Fern Forest is featuring a native plant sale with vendors selling varieties of foliage that are preferable for South Florida yards.
The plant sale is 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. September 17 and entry is free.
Native plants are often preferable financially and environmentally. They usually are don’t require excess watering and fertilizing, and they offer shelter and food for birds, pollinator insects, and other wildlife.
Examples of native plants likely included offered for sale include blue porterweed, lantana and passion vine.
Fern Forest. Photo/Broward Parks & Recreation
While at Fern Forest, perhaps you’ll enjoy a nature excursion. Entry is free for the natural area which features an elevated boardwalk and over 30 species of ferns, Feature: Nature Trails & Free Entry at Fern Forest in North Broward
Other landscaping information for South Florida:
Photo/UF IFAS
Fern Forest is at 201 Lyons Road S., Coconut Creek, 954-357-5198, website
It’s open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., with free entry and free parking
Other Events & Fun in South Florida
Sunday, June 4, 2023
Discounted | AMC Theatres
FREE | Broward, Dade & greater Palm Beach
FREE | The Square, West Palm Beach
9:00 am to 12:00 am | FREE | Veterans Park
10:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Hollywood
10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Discounted | Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
11:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Fort Lauderdale Riverwalk
11:30 am to 2:30 am | FREE | Las Olas Oceanside Park
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | Adrienne Arsht Center
1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Greynolds Park
2:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Dania Pointe
2:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Dania Pointe
5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Ocean Drive Promenade, Miami Beach
5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Doral Yard
6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Gulfstream Park Village
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hollywood beach bandshell
8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Nightlife Brewing Co., Miami-Dade
9:00 pm | FREE | Ball & Chain
Monday, June 5, 2023
Discounted | AMC Theatres
10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Discounted | Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $10.00 | FLA Live Arena
8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Sandbar Sports Grill, Miami-Dade
Tuesday, June 6, 2023
All Day | $5.00-7.00 | Regal Cinemas Multiple Locations
Discounted | AMC Theatres
10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Discounted | Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Amphitheater in Boca Raton
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Haulover Beach Park
8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $5.00-10.00 | Arts Garage, Delray Beach
Wednesday, June 7, 2023
Discounted | AMC Theatres
10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Discounted | Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Pelican Harbor Marina
6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Gulfstream Park Village
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hollywood beach bandshell
8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Nightlife Brewing Co., Miami-Dade
8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Exit One Taproom, Miami-Dade
Thursday, June 8, 2023
Discounted | AMC Theatres
10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Discounted | Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Highland Oaks Park
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | West Palm Beach Waterfront
6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Gulfstream Park Village
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hollywood beach bandshell
7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Doral Yard
Friday, June 9, 2023
Discounted | AMC Theatres
FREE | The Square, West Palm Beach
10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Discounted | Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Dania Pointe
5:30 pm to 10:30 pm | FREE | Tropical Park
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Dania Pointe
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Pastorius Park
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Northeast 12th Avenue Oakland Park
6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Gulfstream Park Village
7:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Lawn at Atlantic Boulevard and Pompano Beach Boulevard
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | South Florida Center for Percussive Arts
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hollywood beach bandshell
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | West Palm Beach Waterfront
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Holiday Park
7:00 pm | $18.69 | FunDimension
7:30 pm | FREE | Mizner Park in Boca
8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Doral Yard
8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | ArtsPark
Saturday, June 10, 2023
Discounted | AMC Theatres
FREE | Broward, Dade & greater Palm Beach
FREE | The Square, West Palm Beach
$0-134.00 | Intracoastal Waterway
8:00 am to 12:00 am | FREE | Volunteer Park Plantation
9:00 am to 11:00 am | FREE | Miami Children’s Museum
10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Discounted | Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
11:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Perez Art Museum Miami (PAMM)
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Meli Park
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Miramar branch library
1:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Dania Pointe
2:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Coral Gables Museum
2:00 pm | $10.00 | Barclay Performing Arts, Boca
3:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Riviera Beach Marina Village
4:00 pm | FREE | Pineapple Grove, Delray
5:00 pm | $28.04 | Oasis Wynwood
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Dania Pointe
6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Gulfstream Park Village
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hollywood beach bandshell
7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE
7:30 pm | FREE | Old School Square, Delray
8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Doral Yard
8:00 pm | $10.00 | Barclay Performing Arts, Boca
11:30 pm to 2:00 am | $5.00 | Coral Gables Art Cinema
Sunday, June 11, 2023
Discounted | AMC Theatres
FREE | Broward, Dade & greater Palm Beach
FREE | The Square, West Palm Beach
9:00 am to 12:00 am | FREE | Veterans Park
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Las Olas Oceanside Park
10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Discounted | Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
2:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Dania Pointe
2:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Dania Pointe
5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Ocean Drive Promenade, Miami Beach
5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Doral Yard
6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Gulfstream Park Village
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hollywood beach bandshell
