Visit our native plant garden in the multi-themed UF Discovery Gardens adjacent to the Lake County Extension Service Building in Tavares and PEAR Park, a Lake County park south of Leesburg.
Lake County Extension Service, Discovery Gardens
P.E.A.R. Park (Palatlakaha Environmental and Agricultural Reserve Park)
This 318 acre parcel consists of eight EcoSystems:
- Ephemeral Wetlands
- Stream Bottomland
- Fresh Marsh
- Wetland Forested Mix
- Xeric/Mesic Pine Flatwoods
- Upland Pine/Hardwood Mix
- Longleaf Pine Sandhill
- Scrub
Please view their beautiful Brochure!
We would love to hear your native plant stories, what is blooming and what native plant you would recommend for the garden.
