| Calendar of Events 2009 |
All proceeds from special events are used to support The Mounts Botanical Garden.
Call (561) 233-1757 or email us for additional information.
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| Last Chance Vegetable Gardening
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| January 10, 2009 (9 a.m. - Noon) |
More information: 561-233-1757 |
Due to the popularity of this topic we have added another workshop which will
address the plants that can still be planted and harvested before the end of
the season (summer). Mounts’ Horticulturist, Mike Page will teach you how to
successfully grow your own vegetables, covering everything from seed to
germination to harvest. Tips and techniques will be shared on how to have a
productive garden and enjoy fresh chemical-free produce. All participants will
receive a vegetable seedling to take home.
Register now as we sold out last
time and had a waiting list.
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| Cost: $30 members; $40 Non-members |
Location: Hutcheson Complex, Exhibit Hall A |
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| Garden Digital Photography Workshop
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| January 11 - 25, 2009 (Jan 11 & 25- 12-2p.m. Jan 18- 3-5p.m.) |
More information: 561-233-1757 |
John J. Lopinot award-winning photo journalist and educator will teach you to
expand your photographic skills.
He will help you learn how to make the most
of your equipment you own, inform you about additional equipment you may want
to use in the future, and provide the kind of instruction that will help you
capture nature's beauty in amazing ways. Learn, practice, critique, and
improve your skills during this workshop- a great opportunity to learn from an
expert.A Digital Single Lens Reflex (SLR) camera is required. Reserve your
space early, the maximum class size is 15.
Please note dates and times before
registering.
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| Cost: Members: $100; Non-members $125 |
Location: Conference Room |
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| Florida Arbor Day
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| January 16, 2009 (9:30 am - 11 am) |
More information: 561-233-1757 |
The Original Going Green, Growing Green
Arbor Day was first celebrated in
Nebraska in 1872. By 1894 every state celebrated Arbor Day and has since
spread to other countries.
Mounts Botanical Garden celebrates the day of
trees and the impact they have in our lives and on our world. We invite you to
share the third annual celebration of trees. Join us for our festivities
including a proclamation read by the County Commissioners, VIP speakers, a
tree dedication in the Garden and refreshments. The first 200 attendees will
receive a seedling to nurture in their own landscape.
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| Cost: free |
Location: Garden |
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| Beguiling Begonias
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| January 17, 2009 (9 a.m. - Noon) |
More information: 561-233-1757 |
Discover the fabulous perennial landscape begonias that grow so well in South
Florida. This lecture will show you, with slides and live plants, the various
types of rhizomatous, cane, and other begonias that will thrive in your
garden. In the workshop that follows, each participant will learn how to
propagate these begonias and will pot up a tray of assorted cuttings to take
home. Price includes potting materials and begonia cuttings. After the
workshop, you will have the opportunity to expand your begonia collection from
a selection of mature begonias available for sale.
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| Cost: $40 Members; $50 Non-members |
Location: Auditorium |
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| Everglades Agriculture Area Tour
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| January 30, 2009 (8:30 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 a.m. breakfast) |
More information: 561-233-1757 |
Join this westward tour of Palm Beach County's "Black Gold" area to learn about
the native muck farmlands, unlike any other in the U.S. Discover how
sugarcane, vegetables and rice are grown, harvested and processed
commercially. This tour, including a sugarcane processing plant, vegetable
farm and rice mill- is exceptionally educational and insightful. A continental
breakfast and boxed lunch will be provided (please specify turkey or
vegetarian option).
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| Cost: $40 Members; $50 Non-Members |
Location: Auditorium |
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| Refining Your Garden: A Tropical Gardening Symposium
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| February 7, 2009 - February 7, 2008 (8:30 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.) |
More information: 561-233-1757 |
Come join us for an information-packed day about gardening in the tropics. Our
keynote speaker is Holly Shimizu, Executive Director of the U.S. Botanic
Garden in Washington, D.C., and formerly host of the PBS series The Victory
Garden. Holly will discuss Tropical Garden Design. Holly has recently
completed the redesign of Mounts’ Herb Garden, and she will also present a
workshop on Creating a Tropical Herb Garden.
Charles Jaros, past President
of the American Begonia Society, noted horticultural exhibitor and
international horticultural judge, will speak on The Beauty of Begonias.
Also on the agenda are workshops by tropical gardening experts:
Lloyd
Singleton, Landscape Manager of the Breakers Palm Beach and Palm Beach Chapter
President of FNGLA will conduct a hands-on workshop Creating Beautiful
Containers. Workshop attendance is limited; reserve early.
