieve this in your own garden! We're here until 12:30pm.
10/17/2026

Learn how you can achieve this in your own garden! We're here until 12:30pm.

This Saturday Oct 16, join us for this free event to learn about the best for your yard! ๐ŸŒฟ๐ŸŒธ๐ŸŒป๐ŸŒฑ9.30am - 12:30 pm dro...
10/15/2026

This Saturday Oct 16, join us for this free event to learn about the best for your yard! ๐ŸŒฟ๐ŸŒธ๐ŸŒป๐ŸŒฑ

9.30am - 12:30 pm drop in anytime
๐Ÿ“ UF IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center (NFREC)
155 Research Rd, Quincy, FL 32351

Stop by to learn about some native plants before coming to Havana Main Street Pumpkin Fest this Saturday!

Join us for our first ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ข๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐™๐™ง๐™—๐™–๐™ฃ ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†! Come learn about the best native plants for your urban garden ๐ŸŒป...
10/08/2026

Join us for our first ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ข๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐™๐™ง๐™—๐™–๐™ฃ ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†! Come learn about the best native plants for your urban garden ๐ŸŒป๐ŸŒผ๐ŸŒฟ

๐Ÿ”ธDrop in, wander our native ornamental gardens - yes, there are two of them! - and explore at your own pace.
๐Ÿ”ธThe Horticulture and the Ecology teams will be on site to answer all your native plant questions.
๐Ÿ”ธEvaluate our Gardens and help us with our research in native ornamentals for urban areas!
๐Ÿ”ธTake home some native plants with a donation towards our programs.

/ Sat Oct 17 / 9.30 AM - 12:30 PM
/ UF IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center (NFREC)

We can't wait to see you!

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Please join us for the dedication of ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐’๐ฎ๐ž ๐–๐š๐ญ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ง๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐†๐š๐ซ๐๐ž๐ง this Saturday, Sept 26 at 10 am EST. Please RSVP a...
09/21/2026

Please join us for the dedication of ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐’๐ฎ๐ž ๐–๐š๐ญ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ง๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐†๐š๐ซ๐๐ž๐ง this Saturday, Sept 26 at 10 am EST. Please RSVP at [email protected] if you plan to attend by Sept 23. Dress code is smart casual.

Come celebrate Sue's legacy with us. The morning will include a sign unveiling ceremony, brief remarks, and light refreshments.

Thank you to everyone that came up today to our Plant Sale! We hope you had a great time getting new plants, taking a tr...
05/16/2026

Thank you to everyone that came up today to our Plant Sale! We hope you had a great time getting new plants, taking a tray of native plants to "foster", and evaluating our Florida Native Plant Research Garden!

Stay tuned for more events coming up soon and for volunteering opportunities. Happy planting ๐Ÿช๐ŸŒป๐ŸŒฑ๐ŸŒผ๐ŸŒฟ

05/13/2026

You can't miss all we have prepared for you this *Saturday May 16* from 9am to noon

1. The GFBB Spring Plant Sale! ๐Ÿชด๐Ÿต๏ธ๐ŸŒฟ
Come and get some tried and true plants for our region. All grown by our Gardening Friends of the Big Bend!

2. Foster a Native Plant! ๐ŸŒฑ
Help us grow native plants for a restoration project in Wakulla Co. Take a plant tray home and grow a few native plants; we will provide help and care tips along the way! You can pre-register here: https://tinyurl.com/FosterNativePlants

3. Evaluate our Native Plant Research Garden! ๐Ÿ“‹
Tell us what you think about our Native Plant Garden with a short 10-min survey. We'll be at the Gardens to answer all your native plant questions ๐Ÿ˜€

Where: UF IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center (NFREC) / 155 Research Rd, Quincy, Fl

See you Saturday ๐Ÿ˜Ž

We can't wait to see you next Saturday May 16 at our Spring Plant Sale!9am - Noon or until supplies last!๐Ÿ“UF IFAS North ...
05/01/2026

We can't wait to see you next Saturday May 16 at our Spring Plant Sale!

9am - Noon or until supplies last!
๐Ÿ“UF IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center (NFREC)
๐Ÿ“155 Research Rd, Quincy, FL 32351

Come get unique plants at a price you can't miss!

Address

155 Research Road
Quincy, FL
32351

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 6pm
Tuesday 8am - 6pm
Wednesday 8am - 6pm
Thursday 8am - 6pm
Friday 8am - 6pm
Saturday 8am - 6pm
Sunday 8am - 6pm

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+18508757162

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