South Tampa ‘no lawn’ tour will showcase how to incorporate native plants into your garden

Get outside for Earth Day this year and take a leisurely stroll and guided tour through a handful of wildlife-rich South Tampa homes, where folks can learn how to incorporate native plants in their own properties to help attract pollinators, birds, and butterflies.

This “no lawn” tour will feature a variety of living, chemical-free landscapes that foster a wide variety of native wildlife, as well as dish out advice for any hopeful green thumbs who’d like to grow their own garden habitats.

After the garden tour, a “nectar” party with refreshments happens at the Tampa Bay Butterfly Foundation Gallery next door. And when it’s not hosting home tours throughout South Tampa, the Butterfly Center—an educational exhibit inside Little Red Wagon Native Nursery—supports “research, habitat restoration and conservation for butterflies and native plants in our area,” encouraging Tampa residents to start their own organic gardens.

Tickets for the Native Butterfly Garden Tour happening Sunday, April 21 at South Tampa’s Little Red Wagon Native Nursery are still available for $15. Subscribe to Creative Loafing newsletters.

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This article appears in Apr 11-17, 2024.