An Open House for the Ormond Beach Community Gardens will be held on Saturday, May 12, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.  Both Hammock Lane Community Garden and Fleming Avenue Community Garden will be open for tours, talks, question and answer sessions, demonstrations, and presentations. Learn about gardening from master gardeners and enthusiasts! 

At Fleming Avenue Community Garden, learn about native plants with UF/IFAS Master Gardener Coordinator Joe Sewards, Master Gardener Leslie Nixon, and the Florida Native Plant Society PawPaw Chapter.  At Hammock Lane Community Garden, learn about pollinators and growing your own produce with Master Gardeners Russ Royce and Karen Diedo.  Enjoy hands-on kids’ activities, compost presentations, and more at both gardens. 

Admission is FREE and open to all ages.  Hammock Lane Community Garden is located at 601 Hammock Lane; Fleming Avenue Community Garden is located at 601 Fleming Avenue.  Free parking is available at both Central Park entrances as well as at the Environmental Discovery Center (EDC), located at 601 Division Avenue. 

At 10:00 a.m., Volusia County Environmental Management will present a “Be Floridian Now” program at the EDC.  Mary Rockefeller will discuss how to have a Florida friendly lawn and go fertilizer free.  For more information, or to reserve your spot for this EDC program, call 386-615-7081.