WPB's Mounts Botanical Garden Invites Public to 8 Fun & Informative Events in April

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - March 17, 2015 - PRLog -- The Mounts Botanical Garden of Palm Beach County Invites the Public to Eight Fun & Informative Horticultural Events in April:


(West Palm Beach, FL – March 16, 2015)  The Friends of Mounts Botanical Garden will be hosting eight fun, horticulturally informative and family friendly public events during April 2015.

New:

Season of Bamboo Trilogy, Part III

The Art of Bamboo:

An Evening with a Contemporary Master

Monday, April 6 - 6:30 to 9 pm

Exhibit Hall A

$30 for members; $40 for nonmembers

Speaker:  Shouchiko Tanabe, Master Bamboo Artist

Shouchiko  Tanabe is a fifth-generation contemporary bamboo artist. After graduating from the Department of Sculpture at Tokyo University of the Arts, Tanabe took part in a two-year training program at the Oita Prefectural Bamboo Craft and Training Support Center. His renowned Tsunagari series of bamboo crafts utilize the inherent pliancy of bamboo, while adopting the traditional methods of bamboo crafts passed down from mentor Tanabe Chikuunsai I. This approach captures the essence of the medium in both concept and visual presentation, evident by the many exhibitions showcasing his work overseas, including Golden Week on Japanese Art (Seattle Asian Art Museum) in 2006, New Bamboo Contemporary Masters (Japan Society in New York) in 2008, and Modern Master (Bayem Gallery, Munich) in 2012.

Butterflies of South Florida

& Their Connections to Native Plants

Sunday, April 12 - 10 am to noon

Exhibit Hall A

$30 for members; $40 for nonmembers

Speaker:  Jeff Nurge, Florida Native Gardening & Native Choice Nursery

In  this popular and visually captivating presentation, learn how easy it is to attract local butterflies to your yard and have them stay year-round. Our native plant expert and contributing writer for the Palm Beach Post’s column Native Roots will describe in detail which native plants are suitable for this area and how to grow them successfully.

Mounts Botanical Garden Book Discussion Series

Tuesday, April 14 - 7 to 8:30 pm

Clayton Hutcheson Complex - Conference Room

FREE

In  partnership with the Palm Beach County Library System, this new series provides an opportunity for book and garden enthusiasts to meet together to experience exciting fiction and non-fiction titles related to all aspects of gardening and horticulture. The featured book in April will be Florida Butterfly Encounters published by the University of Florida Press.

Butterfly Fest

Saturday, April 18 - 9 to 11 am

Mounts - Butterfly Garden

FREE for members; $5 for nonmembers

In collaboration with the Audubon Society of Florida and Atala-NABA

Celebrate  butterflies with fun and educational activities throughout the Garden. Butterfly walks led by interpreters will explore Mounts and feature the butterfly garden in partnership with members of the South Florida Audubon Society and the North American Butterfly Association, Atala Chapter. Master gardeners and NABA members will be on-hand to answer questions about how to attract butterflies and other pollinators to your yard. Children in butterfly or insect costumes will receive a free gift while supplies last.

Creating a Butterfly Garden

Saturday, April 18 - 10 to 11:30 am

Clayton Hutcheson Complex - Conference Room

$20 for members; $30 for nonmembers

Speaker: Alan Chin Lee, Nature Photographer

Creating  a butterfly garden is easy and fun if you know a few basics about butterflies. Learn interesting facts about these beautiful “flowers of the air.” Find out what plants our local butterflies need at all stages of their life cycle, including host plants and nectar plants. This workshop includes a docent-led tour of our Butterfly Garden, and butterfly plants will be for sale. Butterfly gardening is good for the environment and good for the soul.

Orchid Care 101:

Repotting Your Orchid

Sunday, April 19 - 10 am to 1 pm

Mounts Auditorium, Garden & Pavilion

$30 for members; $40 for nonmembers

Speaker: Sandi Jones, Broward Orchid Supply and Bonnet House Museum & Gardens

This  hands-on workshop will explain what orchids Jones, need—water, light, fertilizer, and temperature. Attendees are encouraged to bring an orchid (up to 6″) to be evaluated and repotted or mounted. There will be demonstrations of various potting and mounting techniques.

Spring Plant Sale

Saturday, April 25 - 9 am to 5 pm

Sunday, April 26- 9 am to 3 pm

Throughout the Garden

$10 per person

This  annual Spring Plant Sale features over 80 vendors with an amazing assortment of quality plants and goods.  This is a great opportunity to learn about the plants that grow well in South Florida and find something new for the garden.  Rare and hard-to-find palms, orchids, begonias, bromeliads, fruit trees will be available for purchase at their booths.  The PBC Wood Turners will be selling a large selection of beautiful  wood turnings .

Space Invaders:

How to Deal with Invasive Plants

Thursday, April 30 - 5:30 to 7 pm

Mounts Auditorium

$20 for members; $30 for nonmembers

Speaker: Laurie Albrecht, UF/IFAS Cooperative Extension Agent

Discover  how to protect your landscape from invasive plants while preserving native Florida flora. In this free workshop, attendees will learn how to identify the area’s worst plant marauders and find out the best methods for their removal and disposal. They’ll also explore the devastating impacts prohibited plants can have on property, pocketbook, and Palm Beach County’s natural areas. The workshop includes a hands-on identification segment.

Note:

To register for any of the events and workshops at The Mounts Botanical Garden of Palm Beach County,  please call 561.233.1757.  Events at Mounts are accessible to people with disabilities.

About The Mounts Botanical Garden of Palm Beach County:

With a mission to inspire the public, Mounts Botanical Garden is Palm Beach County’s oldest and largest botanical garden, offering gorgeous displays of tropical and sub-tropical plants, plus informative classes, workshops, and other fun-filled events. The Garden contains more than 2,000 species of plants, including Florida native plants, exotic and tropical fruit trees, herbs, palms, bromeliads and more.  Mounts Botanical Garden is a facility of the Palm Beach County Extension Service, which is in partnership with the University of Florida and the Friends of Mounts Botanical Garden.

Located at 531 North Military Trail in West Palm Beach, The Mounts Botanical Garden of Palm Beach County is open Monday-Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. The suggested donation for entry to the Garden is $5 per person. For more information, please call  561.233.1757 or visit  www.mounts.org .

Available for Interview:

Allen Sistrunk, Garden Director

561.233.1757

asistrun@pbcgov.org

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PR-BS, Inc.

561.756.4298

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