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 Educat

ion Center and operated jointly with the nonprofit organization, Gardening Friends of the Big Bend, Inc.

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 🪏🌻🌱🌼🌿

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! 🪴🏵️🌿
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! 🌱
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! 📋
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 😀

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

See you Saturday 😎

We can't wait to see you next Saturday May 16 at our Spring Plant Sale!9am - Noon or until supplies last!📍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!
📍UF IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center (NFREC)
📍155 Research Rd, Quincy, FL 32351

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

02/18/2026

The Gardening Friends are hosting their first workshop in a series called "Gardening 101" here at NFREC on Saturday February 21, to help you along on your gardening journey. These workshops are FREE to the public.
https://www.thegfbb.com/g101

We had a productive day sorting and re-organizing pots in the potting shed! Many thanks Nancy, Ben, Kathy, Leslie, Jeff ...
11/22/2025

We had a productive day sorting and re-organizing pots in the potting shed! Many thanks Nancy, Ben, Kathy, Leslie, Jeff and Gary. Now we're better prepared to grow plants for our next plant sale!

This Saturday The Gardens we'll be part of this Science Literacy program. All families with children are welcome! Save y...
11/19/2025

This Saturday The Gardens we'll be part of this Science Literacy program. All families with children are welcome!
Save your spot here https://forms.gle/XGFNXmyM2hmwBg5C6 for this event (lunch included!)

Thanks to the volunteers who came out today to "groom the Gardens! We picked up and hauled off three truckloads of falle...
11/07/2025

Thanks to the volunteers who came out today to "groom the Gardens! We picked up and hauled off three truckloads of fallen limbs and prunings! Now, y'all come join us tomorrow for our holiday wreath making workshop led by Barbara! Tomorrow at 10 am!

11/07/2025

Our most popular holiday workshop is this Saturday, and as a special treat, this year is completely !
Join us this Saturday Nov 8th for🎄Holiday Wreath Making 🎄with Barbara Laskowski
📌UF IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center (NFREC)
155 Research Rd. Quincy, FL

Some pictures of our 🍂 Fall Plant Sale Extravaganza 🍂 last Saturday at the UF/IFAS Garden & Farm Family Fall Festival! W...
10/13/2025

Some pictures of our 🍂 Fall Plant Sale Extravaganza 🍂 last Saturday at the UF/IFAS Garden & Farm Family Fall Festival! We hope everyone is enjoying their new plants!

Today's the day for the Plant Sale Extravaganza! 1,000 plants! More than 170 varieties! Hope to see you there!
10/11/2025

Today's the day for the Plant Sale Extravaganza! 1,000 plants! More than 170 varieties! Hope to see you there!

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

Telephone

+18508757162

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