Steven Royer,
Mounts’ Director of Development, will give a workshop Tropical Ferns for your
Garden.
Chad Husby, Collections Manager and Botanist at Montgomery
Gardens in Miami, will give a workshop on Tropical Conifers.
This day of
refining your tropical gardening concludes with a conversation between our own
Allen Sistrunk, Garden Director of Mounts Botanical Garden, and Georgia
Tasker, garden writer for the Miami Herald and author of Enchanted Ground,
Gardening with Nature in the Subtropics, and co-author with Tom McCubbin of
Florida Gardeners Guide. Allen and Georgia will conduct A Conversation on
Gardening in South Florida.
Exceptional plants and an assortment of related
books will be for sale.
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| Cost: $75 Members & Master Gardeners; $100 Non-Members |
Location: Hutcheson Complex; Exhibit Hall A |
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| How to Make Everything Come Up Roses
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| February 14 - 21, 2009 ( 9:00 a.m. - Noon) |
More information: 561-233-1757 |
Back by popular demand, Greater Palm Beach Rose Society members, Geoff & Debbie
Coolidge will conduct this workshop and take the mystery out of growing
beautiful roses in South Florida. Learn about all types of roses, how to
select the proper site for your roses, and how to properly plant, stake,
irrigate, fertilize, spray, and prune them to produce more roses than
ever.
Fee includes book, " Growing Roses in South Florida".
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| Cost: 561-233-1757 |
Location: Mounts Auditorium (Session1) Coolidge Nursery ( Session 2) |
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| 11th Annual Spring Benefit
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| March 15, 2009 (4-7 pm) |
More information: 561-233-1757 |
Join us for a Gatsby in the Garden party.
The Vintage Auto Club Palm Beach
will be showcasing some of their finest cars including a 1919 Model T
Ford.
Last years’ Benefit aided in the planting of the Shade & Color Island
and the planning of the Herb Garden. Come see what we have done at Mounts,
your Palm Beach Botanical Garden! By supporting this year’s Benefit you will
help us continue to move from planning to planting.
Your donation to this
auction will help build a garden for visitors and residents to enjoy. Mounts
is dedicated to providing the opportunity for people to learn and enjoy the
art, science and joy of gardening in South Florida.
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| Cost: $75.00 |
Location: Rose Fragrance thru Shade & Color Island Gardens |
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| Mounting & Repotting Orchids
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| March 28, 2009 - March 28, 2010 (9 a.m. - Noon) |
More information: 561-233-1757 |
This workshop with instructors Tom Wells and Sandi Jones of Broward Orchid
Supply, students will learn what orchids need--water, light, fertilizer,
temperature. Attendees are encouraged to bring an orchid up to 6 inches to
repot or mount. Several methods will be demonstrated such as potting and
mounting on tree fern, cork bark or grapevine. Orchid supplies and small
orchids will be available to purchase.
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| Cost: $30 Members; $40 Non-Members |
Location: Auditorium |
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| Designing, Creating & Maintaining Your Home Landscape
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| April 1 - 22, 2009 (6:00 - 9:00 p.m) |
More information: 561-233-1757 |
This four session workshop will take you through all the steps needed
to
improve your home landscape. Session One includes an evaluation of your
site
conditions, how to avoid common landscape mistakes, and a review of
good
design principles. A homework assignment prepares you for Session Two
which begins with a tour of Mounts Botanical Garden to see and discuss a large
number of plants suitable for South Florida. You will also learn
about
purchasing, planting and establishing the plants. In Session
Three,
experienced gardeners work closely with you to address problem areas
you
identify in your landscape, evaluate your ideas and discuss options. With
your new landscape mapped out, Session Four will focus on how to maintain it
with tips and techniques to conserve water, reduce pesticide use, and minimize
labor so you can spend more time enjoying the results.
Please register by
Wednesday, March 25
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| Cost: Members $50, $60 non-members |
Location: Hutcheson Complex, Exhibit Hall A |
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| Creative Container Gardening
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| April 11, 2009 (9:00 a.m. - Noon) |
More information: 561-233-1757 |
Create beautiful container arrangements using complimentary foliar and
flowering plants suitable to our sub-tropical South Florida climate. In this
open-discussion style lecture, with instructor Nestor Garrido of The Breakers
Palm Beach, we will cover topics including types of containers, the aesthetic
affects one can achieve through various container choices and about plants and
combinations that grow well in containers. Each participant will create their
own container step by step. Everything from preparing the container, soil mix,
and nutrients to choosing, arranging and actually installing plants will be
demonstrated. Please specify shade or sun container preference when
registering.
