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9:00am-4:00pm, Saturday, April 20, 2024
at McKeithen Growers, 24005 71st Ave E, Myakka City, Florida
Great opportunity to visit a family-owned and operated native tree farm not normally open to the public except by appointment. Celebrate Earth Day in the Florida countryside and bring nature home. Native wildlife, including pollinators, need native trees and plants.
PLANNING TO ATTEND?
Let us know. We’ll do what we can to make the day great for everyone. If you have your heart set on a certain plant that we’re featuring, or you’d like to buy several of a certain species, let us know. We may be able to order for you.
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Meet the McKeithens! L-R: Patricia, Eddie, son Christopher and daughter-in-law Brittany.
ABOUT MCKEITHEN GROWERS: Eddie and Patricia McKeithen started tree farming in their backyard in 1995. From the beginning, Eddie knew he wanted to focus on native trees to help preserve Florida’s environment. He knew natives would be easier to grow and not require nearly as much water or fertilizer. Today, the McKeithens grow over 90 varieties of native trees and plants on their 25-acre farm in Myakka City, Florida. McKeithen Growers supplies other growers, landscape companies, environmental firms and retail nurseries and garden centers. Eddie’s son, Christopher, and daughter-in-law Brittany have recently moved nearby to learn the family business, with the intent of becoming the second generation owners of McKeithen Growers.
The McKeithens are excited to “pull back the curtain” and share their world of native tree farming.
From Seed to Tree: Experience McKeithen Growers Magic in Behind-the-Scenes Tours
at 10am, Noon and 2:00pm
LOCAL MEDIA COVERAGE
yourobserver.com/news/2024/apr/10/myakka-nursery-earth-day-plant-sale/
FOOD TRUCK: NautiStyleDogs will be available 11am-4pm. Nathan’s hotdogs, toppings, specialty dogs, chips and canned drinks. Combo available.
Installation – local tree or shrub installation services available. Now’s your chance to buy a big, beautiful Florida native tree and have someone else do all the planting work for you!
BRING YOUR OWN REFILLABLE WATER BOTTLE as well as BOXES & BAGS to carry plants. YES, we can help you get your plants to your car! Limited chairs available.
TABLE TALKS
Plant a Patch for Pollinators!LIVE talk with Evan and Beata from Florida Native Plants Nursery
EXHIBITORS/VENDORS
PLANTS WE’RE PRETTY CONFIDENT WE’LL HAVE
We should have at least a few of each of the plants listed below. If you need a lot of any one species, let us know or ask about ordering.
Bahama Strongback/Strongbark, Bourreria succulenta, 1 gallon
Bald cypress, Taxodium distichum, various sizes from 1 gallon & up
Beach Mistflower, Ageratum maritimum
Beautyberry, Callicarpa americana
Black-eyed Susan, Rudbeckia hirta
Blue-eyed Grass, Sisyrinchium angustifolium, 1 gallon
Coral Bean, Erythrina herbacea, 3 gallons
Coral Honeysuckle, Lonicera sempervirens, 3 gallons
Corky Stem Passionflower, Passiflora suberosa
Dwarf Blue Palmetto, Sabal minor, 3 gallons
Elderberry, Sambucus nigra subsp. canadensis, 1 gallon
Flatwoods Plum, Prunus umbellata
Florida Privet, Forestiera segregata, 3 gallons
Giant Ironweed, Vernonia gigantea
Goldenrod, spp
Grayleaf Tea Bush, Melochia-tomentosa
Green Buttonwood, Conocarpus erectus
Key West Morning Glory (Blue Jacquemontia), Jacquemontia pentanthos
Saw palmetto, Serenoa repens (green & silver available)
Longleaf Pine, Pinus palustris, 1 gallon
Magnolias, Magnolia grandiflora + various cultivar selections
Muhlygrass, Muhlenbergia capillaris
Necklace Pod, Sophora tomentosa var. truncata
Oaks, Quercus species, various and varied sizes
Paurotis Palm, Acoelorraphe wrightii, 3 gallons
Pink Milkweed, Asclepias incarnata
Purple Lovegrass, Eragrostis spectabilis, 1 gallon
Red Maple, Acer rubrum, 3 gallons
Scorpiontail, Heliotropium angiospermum
Silver Buttonwood, Conocarpus erectus ‘Silver’
Silver Saw palmetto, Serenoa repens ‘Silver’
Slash Pine, Pinus elliottii, various sizes & varieties
Spiderwort, Tradescantia ohiensis
Spotted Beebalm, Monarda punctata
Stoke’s Aster, Stokesia laevis
Sugarberry, Celtis laevigata, 1 gallon
Swamp Dogwood, Cornus foemina, 1 gallon
Sycamore, Platanus occidentalis, various sizes
Tickseed, Coreopsis leavenworthii
Tropical Sage, Salvia coccinea, in red, white and pink forms! Salvia coccinea
White Twinevine, Funastrum clausum
Wild coffee, Psychotria nervosa
Winged Elm, Ulmus alata, 1 gallon
FANN thanks our wholesale growers EarthBalance, Green Seasons Nursery & Sandhill for contributing their beautiful plants to this one-day event.
SCHEDULE
9:00am – Open to the Public
10:00am – Farm Tour
11:00am – NautiDogs Food Truck set up!
12:00pm – Farm Tour
2:00pm – Farm Tour
4:00pm – Event ends — Thank you for coming! See you next year!
Plant experts on hand all day — bring your questions so we can help you bring your garden/landscape vision to life!
Event benefits the Florida Association of Native Nurseries (FANN), a nonprofit network of professionals that grow, design and plant native for a living world.
FANN WELCOMES ADDITIONAL VENDORS OR NONPROFITS to be part of the event. Set up a table and sell your wares or promote your organization, consign materials to FANN for sale, or donate materials to FANN for sale. You might have additional ideas! We are happy put you on our event schedule with short programs (20 minutes) or less at your table!
TO BE PART OF THE EVENT, OR IF YOU HAVE DAY OF QUESTIONS/CONTACT: Patricia McKeithen, 941-737-3635 or patricia@mckeithengrowers.com
Day of information for vendors
Set up time starts at 7:30 am. Please be set up before opening at 9 am
Please bring the following items:
Individual vendors will be responsible for sales and collecting money for your own sales as well as providing follow-up payments for percentages shared with FANN.