Mounts Botanical Garden’s Summer Plant Sale & Family Fun Weekend
September 20-21, 9 am to 4 pm
60+ plant growers and artisan vendors, gardening presentations, live music, fun activities, food and more
FREE for Mounts Members and Kids!
(West Palm Beach, FL – September 5, 2025) Mounts Botanical Garden is inviting flower fans, horticulture buffs, friends and neighbors to its Summer Plant Sale & Family Fun Weekend, September 20-21, from 9 am to 4 pm – with 8 am early admission on Saturday for Mounts members only. Palm Beach County’s largest botanical garden is located at 531 North Military Trail in West Palm Beach.
Get ready for the ultimate seasonal celebration. Mounts Botanical Garden is combining the always popular annual Summer Plant Sale with a full weekend of fun and informative events for the whole family – and kids are FREE all weekend. For a complete list of vendors and activities, visit www.mounts.org.
Weekend Highlights:
- 60+ highly sought-after top plant growers and artisan vendors.
- Shop a wide variety of rare, exotic, and hard-to-find orchids, plants, trees, herbs, ornamentals, succulents, cactus, bonsai, butterfly/native plants, shrubs, and fruit trees, as well as garden accessories, baskets, fine crafts, and more.
- Learn about South Florida’s plant culture by speaking directly with growers.
- Fun and informative presentations by speakers and authors who are experts in their respective fields.
- Horticultural ‘must-haves’ and unique treasures for your home and garden are also available in the Garden’s Gift Shop, Nursery, and Vintage Garden Thrift Shop.
- PLUS:
- Family Fun Activities, including arts and crafts and lawn games
- Live Music
- Food & Beverage Vendors
Special Presentations:
- Saturday, September 20 at11 am
Backyard Food Forest for Beginners
With Jen Reelitz
Author of Food Forest Revolution will share simple steps to transform a yard into a food forest, explore principles and plants that make year-round food growing possible, and offer practical guidance for both novice and experienced gardens.
- Saturday, September 20 at 1 pm
Orchids Made Easy: From Everyday Finds to Rare Treasures
With Mike Sands
The owner of Tangled Roots Orchid Nursery, certified horticulturist and Master Gardenerwill explain how orchids don’t have to be intimidating. He will provide simple secrets to keeping them healthy and thriving, introduce lesser-known orchids, and share tips on light, water, and growing conditions.
- Sunday, September 21 at 11 am
Composting 101
With Melissa (Mel) Corichi
The certified Safe Compost Operator hailed as “The Worm Queen” is recognized as an expert in vermiculture and food waste reduction for sustainable farming and gardening. More recently, she has focused on creating pollinator gardens with native and exotic plants that support diverse pollinator species.
- Sunday, September 21 at 1 m
Using Native Plants
With Amanda Pike, PhD, ATR-BC
Board-certified therapist, Former Education Chair of the Native Plant Society, and owner of a Florida permaculture farm featuring hundreds of edible plants, quail, chickens, and honeybees, Amanda will speak on practical ways to use easily available native plants in the home landscape.
Admission:
- FREE for Mounts Members & AHS Reciprocal Program Members
- Kids FREE!
- $20 adults
- $18 seniors 65+, college students, military with ID
- Annual Memberships starting at $60
- Admission is by credit/debit card ONLY; no cash. Tickets are nonrefundable.
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. For more information, visit www.mounts.org.