Florida Institute of Technology
High Tech with a Human Touch
What better way to welcome spring than to refurbish yards and gardens? Just in time to do the job are a wide range of plant and accessory choices at Florida Institute of Technology's Botanical Fest Plant and Garden Sale.
March 2, 2013
8 a.m.–4p.m.
Free Admission
The event will be at:
Florida Institute of Technology
150 West University Blvd.
Melbourne, FL 32901
Signs on both West University Boulevard and Country Club Road will point the way.
Free guided tours of the Botanical Garden will take place hourly throughout the day to present the diverse collection of palms and tropical plants. Master gardeners will be on hand to answer gardening questions. Food and beverages will be available for purchase.
For more information contact Ann Marie Kousari at 674-6152 or e-mail akousari@fit.edu .
Sponsor Vendors
| Company Name | Website | Product/Services |
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| Four C's Nursery | www.fourcsnursery.com | Plants, trees, palm and planting supplies |
| Hopkins Nursery | www.hopkinstropicalfruitnursery.com | Tropical fruit trees, butterfly plants, and fragrant plants |
| MB Palms | www.mbpalms.com | Palms, cycads, desert plants |
| Valkaria Gardens | www.valkariagardens.net | Exotic tropicals |
| Florida Today | floridatoday.com |
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| The Beach 98.5 Radio Station | http://www.beach985.com/ | |
| Hometown News | http://www.myhometownnews.net/ |
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This Year's Vendors (check back often for updates)
| Company Name | Website | Product/Services |
|---|---|---|
| Brevard Tropical Fruit Council (formerly Brevard Rare Fruit Council) | www.brevardrarefruitcouncil.org | Provide educational information to the public |
| Buddha's Garden | Cacti, succulents & orchids | |
| Chapman's Orchids, Inc. | Orchids, lipstick, Hoya & Bat plants | |
| Cool Roses | www.coolroses.com | Roses & comp plants |
| Elemental Nursery | www.elementalnursery.com | Bonsai, mini dish gardens and potteries |
| Fancy Leaf Caladiums |
Caladium tubers and other garden related products |
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| Gardino Nursery | www.rareflora.com | Unusual & rare tropical plants, vines, flowering trees, shrubs, succulents, and pre-bonsais |
| Jim's Orchid Supplies | www.jimssupplies.com | Large asst orchid growing media, fertilizers, potklips, baskets |
| Just Plumerias | www.justplumerias.com | Plumeria, plumeria cuttings |
| Magic Nursery | Orchids, citrus & fruit trees, Pitcher plant, Desert rose | |
| Pinder's Nursery | www.pindersnursery.com | Flowering plants in pots and baskets, herbs, succulents, and landscape butterfly |
| Randy's Bromeliads | Bromeliads, fern, begonias, african violets, and gesneriads | |
| Simply Organic Lawn & Garden Center/ Florida Recycling | Mulch, soil, fertilizers, pottery & garden soxx | |
| Our Vital Earth, INc. | www.ourvitalearth.com | Worms,worm tea, worm castings, worm composters, natural skin nourisher |
| George Griepenburg | www.george4plants.com | Hummingbird & butterfly plants |
| Herbeque BBQ Catering | herbeque.com | Pulled pork sandwich, mac-n-cheese, pulled chicken sandwich, onion rings, ribs, smoked turkey leg, Italian sausage, hot dogs, burgers, chicken tenders |
| Central Florida Palm Society | cfpacs.org | Non-profit plant society, palms, cycads |
| JG's Tropical Plants | jgstropicalplants.com | Heliconia & Ginger plants |
| Melbourne Garden Club | Information about club | |
| Herb & Spice Scentsations | facebook.com/herbandspicescentsations | Personally created herb and spice culnary blends, gourmet finishing/flavored salts, herbal bath salts & oil |
| Exotica Tropicals | www.exoticatropicals.com | Unusal tropcial plants for the jungle look |
| D&D Growers | Plants - herbs, perennials. | |
| Florida Gardening Press, Inc. |
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| Valkaria Gardens | www.valkariagardens.net | Exotic tropicals |
| Elemental Nursery | www.elementalnursery.com | Bonsai, Lucky Bamboo, carnivorous plants and mini dish gardens |
| Tony Kostandinus Gyros | Gyros, Baklava & drinks | |
| Florida Tech Environmental Club |
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| Tulinda's Garden | tulindasgarden.com | Florida friendly landscape design, installation, maintenance service and horticultural consultation |
| Peters Croton Nursery | Rare and unusual Crotons & Ti plants, books and rare bromeliads | |
| Quality Gardens Nursery II LLC | qualitygardensnursery.com | Dish gardens in porcelains, metals, wicker and wood. We sell to florists and florist suppliers. |
| Jersey Mike's Sub | www.jerseymikes.com | Hot cheesesteaks, cold drinks, chips & cookies |
| Nature on the Rocks | www.natureontherocks.com | Unique garden accessories, plant stands, jewelry made of orchids |
| Spring Lake Tropicals |
Rare & flowering tropical plants & vines, clivias, irises, phais ground orchids, agapanthus |
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| Conradina Native Plant Society |
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Promotion and sale of native Florida plants |
| Going Bananas |
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Banana plants and fertilizer |
| WFIT |
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| Trees N' More | treesnmore.net | Tropical Fruit Trees |
| Fancy Leaf Caladiums | caldium tubers, elephant ears, misc. garden related items | |
| GTC | www.foxtail-palms.com | Palms, Cycads |
| Jimmy's Woodcrafts & Planters | Wooden planters, chairs, critters, hangers, swings and plants | |
| Florida Stone Creations | floridastonecreations.com | High quality granite & marble lawn & garden ornaments |
| Garden of Silver Delights | gardenofsilverdelights.com | Live orchids cast in sterling silver jewelry |
| Tristan’s Kool Dreemz | Ice cream |