Mounts Botanical Garden to Host Fun & Informative Public Events in February & March:
- Stories in the Garden – Feb 10 & March 9
- BBQ, Blues & Brews – Feb 5
- Growing & Using Herbs – Feb 11
- Designing, Creating & Maintaining a Home Landscape – Feb 18 & 25 and March 3
(West Palm Beach, FL – January 26, 2012) The Friends of Mounts Botanical Garden will be hosting a series of fun and informative public events throughout February and March:
BBQ, Blues & Brews
Sunday, February 5 – 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
In the Garden
$5 Entrance Donation
The food truck frenzy is returning to Mounts Botanical Garden. With authentic, innovative, gourmet cuisine rumbling into the Garden from all over South Florida, Mounts will be packed with hungry mobile gourmands chomping at the bit to try the latest meals on wheels from many of the most popular gourmet food trucks in South
Florida. Enjoy the live blues music. Cold beer & wine will be available for purchase.
Stories in the Garden – Bees
Friday, February 10 – 10 to 11:30 a.m.
Mounts Pavilion
FREE for both members and non-members
Co-hosted by the Palm Beach County Public Library and the Friends of Mounts Botanical Garden, this free program is targeted for children, ages 2 to 6, and includes story time, garden exploration and crafts. This event is perfect for young nature lovers and their guardians. Rain or shine. Reservations required at 561.233.1757.
Growing & Using Herbs
Saturday, February 11 – 9 a.m. to Noon
Mounts Exhibit Hall A
Members $35; Non-members $45
Learn about the expansive world of growing herbs with Dennis Gretton of D&D Growers. This workshop will cover herbs that grow well in our unique climate. Everything from the right conditions, selection, growing, harvesting, and uses of culinary and medical herbs will be discussed. Recipes and tastings will be featured and a large selection of herbs will be for sale. The Evening Herb Society of the Palm Beaches will be on hand to facilitate this informative and tasty workshop.
Designing, Creating & Maintaining a Home Landscape
Saturday, February 18 & 25 – 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Mounts Auditorium
Members $50; Non-members $60
Running on consecutive Saturdays through March 3, this three-session workshop will take participants through all the steps needed to improve a home landscape.
+ Session One (February 18) includes an evaluation of site conditions, how to avoid common landscape mistakes and a review of good design principles.
+ Session Two (February 25) will begin with a tour of Mounts Botanical Garden to see and discuss a large number of plants suitable for South Florida. Attendees also will learn about purchasing, planting and establishing the plants.
+ Session Three (March 3): Master Gardeners will work closely with participants to address individual landscape problem areas, evaluate ideas and discuss options. Tips and techniques to conserve water, reduce pesticide use and minimize maintenance will finish the program.
Stories in the Garden – Flowers
Friday, March 9 – 10 to 11:30 a.m.
Mounts Pavilion
FREE for both members and non-members
Co-hosted by the Palm Beach County Public Library and the Friends of Mounts Botanical Garden, this free program is targeted for children, ages 2 to 6, and includes story time, garden exploration and crafts. This event is perfect for young nature lovers and their guardians. Rain or shine. Reservations required at 561.233.1757.
About Mounts Botanical Garden:
Mounts Botanical Garden is Palm Beach County’s oldest and largest public garden. Mounts displays tropical and subtropical plants from around the world, including plants native to Florida, exotic trees, tropical fruit, herbs, citrus, palms and more. As a component of the Palm Beach County Cooperative Extension Service, and through its affiliation with the University of Florida IFAS, Mounts is the place to connect with Extension Horticulturists, Master Gardeners, the Florida Yards and Neighborhoods Program, and professional horticultural advisors. Mounts also offers a variety of horticultural classes, and garden-related events and workshops.
Located at 531 North Military Trail in West Palm Beach, Mounts Botanical Garden is open Monday-Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. The suggested donation for entry to the Garden is $5 per person. For more information, please call 561.233.1757 or visit www.mounts.org.
Available for Interview:
Allen Sistrunk, Garden Director
561.233.1757
Media Contact:
Gary Schweikhart
PR-BS, Inc.
561.756.4298