WPB's Mounts Botanical Garden Invites Public to 12 Fun & Informative Events in Oct & Nov

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Sept. 30, 2015 - PRLog -- The Mounts Botanical Garden of Palm Beach County to Host 12 Fun & Informative Horticultural Events in October & November Including Fall Family Festival & Opening of LEGOs-Themed NATURE CONNECTS Exhibition

* Designing & Creating the Home Landscape / October 3, 10 & 17
* Stories in the Garden / October 9 & November 13
* Book Discussion Series / October 13 & November 10
* Fall Family Festival / October 18
* Creating a Butterfly Garden - November 1
* In the Design Studio: Garden Design Collaboration - November 7
* Fall Plant Sale & Marketplace - November 7-8
* Opening of NATURE CONNECTS Exhibition - November 14

(West Palm Beach, FL – September 21, 2015) The Friends of Mounts Botanical Garden will be hosting 12 fun, horticulturally informative and family friendly public events in October and November, including the always popular Fall Family Festival (October 18), Fall Plant Sale (November 7-8) and the November 14 opening of NATURE CONNECTS: Art with LEGOs Bricks, which will run through Valentine’s Day 2016.

OCTOBER
Designing & Creating the Home Landscape
Saturdays, October 3, 10 & 17 - 9 am to 1 pm
Mounts Auditorium
$60 for members; $70 for nonmembers
Speaker: Laura McLeod, Certified Landscape Designer & Horticultural Professional
Ms. McLeod will explore the basics of good design and walk participants through each step of the planning process. Attendees will go out into the Garden and see some of the best performers for South Florida landscapes to help them gather ideas for their own landscape. In the final class, McLeod and other Mounts experts will review and positively critique the landscape design created by each participant.

Stories in the Garden:
Garden Adventures
Friday, October 9 - 10 to 11:30 am
Mounts - The Pavilion
FREE
Speaker: Stacey Burford, Youth Services Librarian
Celebrate the 12th year of Stories in the Garden by bringing young ones (ages 2-6) to these FREE nature-themed programs co-sponsored by the Palm Beach Library System. They’ll love the interactive stories, songs and learning activities in the Garden. Programs are held rain or shine in the sheltered Pavilion. No reservations required, except for parties of six or more. A craft activity to culminate each day will be reserved for the first 30 registrants.

Mounts Botanical Garden Book Discussion Series
Tuesday, October 13 - 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 October will be Mirage: Florida and the Vanishing Water of the Eastern U.S. by Cynthia Barnett.

Fall Family Festival
Sunday, October 18 - 11 am to 4 pm
Co-sponsored by the Junior League of the Palm Beaches
Throughout the Garden
FREE for members and children (10 years and under); $5 for nonmember adults

NOVEMBER
Creating a Butterfly Garden
Sunday, November 1 - 9 to 10:30 am
Mounts Auditorium
$20 for members; $25 for nonmembers

In The Design Studio:
Garden Design Collaboration
Saturday, November 7 - 10 am to 1 pm
Mounts Auditorium
$20 for members; $25 for nonmembers

Fall Plant Sale & Marketplace
+ Saturday, November 7 - 9 am to 4 pm
+ Sunday, November 8 - 9 am to 3 pm
Throughout the Garden
FREE for members; $10 for nonmember adults

Mounts Botanical Garden Book Discussion Series
Tuesday, November 10 - 7 to 8:30 pm
Clayton Hutcheson Complex - Conference Room
FREE

Stories in the Garden:
Very Veggie
Friday, November 13 - 10 to 11:30 am
Mounts - The Pavilion
FREE

Opening Day:
NATURE CONNECTS
Art with LEGO® Bricks
Saturday, November 14 - 9 am to 4 pm
Through the Garden
FREE for Mounts members


(Note: NATURE CONNECTS will be on exhibit at Mounts through February 14, although the Garden will be closed on Mondays throughout.)

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. (Starting on November 16, the Garden will be closed on Mondays until mid-February.) 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

Media Contact:
Gary Schweikhart
PR-BS, Inc.
561.756.4298
gary@pr-bs.net