March 14-15 Annual Plant Sale, Leu Gardens, Orlando. 9 – 5. Bamboo, bromeliads, butterfly plants, citrus, ferns, bromeliads, heliconias, herbs, orchids, palms, roses, much more. www.leugardens.org
March 21 Spring Fling and Plant Sale. St. Johns Botanical Garden & Nature Preserve, 8310 County Rd. 13 South, Hastings. Plant sale, butterfly talk by Katie Tripp, nature related vendors, music, food truck. 10:30 – 4:00. Free with Garden admission. stjohnsbotanicalgarden.org
March 21 Artists in the Garden. Select Growers Nursery, 4891 Highway 11 North, DeLeon Springs. 9-3. FREE. Silent auction, Café & Bake Shop, beautiful plants, Silent Auction, Plein Air artists, etc.
March 21, 27th Annual Plant Faire, Volusia County Master Gardeners, Volusia County Fairgrounds, 3100 E. New York Ave., DeLand. 8:30 – noon. Cash and check only.
March 21-22 Annual Spring Garden Festival at Kanapaha Botanical Gardens, Gainesville. 9 – 5. Admission: $10 adults; $5 children (2-13 yrs. old). (Cash only). This is Gainesville’s premier horticultural event. The Spring Garden Festival features about 200 booths offering plants, landscape displays, garden accessories, arts and crafts, educational exhibits and food. Also featured are a walk-through butterfly conservatory, children’s activities area, live entertainment and auctions, both live and silent. Parking is free and two off-site parking areas are serviced by shuttle buses. www.kanapaha.org
March 28 Annual Wildflower & Garden Festival on West Indiana Ave. in downtown DeLand. 9-3. www.mainstreetdeland.org
March 28-29 Flower and Garden Expo. Sykes Family Farm, 5995 Brough Rd, Elkton. Sat. 9-5; Sun. 10-3. Admission: $5 for a two-day pass. Children are free. http://www.epicbh.org