Both Orange County and the City of Orlando have declared a State of Emergency and are shutting down any events that would attract 250 people or more in an effort to stimy the spread of the coronavirus....
SPONSORED: The Harry P. Leu Gardens (Facebook | Website) are hosting a new interactive exhibit through April 5, 2020 that's all about playing games.
Nature of the Game features your favorite childhood games...
The City of Orlando is pushing forward with a number of changes to its current Tree Protection policies. The changes were pitched to the Families, Parks and Recreation Department Board earlier in 2019.
The Municipal Planning Board will hear a pitch to revise Part 4(2) R of Chapter 48 of City Code that would delete the current caps on Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers within city limits and remove restrictions on...
Looking for some great hands-on activities with your children that will expose them to volunteerism, hard work, and community spirit? Bungalower is partnering with local tech-guru Gregg Pollack and his children to spotlight some of the amazing...
The City of Orlando is giving out free trees to help keep your electric bill down.
Orlando residents can order up to two free trees for their property as part of Mayor Buddy...
The City of Orlando Families Parks and Recreation department have launched a new Master Plan Survey for Orlando residents.
The survey is meant to measure how residents use public park space and what...
The City of Orlando will release a clutch of special beetles on Friday, June 28 to combat the spread of invasive plants.
The air potato is a species of perennial vine that can...
The City of Orlando is hosting a special workshop on urban wildlife habitats on Tuesday, June 4 at 12:30 p.m.
The Conserving and Creating Wildlife Habitat in Urban and Suburban Areas workshop will...
Barley and Vine Biergarten will host a Craft and Crafts event on Sunday June 9 from noon-6 p.m. where attendees will be able to drink a beer and play with plants.
The Beer Can...
“We have an opportunity to give a voice to this crisis, one we should all be concerned about, as this includes many native bees that are critical to crop pollination across the United States.” - Polasek Museum...
The Audubon Park Garden District was targeted by Rollins College planning students for a real-world application of their budding placemaking skills recently in a study of two of the district's alleyways in an effort to identify other...
Every May we tell you about the annual blooming of our favorite epiphytic cacti, the night-blooming cereus.
The long, skinny cactus clings to rough, cracked bark and pokes its way skyward into the...
Southwest Value Partners, the new owners of the Bank of America Building, are investing in the long-ignored courtyard space located directly outside of their popular restaurant tenant, DoveCote Brasserie (Website).
The Lake Eola Heights Historic Neighborhood Association will host their ninth biennial Private Gardens of Historic Orlando featuring Lake Eola Heights tour on Sunday, March 31.
This popular reoccurring gardening event gives you rare...
The City of Orlando's Water Reclamation Department is hosting a Rain Barrel Workshop from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, April 4 at the Education Center, 5420 L.B. McLeod Road .
Attendees will learn all about rain...
The City of Orlando has created a new Orlando Community Gardens Council to help share information for best practices, membership policies, and increasing a "... feeling of togetherness in gardening," according to a recent release from City...
Harry P. Leu Gardens (Facebook | Website) will host their annual spring plant sale 9 a.m.-5 p.m. on March 9 and 10.
Guests will enjoy free admission all weekend while shopping with over 50...
Edgewood, Florida, while some may call it Orlando, is really its own City, with a population of roughly 2,500+ people. So as we continue with this #bringtoorlando piece, please bear in mind, we just want this business to move...
The City of Orlando is offering free trees to residents as part of their Energy-Saving Trees program, supported by the Orlando Utilities Commission, Florida Forest Service, and Arbor Day Foundation.
Residents are able to get one of the following trees...
Mead Botanical Garden (Website) has just carried out a long-overdue renovation of their clubhouse building, located at the heart of the Winter Park park space.
The 3,000 SF building was originally built in the 1970s by the Winter Park Garden...
Palmer's Garden and Goods (Facebook | Website) is looking to add alcohol sales alongside their robust plant offerings in their popular Audubon Park store.
Palmer's filed for a Conditional Use Permit which will be read at the February 19 Municipal...
A Master Site Plan for the development of The Packing District's largest park has just been submitted to the City of Orlando along with a project narrative outlining the intention of the developer for greater connectivity to the surrounding...
Dr. Phillips Charities announced their 200-acre Packing District development last December, planned for western College Park, with an estimated economic impact of $41 million.
Since that time we've shared a few news stories concerning updated plans and their first official...
The OnePulse Foundation has launched an initiative to aggregate suggestions for their permanent memorial at the Pulse Nightclub site in Downtown South.
An interim memorial was opened to the public on May 8, but as the name alludes to, the...