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Spring Fling 2010
Date: 4/14/2010 Album ID: 980598
Photos by Debbie Roberts
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Nature enthusiasts arrived by the dozens Sunday, April 11 to enjoy the fifth annual Spring Fling at Sugar Mill Gardens in Port Orange, eager to talk with experienced gardeners and find new plants to spruce up their yards.
Stacy Stoner of Enterprise and her daughter Elena, 4, enjoy one of the garden areas during the annual Spring Fling event. (4/11/10) Photo by Debbie Roberts
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Elena Stoner, 4, of Enterprise makes friends with a caterpillar she found on Sunday afternoon (4/11/10) while walking the winding trails at Sugar Mill Gardens in Port Orange. (4/11/10) Photo by Debbie Roberts
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Glenn Missal of Port Orange gets some herb growing tips from Marvette Bagwell of Port Orange from Full Moon Natives, a local plant nursery that specializes in Florida native plants. (4/11/10) Photo by Debbie Roberts
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An American Kestrel named Katie was on display by Wild About Birds, a nonprofit organization dedicated to environmental education, conservation and preservation of habitats for the benefit of Florida's birds and other wildlife. This small North American hawk, which breeds from Northwest Territories and Alaska east through Maritime Provinces and south throughout most of the continent, is known to eat bats, rodents, insects, frogs, small reptiles and birds. Photo by Debbie Roberts
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Colleen Lee of Palm Coast, owner of A Basket Case, weaves a basket while sitting at her vendor booth during Sugar Mill Garden's annual Spring Fling. Visitors to the event had the chance to purchase from a variety of vendors, including nature-related photographs, paintings, crafts, books, and plants. (4/11/10) Photo by Debbie Roberts
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Gina Holt of Edgewater, an educator with the nonprofit Wild About Birds organization, was on hand to show visitors an American Kestrel, a small North American hawk. Photo by Debbie Roberts
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Linda and Gene Johnson of Ormond Beach discuss the growing process for succulent plants with Hugh Parker of Port Orange, left, who serves as the greenhouse manager and vice president of Sugar Mill Gardens. Photo by Debbie Roberts
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An Eastern screech-owl named Mr. Frodo was among the wildlife on display Sunday afternoon during the annual Spring Fling event at Sugar Mill Gardens in Port Orange. Although these small owls typically go unnoticed, they are very common in residential areas. They nest in a tree cavities, either natural or excavated by a woodpecker, and they will also use nesting boxes. Photo by Debbie Roberts
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