(West Palm Beach, FL – February 19, 2025) The Palm Beach County Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society (PBCC FNPS), dedicated to promoting the preservation, conservation and restoration of native plants and native plant communities of Florida, is hosting its first South Florida Native Plant Expo next Saturday, February 22, from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm at Palm Beach State College, located at 3160 PBG Blvd. in Palm Beach Gardens.

PBCC FNPS will be bringing in more than 20 speakers to talk on a wide range of native plant topics from native groundcovers to invasive species control and hands-on propagation workshops. This conference has a whole day of speakers for novices, enthusiasts, those in the industry, and everyone in between.

The Keynote Speaker will be George Gann, South Florida’s own internationally recognized authority on conservation and restoration.

Among the topics that will be covered during the one-day conference will be native landscaping, pollinators and wildflowers, edible natives, propagation techniques, birds and butterflies, conservation efforts, etc. There will also be guided garden tours.

Tickets to this Native Plant Expo are $50 each, including lunch, and can be purchased online at: https://checkout.square.site/merchant/ML0X58QJMNJKR/checkout/RZURBHHBIXCDAEOXUMMUBV2X.

The day after the Expo – Sunday, February 23, the event’s partnering sponsors will host field trips across South Florida to give people the opportunity to experience the wonder and beauty of native plans in natural spaces.

Sponsors of the first South Florida Native Plant Expo include Environmental Quality, Inc., UF/IFAS Palm Beach County Extension, Audubon Everglades, Naba-Atala Chapter, The Institute for Regional  Conservation, Florida Nursery, Growers & Landscape Association, Florida Wildflower Foundation, Sierra Club Loxahatchee Chapter, The Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach, Native Plant Horticulture Foundation, Palm Beach County Environmental Resources Management, Loxahatchee Land Management, Palm Beach State College, and more.

About the Palm Beach County Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society

Established in 1981, the Palm Beach County Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society is a not-for-profit organization. Monthly meetings are held on the third Tuesday of each month at 7 pm in the auditorium at Mounts Botanical Garden in West Palm Beach. Individual membership is $35 yearly. For more information about the Palm Beach County Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society, please visit http://palmbeach.fnpschapters.org and www.facebook.com/PBCC.FNPS.

Attached Images provided by PBCC FNPS

1.   Native Plant Expo Banner

2.   Melinda Ogden, President of PBCC FNPS

Media Contact:

Melinda Ogden, President

Palm Beach County Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society

561.285.7213

[email protected]