8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Nightlife Brewing Co., Miami-Dade
9:00 pm | FREE | Ball & Chain
Monday, June 12, 2023
Discounted | AMC Theatres
10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Discounted | Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Sandbar Sports Grill, Miami-Dade
Tuesday, June 13, 2023
All Day | $5.00-7.00 | Regal Cinemas Multiple Locations
Discounted | AMC Theatres
10:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Paragon Theaters, Multiple Locations
10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Discounted | Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Amphitheater in Boca Raton
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Haulover Beach Park
8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $5.00-10.00 | Arts Garage, Delray Beach
Wednesday, June 14, 2023
Discounted | AMC Theatres
10:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Paragon Theaters, Multiple Locations
10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Discounted | Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Pelican Harbor Marina
6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Gulfstream Park Village
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hollywood beach bandshell
8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Nightlife Brewing Co., Miami-Dade
8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Exit One Taproom, Miami-Dade
Thursday, June 15, 2023
Discounted | AMC Theatres
10:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Paragon Theaters, Multiple Locations
10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Discounted | Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Highland Oaks Park
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | West Palm Beach Waterfront
6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Gulfstream Park Village
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hollywood beach bandshell
7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Doral Yard
Friday, June 16, 2023
Discounted | AMC Theatres
FREE | The Square, West Palm Beach
10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Discounted | Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
5:30 pm to 10:30 pm | FREE | Tropical Park
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Davie Pine Island Park
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Dania Pointe
6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Discounted | Little Haiti Cultural Center
6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Gulfstream Park Village
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | South Florida Center for Percussive Arts
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Calle Ocho
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hollywood beach bandshell
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | City Park
7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Tamarac Sports complex
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Holiday Park
7:30 pm | FREE | Mizner Park in Boca
8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Doral Yard
8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | ArtsPark
Saturday, June 17, 2023
Discounted | AMC Theatres
FREE | Broward, Dade & greater Palm Beach
FREE | The Square, West Palm Beach
8:00 am to 12:00 am | FREE | Volunteer Park Plantation
10:00 am to 12:00 am | FREE | Festival Marketplace, Pompano Beach
10:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Pembroke Pines Theatre Of The Performing Arts
10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Discounted | Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Apollo Park
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Norton Museum of Art, Palm Beach
1:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Dania Pointe
2:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE
3:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Meyer Amphitheatre, West Palm Beach
3:00 pm to 11:00 pm | $8.00-10.00 | Wilton Drive
5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | casino @ Dania Beach
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Dania Pointe
6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE
6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Gulfstream Park Village
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hollywood beach bandshell
8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Doral Yard
11:30 pm to 2:00 am | $5.00 | Coral Gables Art Cinema
Sunday, June 18, 2023
Discounted | AMC Theatres
FREE | Broward, Dade & greater Palm Beach
FREE | The Square, West Palm Beach
8:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Pompey Park, Delray Beach
9:00 am to 12:00 am | FREE | Veterans Park
10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Discounted | Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
2:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Dania Pointe
2:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Dania Pointe
4:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Meyer Amphitheatre, West Palm Beach
5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Ocean Drive Promenade, Miami Beach
5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Doral Yard
5:30 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | City Park
6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Gulfstream Park Village
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hollywood beach bandshell
8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Nightlife Brewing Co., Miami-Dade
9:00 pm | FREE | Ball & Chain
Monday, June 19, 2023
Discounted | AMC Theatres
10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Discounted | Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
11:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Miramar city hall
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Sara Sims Park, Boynton Beach
8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $5.00-10.00 | Arts Garage, Delray Beach
8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Sandbar Sports Grill, Miami-Dade
Tuesday, June 20, 2023
All Day | $5.00-7.00 | Regal Cinemas Multiple Locations
Discounted | AMC Theatres
10:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Paragon Theaters, Multiple Locations
10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Discounted | Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Amphitheater in Boca Raton
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Haulover Beach Park
Wednesday, June 21, 2023
Discounted | AMC Theatres
10:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Paragon Theaters, Multiple Locations
10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Discounted | Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Pelican Harbor Marina
6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Gulfstream Park Village
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hollywood beach bandshell
8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Nightlife Brewing Co., Miami-Dade
8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Exit One Taproom, Miami-Dade
Thursday, June 22, 2023
Discounted | AMC Theatres
10:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Paragon Theaters, Multiple Locations
10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Discounted | Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Highland Oaks Park
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | West Palm Beach Waterfront
6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Gulfstream Park Village