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| Cost: $45 members; $55 Non-Members |
Location: Gazebo garden |
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| Earth Day Celebration
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| April 22, 2009 (1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. ) |
More information: 561-233-1757 |
The Friends of Mounts Botanical Garden today announced that Palm Beach County’s
oldest and largest public garden will be celebrating Earth Day on Wednesday,
April 22, from 1 to 4:30 p.m. In addition to Mounts, the “Go Green” event is
being co-sponsored by the Palm Beach County Cooperative Extension Service and
the Florida Atlantic Region of Hadassah’s Green Team in cooperation with
Environmental Resources Management.
“At this special Celebration of the
Planet, we will present short seminars in which attendees can learn about the
environment and how every person can make a difference, one step at a time,”
says event organizer Beverly Miller, a member of the Mounts board of
directors. “This festive Earth Day event will also include delicious
refreshments of tropical fruit, salads and desserts, followed by guided tours
and photo shoots of Mounts Botanical Garden, which is one of South Florida’s
true environmental treasures.”
Lloyd Singleton, landscape manager at The
Breakers Palm Beach, will give the keynote speech on Earth Day. His topic:
Growing Local, Buying Local, Eating Local.
Teri Jabour, program coordinator
at Grassy Waters Preserve, Office Sustainability with the City of West Palm
Beach (and another member of the Mounts board) will discuss How to make Every
Day Earth Day and Greening Your City.
Faculty of the Palm Beach County
Cooperative Extension Service will also give Earth Day presentations:
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Reducing Your Carbon Footprint at Home – presented by Maisielin Ross
+ Poison-
Proof Your Garden -- presented by William L. Schall
+ Sweet Future: Sugar &
the Everglades -- presented by Ron Rice, Ph.D.
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| Cost: $5 suggested donation |
Location: Clayton Hutcheson Complex- Exhibit Halls |
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| Spring Plant Sale
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| April 25 - 26, 2009 (Saturday, April 25, 9-5 Sunday, April 26, 9-4) |
More information: 561-233-1757 |
More than just a plant sale this annual event features over 70 vendors with an
amazing assortment of quality plants. Come early and enjoy a rare opportunity
to speak with the growers and learn about the plants. We are excited to
introduce a couple of new vendors that will be selling native plants, cacti,
cedar furniture,and ceramics just to name a few.
The Hutcheson lot will
once again be for “members only” parking! Be sure to take advantage of early
shopping and continental breakfast on Saturday 8-9 a.m. The preview is an
exciting membership perk!
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| Cost: Free Members; $5.00 Non-Members |
Location: Garden |
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| Connoisseur Garden Tour
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| May 9, 2009 - May 10, 2010 (Saturday, May 9, 10-5 / Sunday, May 10, 11-5) |
More information: 561-233-1757 |
A Mother’s Day Tradition
One of Palm Beach County's premier garden
tours.
Spend Mother’s Day weekend with your family and friends touring
exceptional private gardens. Visit extraordinary gardens in the western
communities of Palm Beach from Lake Worth to Palm Beach Gardens. Take one day
or two, travel at your own pace.
Brochures containing complete garden
descriptions and tickets can be purchased from our office our numerous ticket
outlets throughout the County.
Tickets are available at the following
locations:
Delray Garden Center
3827 West Atlantic Avenue
561.243.6869
Domenico Nursery & Landscape
11824 South Military Trail,
Boynton Beach
561.734.0293
Garden Shop at Mounts
Mounts Botanical
Garden
559 North Military Trail, West Palm Beach
561.233.1760 (Thursday-
Sunday)
