Mounts Botanical Garden

Tropical Fruit Festival ” Taste of the Tropics”

Saturday, June 29, 2013 10:00 am – 3:00 pm

In collaboration with the Palm Beach Chapter of the Rare Fruit Council International & sponsored by Whole Foods Market.

Join us on a culinary journey around the world as we explore delicious tropical fruit. Exciting activities in the Garden include cooking demonstrations. A Tropical fruit display featuring over 100 tropical fruits, tropical fruit samples (limited to the first 500 attendees), Whole Foods Market sampling table, plus fruit and fruit trees will be available for purchase. Palm Beach County Extension Master Gardener Booth, Family and Consumer Sciences food displays, live music and more.
$5.00 entrance donation.

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Welcome to Mounts Botanical Garden, Palm Beach County’s oldest and largest public garden.

Mounts’ gardens and programs provide the best horticultural and botanical information available related to South Florida’s unique plants and environment.

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, Mounts is the place to connect with Extension Horticulturists, Master Gardeners, the Florida Yards and Neighborhoods Program, and professional horticultural advisors, as well as a place of great beauty to enjoy year round.