(West Palm Beach, FL – March 30, 2023)Returning next month with a horticultural flourishis the always popular Spring Plant Festival &Sale, Saturday and Sunday, April 29-30, hosted by Friends of the Mounts Botanical Garden.This is one of four major plant sales offered each year at Mounts that showcase top-quality growers in the region.
“This fun-in-the-sun plant sale will present dozens of high-quality vendors in select Garden areasthroughout our 20-acre tropical paradise, offeringa 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, the Mounts Spring Plant Festival & Sale offers something for everyone, including orchids, ornamentals, succulents, aroids, bonsai, butterfly/native plants, hoyas, fruit and flowering trees, herbs, baskets, fine crafts, and more.”
Reinforcing Mounts Botanical Garden’s theme of ‘The Year of the Orchid,’ the two-day sale will feature a special presentation by R.F. Orchids on Saturday, April 29, at 11 am.
For a complete list of Mounts Spring Plant Festival & Sale vendors, please visit the free mobile garden guide on Bloomberg Connects at https://www.mounts.org/mobile-garden-guide/.
Spring Plant Festival & Sale
Saturday, April 29
+ 8 am to 9 am Members-Only VIP Preview
+ 9 am to 4 pm open to public (last entry at 3:30 pm)
Sunday, April 30
+ 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 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.
Also 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 Mobile Garden Guide
Visitors can now explore Mounts BotanicalGarden anytime from anywhere across the globe with the Mobile Garden Guide. Launched inpartnership with Bloomberg Connects, the freearts and cultural app created by Bloomberg Philanthropies, the guide is designed to elevateand 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 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 Floridanatives, 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.