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The Panhandle Butterfly House at Navarre Beach Nature Walk.
Founded in 1996 by Jack and Fonda Wetherall, the Butterfly House began as a cooperative efforts of the Santa Rosa Clean Community Systems, Inc., the Santa Rosa County Extension Service and the Navarre Chamber of Commerce. After being devastated by both hurricanes Ivan and Dennis and having been rebuilt, it continues with the strong support of community volunteers and Florida Master Gardeners. It is a completely volunteer program, focused on promoting environmental stewardship, butterfly conservation efforts, and a better understanding of butterflies and their natural world. MGs and community volunteers work many hours maintaining the structure, plants, grounds and butterflies, as well as serving as docents and tour guides.
The UF Gardens - Milton (The Teaching and Demonstration on the campus of PJC-Milton.
Beginning as a Tropical Garden in 1997, the gardens are now a demonstration of what is suited for NW Florida’s gardens. They provide an experimental testing ground for new crops, a panorama of what is new in the retail market, and a teaching environment for the general public. Master Gardeners work under the direction of Dr. Mack Thetford of the UF faculty helping with maintenance of the gardens and serving as docents.
CLC Community Life Center Butterfly Garden.
Started in 1999 as a butterfly memorial garden, it fell into disarray during the storms of 2004. It is now supported by Santa Rosa County Masters Gardeners in exchange for use of the facilities.
Growing Gardeners.
Since 2001, the Santa Rosa Master Gardeners have helped ESE students in one of Navarre’s public schools learn to plant and maintain a raised bed vegetable garden. The students learn vegetable gardening, and then prepare and consume the bounties of their harvest.
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UF/IFAS Santa Rosa County Teaching and Demonstration Garden.
Located on the grounds of the Santa Rosa Extension facility, the gardens were started in 2003 as a cooperative effort of the Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners, the Santa Rosa County Extension Office and the Santa Rosa County Master Gardeners. The Gardens serve as an integral part of the Santa Rosa Residential Horticultural program by showcasing plants sustainable in our area and the appropriate techniques to maintain them. They are open to the general public and provide ideas for landscaping design, planting and maintenance procedures. Santa Rosa County Master Gardeners assist in maintaining the gardens. Fairs, Festivals and Traveling Displays.
Master Gardeners provide educational booths at both the Pensacola Intrastate Fair and the Santa Rosa County Fair each year. In addition, their traveling displays can be seen at numerous festivals, including the Frestry Conclave at PJC, the Baby Shower at the Florida Wildlife Sanctuary, Earth Day at Knotts Landing in Fort Walton and the Jay Peanut Festival. On occasion, displays will be also be on exhibit in the county libraries. Diagnostic Walk-In Clinics.
Master Gardeners provide horticultural assistance to clients both over the phone, and on a walk-in basis at two Santa Rosa County locations, the South Annex Service Center between Gulf Breeze and Navarre and the Milton Extension. Soil pH testing is also available. Garden Mosaics.(Currently Inactive)
Beginning in 2005, the Santa Rosa Master Gardeners, under the direction of the Santa Rosa Residential Horticultural Agent have been assisting the Navarre High School Botany Instructor teach sound gardening principles to the Botany students. Classroom assistance is given by MGs once a week, advising the students with their individual gardens on school property, including instruction in amending, mulching, pruning, plant selection, and many other topics.
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