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hollywood beach bandshell
7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Doral Yard
Friday, June 23, 2023
Discounted | AMC Theatres
FREE | The Square, West Palm Beach
10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Discounted | Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Dania Pointe
5:30 pm to 10:30 pm | FREE | Tropical Park
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Dania Pointe
6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Gulfstream Park Village
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | South Florida Center for Percussive Arts
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hollywood beach bandshell
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Holiday Park
7:30 pm | FREE | Mizner Park in Boca
8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Doral Yard
8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | ArtsPark
Saturday, June 24, 2023
Discounted | AMC Theatres
FREE | Broward, Dade & greater Palm Beach
FREE | The Square, West Palm Beach
8:00 am to 12:00 am | FREE | Volunteer Park Plantation
10:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Pembroke Pines Theatre Of The Performing Arts
10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Discounted | Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
1:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Dania Pointe
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Dania Pointe
6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Music & Arts South of Sunrise district
6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Gulfstream Park Village
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hollywood beach bandshell
8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Doral Yard
11:30 pm to 2:00 am | $5.00 | Coral Gables Art Cinema
Sunday, June 25, 2023
Discounted | AMC Theatres
FREE | Broward, Dade & greater Palm Beach
FREE | The Square, West Palm Beach
9:00 am to 12:00 am | FREE | Veterans Park
10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Discounted | Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Secret Woods Nature Center
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Bass Museum of Art
2:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Dania Pointe
2:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Dania Pointe
5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Ocean Drive Promenade, Miami Beach
5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Doral Yard
6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Gulfstream Park Village
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hollywood beach bandshell
8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Nightlife Brewing Co., Miami-Dade
9:00 pm | FREE | Ball & Chain
Monday, June 26, 2023
Discounted | AMC Theatres
10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Discounted | Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Sandbar Sports Grill, Miami-Dade
Tuesday, June 27, 2023
All Day | $5.00-7.00 | Regal Cinemas Multiple Locations
Discounted | AMC Theatres
10:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Paragon Theaters, Multiple Locations
10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Discounted | Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Amphitheater in Boca Raton
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Haulover Beach Park
Wednesday, June 28, 2023
Discounted | AMC Theatres
10:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Paragon Theaters, Multiple Locations
10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Discounted | Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Pelican Harbor Marina
6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Gulfstream Park Village
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hollywood beach bandshell
8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Nightlife Brewing Co., Miami-Dade
8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Exit One Taproom, Miami-Dade
Thursday, June 29, 2023
Discounted | AMC Theatres
10:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Paragon Theaters, Multiple Locations
10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Discounted | Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Highland Oaks Park
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | West Palm Beach Waterfront
6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Gulfstream Park Village
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hollywood beach bandshell
7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Doral Yard
Friday, June 30, 2023
Discounted | AMC Theatres
FREE | The Square, West Palm Beach
10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Discounted | Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
5:30 pm to 10:30 pm | FREE | Tropical Park
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Dania Pointe
6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Gulfstream Park Village
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | South Florida Center for Percussive Arts
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hollywood beach bandshell
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Holiday Park
7:30 pm | FREE | Mizner Park in Boca
8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA)
8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Doral Yard
8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | ArtsPark
Saturday, July 1, 2023
All Day | FREE | Gold Coast Railroad Museum
Discounted | AMC Theatres
FREE | Broward, Dade & greater Palm Beach
FREE | The Square, West Palm Beach
8:00 am to 12:00 am | FREE | Volunteer Park Plantation
10:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Pembroke Pines Theatre Of The Performing Arts
10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Discounted | Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
1:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Dania Pointe
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Dania Pointe
6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Gulfstream Park Village
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hollywood beach bandshell
8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Doral Yard
11:30 pm to 2:00 am | $5.00 | Coral Gables Art Cinema
Sunday, July 2, 2023
Discounted | AMC Theatres
FREE | Broward, Dade & greater Palm Beach
FREE | The Square, West Palm Beach
9:00 am to 12:00 am | FREE | Veterans Park
10:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Hollywood
10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Discounted | Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Greynolds Park
2:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Dania Pointe
2:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Dania Pointe
5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Ocean Drive Promenade, Miami Beach
5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Doral Yard
6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Gulfstream Park Village
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hollywood beach bandshell
8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Nightlife Brewing Co., Miami-Dade
9:00 pm | FREE | Ball & Chain
Monday, July 3, 2023
Discounted | AMC Theatres
10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Discounted | Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Sandbar Sports Grill, Miami-Dade