Producing livestock is the single largest driver of deforestation and habitat loss worldwide. To conserve the world’s animals, plants and places they call home, people should eat less meat. This […]
Gardening and Horticulture
Lecture: Nature’s Bounty: Exploring Plants as Food in History, Conservation, and Our Future
Meet researchers from the International Center for Tropical Botany, a partnership between Florida International University and the National Tropical Botanical Garden at The Kampong, and experience a virtual journey through […]
Cancelled: Why Plants in Glass Houses Matter: Art & Science of Diatoms, Microscopic Algae
Thank you for your support of Lifelong Learning in the Garden. This class has been cancelled due to low enrollment. Questions? Call us at 239.643.7275 or email us at LLL@naplesgarden.org. […]
Lecture: Tropical Forests: Beacons of Biodiversity, Holding Keys to our Health, Nutrition, Shelter and Beauty
Tropical forests are biodiversity hotspots – areas of extraordinary species richness of both flora and fauna – whose plants offer us food, medicine, shelter and even beauty products. They are […]
Lecture: Container Gardening with Adrienne Diaz
Even if you don’t have much gardening space or open ground, you can still experience the pleasure of harvesting your own vine-ripened tomatoes and other edible crops (vegetables, herbs, AND […]
Lecture and Workshop: Tropical Fruit 101: Avocados with Dr. Steve Brady and Andrea Grace, Adult Education Manger
Come and learn everything you will need to know about avocados just in time for them to come into season. This program will start out with a lecture in the […]
