Coastal Companion

Your ultimate guide to the coast

Container Gardens and Summer Heat – Jacksonville

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Here in the south it’s hot, and as you know, not all plants do well in our climate, especially plants in containers. Now you can get tips and tricks about what plants can do well so that you can let your inspiration flourish for your container garden.

The first Summer Garden Tour of 2009 will take place on Saturday, June 6th, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens. Take a look at the Zoo’s selection of heat-busting plants to find out what plants will look the best in containers. Guests are to pre-register online at www.jacksonvillezoo.org, and meet outside the Zoo’s ticket booths at 8:45 a.m.

“Not all plants work well in containers, and not all container plants do well through our hot Florida summers,” said Bob Chabot, Director of Horticulture for Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens. “Join us and we will show you what we have discovered through our experience that works well for us here at the zoo.”

The cost is $10 for Zoo members and $20 for non-members (Zoo admission is included). Pre-registration is required and tour size is limited. To register, please visit The Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens

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Arts and Medicine Family Day – Jacksonville, Fl

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Medical illustration, drawing demonstrations, and science inspired activities for kids of all ages. You can also enjoy live music. The event takes place at the Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens and is sponsored by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida.
Admission is free.For more information, please call (904) 355-0630.

Annual Spring Festival of Houses and Gardens

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Charleston’s 61st Annual Spring Festival of Houses and Gardens will showcase six decades of the historic city’s accomplishments as a national leader in preservation. The month-long series of house and garden tours, as well as many special ancillary events, will run March 13 – April 12. Held during the peak of the historic port city’s blooming season, the festival offers guests the rare opportunity to explore the private residential interiors and gardens of approximately 150 of America’s most distinctive historic houses in 11 colonial and antebellum neighborhoods.
Phone: 843-723-1623
http://www.historiccharleston.org