The City of Lakeland will host the Plantae-Palooza Garden Festival at Hollis Garden on Saturday, February 24, 2024, from 9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. The event is FREE and there will be several vendors selling Orchids, Bromeliads, Tillandsias, Aroids, Desert Roses, Plumerias, Tropical Plants, Annual & Perennial Flowers, House Plants, String of Plants, Caladiums, Amaryllis, Camellias, Ferns, Roses, Grasses, Exotic Fruit Trees, Native Plants, Succulents, Caudiciforms, Carnivorous Plants, Butterfly Attractants, Bamboo, Spices, Herbs, Rare Flowering Trees, Palms, Cycads and much more!
Wesley Sours, Grounds Maintenance Worker III that oversees Hollis Garden said, “This is our third Plantae-Palooza Garden Festival and Plant Sale at Hollis Garden. This a FREE event to attend and it has become very popular with the plant community. We are very excited that the Parks, Recreation & Cultural Arts Department will again play host to this event at beautiful Hollis Garden. There will be around 20 vendors at the event selling a wide variety of plants, so there will be something of interest for all of those that attend. We will also have some of our local plant societies and garden clubs on hand to share their knowledge and expertise.”
Featured Vendors include Tropiflora, Sow Exotic, 3 Season’s Growers, Paradise Found, My Crazy Plant Life, Critter Companions by Kenny Coogan, Mad Plants, George 4 Plants, Calusa Palms Nursery, Southern Blooms Florida Plant Nursery, Third Insight Design & Nursery, Amaryllis & Caladium Bulb Co., The Lakeland Garden Club, Lakeland Camellia Society, The Nectary, and Central Florida Palm & Cycad Society. A portion of the proceeds from the event will benefit the Hollis Garden Perpetual Care Fund.
Hollis Garden is a botanical display garden located at 614 East Orange Street in downtown Lakeland. It is set in a neo-classical architectural environment complete with patterned flower beds, public art, and ornamental fountains. Hollis Garden is a formal garden, on a 1.2-acre site located within historic Lake Mirror Park. Here you will find over 10,000 flowers, ornamental shrubs, and native trees. For more information and hours of operation, please visit www.lakelandgov.net/hollisgarden.