Upcoming Event

Join the City of Lakeland for the 4th Annual Plantae-Palooza Garden Festival at Hollis Garden on Saturday, February 22nd, from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. 

The event is FREE and features many vendors selling a wide variety of plants including 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, with the Parks Division and oversees Hollis Garden, said, “We are excited for our fourth Plantae-Palooza Garden Festival and Plant Sale.  This is a FREE event to attend and has become very popular with the plant community. The Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Arts Department proudly welcomes everyone to Hollis Garden to celebrate horticulture in Lakeland’s botanical gem. We will also have some of our local plant societies and garden clubs to share their knowledge and expertise and answer questions.”

Featured Vendors include Tropiflora, Paradise Found, Critter Companions by Kenny Coogan, George 4 Plants, The Lakeland Garden Club, Lakeland Camellia Society, Florida Native Plant Society (selling plants from the Nectary in Lakeland), 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.

A portion of the proceeds from the vendor's sales will go to the Hollis Garden Perpetual Care Fund.