Leesburg in Bloom

🦋🌼 Happy National Pollinator Week! 🌼🦋

Butterflies and other pollinators depend on native plants throughout their life cycle. From tiny eggs to caterpillars and finally beautiful butterflies, they need the right plants to provide food and shelter along the way.

One of the easiest ways we can help is by planting native wildflowers. These plants provide nectar, pollen, and host plants that support not only butterflies, but also bees, moths, and other beneficial insects.

The best part is that you don’t need a large space. Even a small flower bed or container garden can make a difference and help create a welcoming stop for pollinators.

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Learn more at https://www.flawildflowers.org/

🐝🦋🌼 Celebrate with Us! 🌼🦋🐝

Join us as we celebrate the restoration of the Leesburg In Bloom Pollinator Garden at the Leesburg Public Library with a special Ribbon Cutting Ceremony and Butterfly Release!

This garden is being brought back to what it was originally designed to be, creating a beautiful space that supports butterflies, bees, hummingbirds, and other important pollinators. We’re excited to watch it grow and become an educational resource for our community for years to come.

📅 Thursday, June 25, 2026
⏰ 9:30 a.m.
📍 Leesburg Public Library
100 E. Main Street, Leesburg

Bring the family, enjoy the beauty of nature, and help us celebrate the importance of pollinators and native plants. There will also be raffle baskets benefiting the Friends of the Leesburg Library.

We hope you’ll join us for this special event as we continue making Leesburg bloom one butterfly and one bee at a time! 🐝🦋🌿



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Join the Leesburg Police Department at the Leesburg Public Library to learn about pollinator bees!
**Registration is required.

Join us on Thursday, July 9th, at 2:00 PM for Pollinate Your Garden, where the Leesburg Police Department will be teaching us about pollinator bees! Then decorate, plant, and take home a pollinator flower for your garden. For ages 6-18. Registration is required. Register by calling the library at 352-728-9790 option 4 or by clicking the link below.

Click here to register: https://mylakelibrary.libcal.com/event/16633841

✨ Light Up Leesburg! ✨

One of the many initiatives of Leesburg in Bloom is helping bring additional beauty, color, and excitement to our community through decorative lighting throughout Downtown Leesburg and at City Hall. Throughout the year, you’ll see special colors and displays recognizing holidays, community celebrations, and other significant events that bring our city together.

These lighting displays are just one more way we’re working to create a vibrant and welcoming atmosphere for residents and visitors alike.

A huge thank you to the City of Leesburg Public Works Department, including our Grounds and Facilities teams, for bringing this vision to life. Their hard work, creativity, and dedication have helped transform our downtown and City Hall into spaces that residents and visitors can enjoy year-round. We are blessed to have such an outstanding team serving our community.

We encourage everyone to come out, take an evening stroll through downtown, enjoy our local shops and restaurants, and see what’s happening in the beautiful City of Leesburg. Whether it’s dinner with friends, a community event, or simply taking in the sights, there’s always something new to experience downtown!

Keep an eye out for new colors and displays throughout the year as Leesburg continues to shine!


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This Black Swallowtail was spotted at the Leesburg Public Library pollinator garden.