Panhandle Butterfly House opens May 7

NAVARRE — The Panhandle Butterfly House’s 2016 season grand opening is 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 7 in Navarre Park.

Events include:

●A plant sale with butterfly-friendly plants

●The Butterfly Bazaar with many butterfly items for sale

●Santa Rosa County Master Gardeners will answer horticultural questions

●Holley-Navarre Elks Lodge 2787 will provide lunches for purchase

A variety of native butterflies inhabit the inside and outside gardens. Visitors can observe all of a butterfly’s life stages on nectar and host plants.

The park is located on Highway 98 at the foot of the Navarre Beach Bridge. Regular hours are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, starting May 7.

Prescheduled tours for groups of 10 or more are available Mondays through Wednesdays.

Visit www.panhandlebutterflyhouse.org to reserve a tour. 

This article originally appeared on Santa Rosa Press Gazette: Panhandle Butterfly House opens May 7