| 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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| 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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