Giverny Gardens
550 Center Street, Jupiter
561.575.0679
Hoffman's Chocolates - Greenacres
Chocolate Factory, Shop and
Gardens
5190 Lake Worth Road 561.967.2213
Hoffman's Chocolates - Boca
Raton
Shops at Boca Center, 5250 Town Center
Circle, Suite 135
561.750.0021
Hoffman's Chocolate - Palm Beach Gardens
Garden Square
Shoppes
10957 North Military Trail 561.626.2009
Hoffman's Chocolate -
Wellington
Shoppes at Wellington Green
10520 Forest Hill Blvd.
561.383.7211
Johnny Mango's Produce
3705 South Federal Highway, Boynton
Beach
561.276.4424
Meyer’s Turf & Landscape Nursery
7920 North Military
Trail, Riviera Beach
561.842.3261
Smith & Hawken - Palm Beach Gardens
Downtown at the Gardens
11701 Lake Victoria Gardens Avenue,
Suite 2101
561.776.4201
Uncle Bim's Garden Center
926 Belvedere Road, West Palm
Beach
561.832.8328
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| Cost: $20 Members; $25 Non-Members- ticket |
Location: Gardens throughout Eastern Palm Beach County |
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| Versatile Bromeliads
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| July 18, 2009 - July 18, 2010 (9 a.m.- 12 p.m) |
More information: 561-233-1757 |
This workshop is for beginner and advanced bromeliad growers to discover the
many bromeliads that grow so well in South Florida. Jeff Hutchinson and Joe
Libertucci of the Boca Raton Bromeliad Society will identify the variations
that thrive in the sunny, shady, and other challenging areas of your Florida
garden. Tips on the best bromeliad growing culture—watering, light
requirements, pests and fertilizing—will be explained using live plants. A
guided walk to the Mounts Island Color Shade Garden will give you a chance to
view bromeliads in a landscape setting. Materials are included in the
registration fee for this workshop. Each participant will take home a plant as
well a chance to win raffle prizes. Rare and hard to find plants will be
offered for purchase at the end of the workshop.
Pre-registration is
required. Please register by Thursday, July 16.
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| Cost: Members $30; Non-members $40 |
Location: Mounts Auditorium |
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| Evening Walks with the Director
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| July 22, 2009 (6:00 pm) |
More information: 561-233-1757 |
Enjoy the beauty of our Garden in the early evening hours. Narrated tour given
by Garden Director, Allen Sistrunk will include the history and future vision
of the garden, stories of folklore and ethnobotanical uses of South Florida
plants. Take advantages of this wonderful opportunity to experience evening
fragrances of exotic flowers and our resident nocturnal creatures.
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| Cost: Members Free; Non-members $5 |
Location: Meet at front garden entrance |
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| Palms 101: Not Another Queen Palm workshop
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| August 22, 2009 - August 22, 2010 ( 9 am -Noon) |
More information: 561-233-1757 |
This workshop is tailored for the homeowner on a quest for more knowledge on
palms. Kitty Philips, Past President of the Palm Beach Palm and Cycad Society,
will present how to use different palms in the landscape for sun, shade, wet,
and dry locations. Different species available here in South Florida will be
discussed. Landscape placement as well as tips on the growing culture for a
palm will be covered, including mature size, watering, light requirements,
fertilizing, and planting. Live examples will be available and a guided walk
through Mounts will give you a chance to view palms in the landscape. Palms
will be available for purchase at the end of the workshop. Participants will
have a chance to win raffle prizes.
Please register by Thursday, August 20
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| Cost: Members $30; Non-members $40 |
Location: Mounts Auditorium |
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| Evening Walks with the Director
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| August 26, 2009 ( 6:00 pm) |
More information: 561-233-1757 |
Enjoy the beauty of our Garden in the early evening hours. Narrated tour given
by Garden Director, Allen Sistrunk will include the history and future vision
of the garden, stories of folklore and ethnobotanical uses of South Florida
plants. Take advantages of this wonderful opportunity to experience evening
fragrances of exotic flowers and our resident nocturnal creatures.
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| Cost: Members Free; Non-members $5 |
Location: Meet at front garden entrance |
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| Everything Orchids; A Shady Affair Plant Sale
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| September 12 - 13, 2009 (10 AM – 4 PM) |
More information: 561-233-1757 |
This weekend event showcases a select number of top orchid and shade plant
growers, artists, and craftspeople who share their knowledge and passion for
orchids and plants. The event features fun and informative lectures featuring
Dr. Martin Motes and others.Book sales and signings to follow. An auction of
magnificent tabletop arrangements is an added special treat.
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| Cost: Members free; Non-members $5.00 |
Location: Garden |
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| Evening Walks with the Director
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| September 23, 2009 (6 pm) |
More information: 561-233-1757 |
Enjoy the beauty of our Garden in the early evening hours. Narrated tour given
by Garden Director, Allen Sistrunk will include the history and future vision
of the garden, stories of folklore and ethnobotanical uses of South Florida
plants. Take advantages of this wonderful opportunity to experience evening
fragrances of exotic flowers and our resident nocturnal creatures.
