Popular Event Launches Online Partnership Between Mounts and Bloomberg Connects to Enrich Visitors’ Experience
(West Palm Beach, FL – October 19, 2022) Just in time for one of its most popular annual events—Plant-a-Palooza Fall Plant Sale, November 5-6—Mounts Botanical Garden is launching an official online partnership with Bloomberg Connects, the free arts and cultural app created by Bloomberg Philanthropies.
Mounts Botanical Garden now joins more than 100 museums, galleries, sculpture parks, gardens, and cultural spaces throughout the country featured on the app, including Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Central Park Conservancy, Hammer Museum, The Huntington, The Morgan Library & Museum, National Theatre, New York Public Library, Studio Museum Harlem, Washington National Cathedral, and more
“Mounts Botanical Garden is very proud to be the first nonprofit cultural organization in Palm Beach County to partner with Bloomberg Connects and be featured on its art, culture and nature promoting app,” says Curator Director Rochelle Wolberg. “Our new mobile garden guide is designed to enrich our visitors’ experience by making it easy to discover more of what people love, anytime, anywhere, including before, during, and after their visit to the Garden/\.”
Mounts Botanical Garden’s free mobile visitor guide, available for download at https://app.bloombergconnects.org/O5W8Q0RqUtb, Google Play, and the App Store, features tools to plan a visit, including details on 25 display gardens, art in the garden, and current and upcoming exhibitions. In addition, the guide features an ever-growing spectrum of new photo, audio and video content available exclusively via the app.
This includes exclusive content available for the upcoming Plant-a-Palooza Fall Plant Sale, including the complete list of 70 vendors and variety of botanicals they will have available, as well as a helpful map detailing vendor locations throughout the garden.
Plant-a-Palooza Fall Plant Sale
+ Saturday, 10 am to 4 pm (Members Preview: 8 am to 10 am)
+ Sunday, 9 am to 3 pm
FREE for MBG members and children under 6; $15 for nonmember adults; $12 for seniors 65+, college students, and military with ID; $7 for children 6-17. Ticket includes full Garden admission.
Gate admissions are by Credit/Debit card ONLY, no cash.
Visitors can stroll in a relaxed environment while shopping for a wide variety of ornamentals, orchids, succulents, cactus, bonsai, butterfly/native plants, shrubs, fruit trees, herbs, garden accessories, baskets, fine crafts, and more – all available from 60-75 top-quality vendor booths. The Mounts Botanical Garden Nursery and Garden Thrift Shop will also be open with a great selection of plants and unique treasures for home and garden.
About Mounts Botanical Garden of Palm Beach County:
With a mission to inspire and educate through nature, Mounts Botanical Garden is Palm Beach County’s oldest and largest botanical garden. Visitors to this 20-acre tropical oasis will see an acclaimed collection of 25 unique garden areas containing more than 7,500 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 Friends of the Mounts Botanical Garden. This project is sponsored in part by The Board of County Commissioners, the Tourist Development Council, and the Cultural Council for Palm Beach County. Mounts Botanical is located at 531 North Military Trail in West Palm Beach. For more information, please visit www.mounts.org.