Brevard Discovery Garden

01/02/2025

Don’t forget to make your Gardening New Year’s Resolutions! 🪴🌱

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01/01/2025

Happy New Year! Stay tuned to this page for information about exciting events planned at the Brevard Discovery Garden in 2025 🌱🪴

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Happy New Year! We look forward to sharing more UF/IFAS horticulture tips and resources this coming year. Thank you for your continued support and engagement; we appreciate your passion for gardening.

12/14/2024

The sunflowers are really showing off their colors in the Brevard Discovery Garden this December! This is a great plant to add color and attract pollinators to your Brevard County landscape in the Fall/Winter.

11/08/2024

COMING SOON! Brevard Discovery Garden is in the planning stages for a Louisiana Iris Showcase fundraiser event in the BDG Nursery in 2025 (date to be determined). Information on the event is in the attached flyer. Stay tuned to this page for updates on the date & time and other activities planned for the Showcase event. We look forward to seeing all of our supporters next Spring, 2025!

10/12/2024

For the past 2 years, Brevard Discovery Garden has been making signs to identify the plants in our demonstration gardens. To date, our volunteers have made over 200 plant signs which include information on the plant name and type and a QR code that you can scan to get more detailed plant information. Here's a photo of the most recent batch of signs ready to be installed in the garden.

Our plant sign team uses a laser cutter/engraver in the Melbourne Makerspace workshops to make the signs. Melbourne Makerspace is an all-volunteer community of people who learn from, and teach each other Electronics, Woodworking, Metalworking, 3D Printing, Sewing, Pottery, Laser Cutting and Engraving and more. If you have a hobby, chances are they have the tools to do it and people willing to help you learn about it. Here's a link to the Melbourne Makerspace website if you'd like to learn more about what they have to offer.
https://melbournemakerspace.org/

09/13/2024

Good tips on culinary herbs to grow in your Florida home garden this Fall! YUM YUM🍃

https://gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu/plants/edibles/vegetables/herbs/culinary-herbs-to-plant-this-fall/

09/04/2024

Our Master Gardener Volunteers had fun talking about Brevard Discovery Garden and other gardening topics at the Titusville Garden Club meeting!

08/31/2024

The edibles to plant in September will make your neighbors green with envy. Brussel sprouts, broccoli and beans will bring some healthy alternatives to your garden and your dinner table if you plant them this month.

Find the text and printable versions of this infographi on UF/IFAS Gardening Solutions:
https://qgardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu/plants/edibles/what-to-plant-in-september/

08/19/2024

Our Master Gardeners have been BUSY BEES in the BDG Nursery this summer. Two new MGs have been working on the Louisiana Iris swale next to the nursery - dirty work but the payoff will be gorgeous blooming irises! Also, MGs Margaret and Naomi participated in the first MG Propagation Class held in the Nursery. Pollinator plants grown by the class are pictured below and were donated to the recent Honey Bee Festival and the Brevard Zoo Bonsai and Botanicals Weekend.

08/19/2024

IT’S HOT! As daytime temperatures continue to break records, please stay safe when gardening in the heat. Tips include starting early in the morning, wearing a hat and sunscreen, and taking frequent breaks to rest and cool off. Make sure you can recognize the symptoms of serious illnesses like heat exhaustion and heat stroke.

08/16/2024

What's growing, buzzing & blooming in the BDG Nursery now? Tiny melons, lots of bees and butterflies and gorgeous flowering plants! Click on photos for more information.

08/15/2024

FREE POLLINATOR CENSUS TRAINING!
Join us for a free pollinator census training class on Friday, Aug. 23rd, beginning at 9 am. After the training we will go to the Brevard Discovery Garden and do a pollinator count for 15 minutes. This training is open to Master Gardeners and the public. Share this information with your family and friends! Use the Eventbrite link below to save your seat for the training:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-great-southeast-pollinator-census-in-brevard-tickets-995383257117?aff=oddtdtcreator

The pollinator census training will take place at the Brevard Extension office at 3695 Lake Dr, Cocoa Florida. The pollinator counting for the census will continue on Saturday, August 24th, at any location you choose!

During the training you will learn how to identify the pollinator groups of Carpenter bees, Bumble bees, Honeybees, Wasps, Flies, Butterflies/Moths, and other insects. If you want to conduct your first count in the Discovery Garden after the training, bring a chair, hat, beverage, clipboard, pencil/pen, hat, and a timer (like the one on a cell phone). Copies of the Great Southeast Pollinator Census Observation Sheet will be provided. To participate in the Census, you must fill out that sheet and upload your data to the GSEPC website.

The Great Southeast Pollinator Census was created by the University of Georgia Extension Services in 2019, and three major goals were identified for this citizen science project. The goals include creating sustainable pollinator habitats, increasing the entomological literacy of the citizens, and generating useful data about our pollinator populations.

08/07/2024

It’s not too late to add some sun-loving flowers to your garden. Plants like Amaranthus, wax begonias and zinnia are heat tolerant, making them a perfect addition to your yard this August.

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07/17/2024

Even in the peak of summer, hot peppers are an edible that will thrive. If you don’t like spicy peppers, we suggest growing them as an ornamental in your landscape (this is called companion planting). A few favorite varieties are ‘Cherry Bomb’, Hungarian Hot Wax’, ‘Big Chile II’, and ‘Numex’.

https://gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu/plants/edibles/vegetables/hot-peppers/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3mZWs63cxfg0cVjYcHJMJ84ULXJWqsxk2_ERjMouAf7EJ30GyLOi8lGdk_aem_WqKdrbPXeFWzBx-TkCQyGQ

07/12/2024

July’s issue of The Neighborhood Gardener features mangos, poolside plants, blackberry varieties, fancy moths, and more.

Check out this month’s newsletter on the Florida Master Gardener Volunteer website:

The Neighborhood Gardener newsletter from the Master Gardener Volunteer Program for July 2024

06/24/2024

Fireflies, also known as lightning bugs, are a treat to spot in the summertime. There are 56 species found in Florida, and luckily there are a few habits you can adopt to attract them to your home.

Learn more about fireflies on UF/IFAS Gardening Solutions:

Fireflies, also known as lightning bugs, are a treat to spot in the summertime. There are 56 species found in Florida, and luckily there are a few habits you can adopt to attract them to your home.

Learn more about fireflies on UF/IFAS Gardening Solutions:

They are not flies or bugs, but are actually beetles (order Coleoptera). And there are many firefly species, including 56 species found in Florida.

06/22/2024

Check out this article on how to start Gardening for Bees!

It’s Pollinator Week and we’re celebrating! Roughly 35 percent of the world’s food crops depend on animal pollinators. We can help by choosing landscape plants that provide essential habitat for bees, butterflies, moths, beetles, hummingbirds, and other pollinators.

Get started with Gardening for Bees on UF/IFAS Gardening Solutions: https://gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu/design/gardening-with-wildlife/gardening-for-bees/

06/14/2024

June’s issue of The Neighborhood Gardener features coral honeysuckle, fireflies, hurricane landscaping (i.e., the wind resistant Southern magnolia) and more.

https://gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu/mastergardener/newsletter/2024/june.html?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR26DejHq0WEAWDysMSHPZBNoMTp7-X0o_pGsLbayadNIsTkJloB7oAe4fs_aem_AWDyCuS6OHOvYWsEj4EjuiJVEMdHxcXRW0aES9VPmtq-QKj0kmg6X6qiHIkdQDBUKhk9X5DPAwMCIDSQ4CSgMElR

The Neighborhood Gardener newsletter from the Master Gardener Volunteer Program for June 2024