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| Cost: Members Free; Non-members $5 |
Location: Meet at front garden entrance |
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| Mounting & Repotting Orchids
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| September 26, 2009 (9:00am - 12:00pm) |
More information: 561-233-1757 |
This workshop with instructors Tom Wells and Sandi Jones of Broward Orchid
Supply, students will learn what orchids need--water, light, fertilizer,
temperature. Attendees are encouraged to bring an orchid up to 6 inches, for a
consultation and some tender loving care. Several methods will be demonstrated
such as potting and mounting on tree fern, cork bark or grapevine. Orchid
supplies and small orchids will be available to purchase. Join us to take home
a happier and healthier orchid.
Please register by Friday,September 25.
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| Cost: Members $30, Non-members $40 |
Location: Mounts Auditorium |
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| Vegetable Gardening in South Florida
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| October 3, 2009 (9 am.- noon) |
More information: 561-233-1757 |
Mounts Horticulturist Mike Page teaches you how to successfully grow your own
vegetables, covering everything from seed to germination to harvest. This is
the season to start your winter vegetables and herbs. You can have a
productive vegetable garden and enjoy fresh produce for several months. Mike
has a sterling example, Mounts Vegetable Garden is chemical- free. All
participants will bring a vegetable seedling to take home to get
started.
Register early as we had a waiting list last time..
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| Cost: Members $35; Non-members $45 |
Location: Exhibit Hall A & Greenhouse |
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| Designing, Creating & Maintaining Your Home Landscape
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| October 7 - 28, 2009 (Wednesdays 6-9 pm) |
More information: 561-233-1757 |
This four session workshop will take you through all the steps needed
to
improve your home landscape. Session One includes an evaluation of your
site
conditions, how to avoid common landscape mistakes, and a review of
good
design principles. A homework assignment prepares you for Session Two
which
begins with a tour of Mounts Botanical Garden to see and discuss a
large
number of plants suitable for South Florida. You will also learn
about
purchasing, planting and establishing the plants. In Session
Three,
experienced gardeners work closely with you to address problem areas
you
identify in your landscape, evaluate your ideas and discuss options. With
your
new landscape mapped out, Session Four will focus on how to maintain it
with
tips and techniques to conserve water, reduce pesticide use, and
minimize
labor so you can spend more time enjoying the results.
Please
register by Wednesday, September 30
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| Cost: Members $50, Non-members $60 |
Location: Exhibit Hall A |
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| Fall Family Festival
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| October 18, 2009 - October 18, 2010 (11 AM – 4 PM) |
More information: 561-233-1757 |
Co-sponsored by the Junior League of the Palm Beaches. This annual family
festival features games, hands-on activities, music, refreshments, and prizes
for all. Favorite activities include pony rides, face painting, seedling
giveaways, a climbing wall, bounce house, kiddie train rides, and more.
Children and adults are encouraged to come in Halloween costume. Some
activities are free, others have a nominal charge.
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| Cost: Admission: Members & children under 10, FREE; Non-members $3 |
Location: Garden |
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| More than a ..Fall Plant Sale -Hibiscus Show & Sale
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| November 7 - 8, 2009 (Saturday 9 AM – 5 PM; Sunday 9 AM - 4 PM) |
More information: 561-233-1757 |
Saturday, November 7, 9 AM – 5 PM
Members Breakfast, 8 – 9 AM
Memberships
will be for sale Saturday AM
Sunday, November 8, 9 AM – 4 PM
This annual
Fall Plant Sale features over 80 vendors with an amazing assortment of quality
plants and goods. This is your opportunity to learn about the plants that grow
well in South Florida and it’s the best place to find something new for your
garden. The American Hibiscus Sunrise-Conrad Chapter will be having their
hibiscus show featuring many of the state's best blooms. Hibiscus plants
available at their booth. The PBC Woodturners will be selling a large
selection of their beautiful woodturnings.
Palms, orchids, bamboo, begonias,
bromeliads, fruit trees, and many other typesof plants will be for sale.
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| Cost: Entrance donation: Members free; non-members $5.00 |
Location: Garden |
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| Water in the Garden: Water gardening
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| December 5, 2009 (9 am - Noon) |
More information: 561-233-1757 |
Join us for this how-to instructional workshop in the Garden. Participants will
observe the installation of an in-ground water feature. Topics to be covered
include preparation, installation and maintenance of water features. We will
also discuss selection and care of plant and aquatic life and the various
types of water features available. Whether you are considering your first
water garden feature, or want more information and experience to enhance your
existing one, you will find this workshop highly beneficial.
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| Cost: Members $35; Non-members $45 |
Location: Garden entrance |
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