Special Talk by Vandas Orchid Expert Dr. Martin Motes on Saturday at 11 am
(West Palm Beach, FL – January 26, 2023)Returning next month with a horticultural flourishis the always popular Winter Plant-a-Palooza Plant Sale, Saturday and Sunday, February 11-12, hosted by Friends of the Mounts Botanical Garden.
“This fun-in-the-sun plant sale will showcase dozens of high-quality vendors in select Garden areas throughout our 20-acre tropical paradise, offering a great selection of plants, shrubs, trees, and garden accessories,” promises Mounts Curator-Director Rochelle Wolberg. “Whether you are an avid gardener or a budding beginner, Winter Plant-a-Palooza offers something for everyone.”
Reinforcing Mounts Botanical Garden’s theme of ‘The Year of the Orchid,’ the two-day sale will feature stunning displays from, among others, Jesse Durko’s Nursery, Dan & Margie Orchids, R&R Orchids, J&J Unique Orchids, and Jim-N-I Orchids.
In addition, renowned Vandas orchid expert Dr. Martin Motes will give a talk in the Garden’sExhibit Hall on Saturday, February 11, at 11 am. A second-generation orchidist who has been growing orchids for 40 years Dr. Motes is president of Motes Orchids, a major breeder of Vandas. He has produced hundreds of new hybrids, for which he has received scores of American Orchid Society awards, and won gold, silver, and bronze medals at the 18th World Orchid Conference in Dijon, France. An accredited AOS judge, he has spoken at orchid conferences around the world. Dr. Motes, who has observed tropical orchids growing in the wild, will be selling and signing his books.
For a complete list of Plant-a-Palooza vendors, please visit the free mobile garden guide on Bloomberg Connects at https://www.mounts.org/mobile-garden-guide/.
Winter Plant-a-Palooza Plant Sale
Saturday, February 11
+ 8 am to 9 am Members-Only VIP Preview
+ 9 am to 4 pm open to public (last entry at 3:30 pm)
Sunday, February 12
+ 9 am to 3 pm open to public (last entry at 2:30 pm)
Admission:
+ FREE for Mounts members, children 5 and under, and AHS Reciprocal Admission Program members
+ $15 for nonmember adults
+ $12 for seniors 65+, active military, and college students with ID
+ $7 for ages, 6-17
Tickets are available for purchase at www.mounts.org
Special Notes:
+ The Mounts Botanical Nursery and Vintage Garden Thrift Shop will be open during Plant-a-Palooza with a variety of colorful plants and unique treasures for the home and garden.
+ Admission is by credit card/debit card only, no cash. Tickets are nonrefundable.
+ Dogs’ Day in the Garden and Palm Beach County Residents Day will not take place in February during the Plant Sale.
Also Available to Visit at Mounts Through 2023
Stickwork: The Largest Fort in the Palm Beaches
& Other Areas for Kid Exploration!
Tuesdays through Sundays, 9 am to 4 pm (last entry at 3 pm)
FREE for MBG members and children under 6; $15 for nonmember adults; $12 for seniors65+, college students, and military with ID; $7for children 6–17. Ticket includes full Garden admission.
Internationally acclaimed environmental artist Patrick Dougherty recently returned to Mounts toconstruct the final large-scale Stickworkinstallation of his illustrious art career using 30,000 pounds of live willow branches.
Mounts Botanical Garden & Bloomberg Connects
Explore Anytime, Anywhere with New Mobile Garden Guide
Visitors can now explore Mounts BotanicalGarden anytime from anywhere across the globe with the new Mobile Garden Guide. Recently launched in partnership with Bloomberg Connects, the free arts and cultural app created by Bloomberg Philanthropies, the guide is designed to elevate and enrich the visitor experience by making it easy to discover more of what people love before, during, and after theirvisit to the Garden. Multi-media content includes maps and information on Mounts Botanical’s 25 display gardens, art in the garden, and current and upcoming exhibitions, as well as an ever-growing spectrum of new photo, audio, and video content available exclusively via the app. To learn more and download the app, visit www.mounts.org/mobile-garden-guide/ [mounts.org].
About Mounts Botanical Garden of Palm Beach County:
With a mission to inspire and educate through nature, Mounts Botanical Garden is Palm BeachCounty’s oldest and largest botanical garden. Visitors to this 20-acre tropical oasis willsee an acclaimed collection of 25 unique garden areas containing more than 7,000 species of tropical and sub-tropical plants, including Florida natives, exotic and tropical fruit trees, herbs, palms, roses, cactus, bromeliads and much more. Mounts Botanical Garden is part of the Palm Beach County Cooperative Extension Department, in partnership with the University of Florida and the non-profit Friends of the MountsBotanical Garden. This project is sponsored in part by The Board of County Commissioners, theTourist Development Council, and the CulturalCouncil for Palm Beach County. Mounts Botanicalis located at 531 North Military Trail in West Palm Beach. For more information, please visit www.mounts.org.
Attached Jpegs:
1. An orchid shopper at a previous Mounts Plant Sale
(Photo Credit: Jacek Photography)
2. Plant-a-Palooza shoppers
(Photo Credit: Mounts Botanical Garden)
3. Plant-a-Palooza at Mounts Botanical Garden
(Photo Credit: Mounts Botanical Garden)
Available for Interview:
Rochelle Wolberg, Curator-Director
Mounts Botanical Garden
561.233.1730 / rwolberg@pbcgov.org
Media Contact:
Gary Schweikhart
PR-BS, Inc.
561.756.4298 / gary@pr-bs.net