UF @ Milton Student Club

Plant Sale Information

We strive to provide hard-to-find, unique, and new plants that area retailers do not carry. We also have native plants, low maintenance shrubs and trees, and plants for "water-wise" gardening. This is an opportunity for area residents and businesses to support local horticulture and natural resource conservation students raise funds while also getting some great deals on a great variety of plants. Specific plant sale info is below and we could not have a plant sale without industry support. Thank you sponsors!

Plant Sale Sponsors

• PDSI
• Flowerwood Nursery
• Tom Dodd Nursery
• Panhandle Growers
• Emerald Coast Growers
• Ball Horticulture
• Grandiflora

What We Sell

Below is a listing of specific plant types that will be sold at our sales a.k.a Gator Gardens.

Annuals

• herbs
• bedding plants
• vegetative annuals
• tropical vines

Herbaceous Perennials

• tropical perennials
• temperate perennials
• hardy ferns

Native Plants

• evergreen shrubs and trees
• deciduous shrubs and trees

Woody Plants

• urban trees and shrubs
• hurricane tested trees and shrubs
• foundation shrubs
• shade trees

Specialty Plants

• container gardens
• ornamental grasses
• carnivorous plants
• hanging baskets
• house plants
• bedding foliage

Spring Plant Sale at the Emerald Coast Flower and Garden Festival

Are your fingers itching to get down and dirty in the garden, do your eyes long to see the blooming colors of spring outside your window, or are you in the market for some new plants to satisfy your need for horticulture therapy?  Well, relieve the itch, let your eyes wander, and your therapy session begin at the Emerald Coast Flower and Garden Festival held on the Pensacola Junior College Milton campus. The Friends of the Gardens of Northwest Florida, UF students, and PJC students have joined in an effort to provide a variety of plants that are sure to look great in your garden and answer some of your gardening questions.  Vendor booth fees will go toward scholarships for students seeking degrees in Horticulture related fields at the UF/PJC Milton campus. 

Some of the other Festival events will include a Small Standard Flower Show, walking tours through the UF test gardens and greenhouses, exhibits and plant sales from local plant societies, and vendors for garden-related items.  The Festival will provide ideas for gardens large and small.  Many of the plants that will be provided are locally grown and native to the area. The exhibits will be divided into annuals, perennials, natives, and trees and shrubs.  It will be a great place to pick up some plants that are a landscaping necessity because they are durable, dependable, and already connected to this area’s environment.

The Festival is free, open to the public, and handicapped accessible.  The campus is located on Hwy. 90, Milton, Fla.  The Festival is always on the first weekend of April and the hours are Friday (noon-5 p.m.), Saturday (10 a.m.-5 p.m.), and Sunday, (10 a.m.-4 p.m.).

Summer Plant Sale at the Santa Rosa County Farm Tour

Tired of your home landscape looking battered and worn from summer’s heat? Are you ready for a fresh look in your garden or patio with tropical color? We at the University of Florida - IFAS Milton Campus are excited to offer plants for sale at the UF-Milton Student Club Summer Sale. This is an opportunity for area residents and businesses to support UF-Milton students raise funds while purchasing vibrant container gardens, heat-tolerant annual and tropical perennials, and gorgeous hanging baskets. The Summer Sale will take place on the Pensacola Junior College-Milton Campus (Avalon Blvd. and Highway 90, Milton) from 8 am to 5 pm.  This is also the site for the first tour stop for the Santa Rosa County Farm Tour. Plants for sale will be displayed in the Botanical Gardens of Northwest Florida under the large live oak trees.

Fall Plant Sale

The University of Florida - IFAS Milton Campus Student Club Fall Plant Sale is held on the first Saturday in October when the butterflies are feeding in the garden, the sun is bright, and the air is cool. The plants selected for the fall sale perform well in the cool season or provide brilliant fall foliage, fruit, or flowers. Fall is ther best time to plant ornamentals, therefore be sure to take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to see our campus, learn about our programs, and purchase some hot plants for the cool season. The sale takes place from 8AM to 5PM.