(West Palm Beach, FL – February 6, 2024) The Friends of the Mounts Botanical Garden will welcome nationally acclaimed landscape designer Pamela Crawford on Saturday, March 2, from 10:30 am to noon. The award-winning author of Butterfly Gardening for Containers and Landscapes, she is widely considered one of America’s leading experts on container gardening.
During her presentation at Mounts Botanical Garden, Crawford—who has personally tested over 2,500 plant species and has designed and installed butterfly gardens in Palm Beach County since 1990—will cover such topics as:
+ Selecting the best butterfly plants for this area.
+ Maximizing butterfly environments in both patio containers and the landscape.
+ Locating local sources for plants and containers and knowledgeable design/installation specialists.
+ Factors that attract butterflies.
“Pamela Crawford will lead a tour to see a special new butterfly display at Mounts created by Display Garden Horticulturist Joel Crippen and volunteers that was inspired by her book,” says Mounts Interim Co-Director Misty Stoller. “The display features the Kinsman Company’s ‘Border Column System,’ based on Crawford’s specific recommendations for attracting butterflies into a garden or patio. The Mounts Butterfly Garden will also be accessible for viewing nectar, larval, and roosting plants for a comprehensive butterfly gardening experience.”
“The butterfly population has been dwindling in Palm Beach County since the 1920s because of habitat loss. Experts say that home gardens are the hope to increase their population and homeowners can really make a difference in maintaining and increasing the butterfly population by feeding them and their young. Planting a few plants that butterflies like can make a big difference. My talk covers everything you need to begin, my butterfly book, and my book Easy Gardens for South Florida, will give homeowners all the training they need to succeed,” promises Crawford, who has been featured in Better Homes & Gardens, Southern Living, and in over 2,500 newspapers. An 11-time guest host on GardenSmart TV, she has also appeared on Fine Living Network, Gardenloverstv.com, and numerous local television stations.
Mounts Botanical Garden will have a selection of Crawford’s books for sale, including her newest book, Container Gardens for Butterflies, and she will be available for book signing after the presentation.
The cost to attend Butterfly Gardening for Containers and Landscapes with Pamela Crawford is $15 for Mounts members, $35 for nonmembers (including full Garden admission). Class size is limited, nonrefundable, and advance registration is required at https://www.mounts.org/events/2024-3/mounts.org
Also Available at Mounts Botanical Garden
ORIGAMI IN THE GARDEN
Created by Santa Fe artists Jennifer and Kevin Box, 20 larger-than-life sculptures inspired by the ancient Japanese art of origami will emerge skyward throughout Mounts—each one a stunning merger of art and nature enhancing and celebrating the verdant environment, including 25-foot sculpture representing 1,000 stainless steel origami peace cranes. ORIGAMI IN THE GARDEN opensat Mounts January 7 and runs through May 12, 2024. Admission is $20 for adults; $18 for seniors (65+), college students, and military with ID; $13 for ages 6-17; and free for children under 6.
Mounts Botanical Garden & Bloomberg Connects
Explore Anytime, Anywhere with New Mobile Garden Guide
Visitors can now explore Mounts Botanical Garden 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 their visit 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 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 7,000 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 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.