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Follow on Google News | WPB's Mounts Botanical Garden to Host 11 Fun & Informative Events This SummerBy: PR-BS, Inc 
Mounts Botanical Garden * Nature Camp: Pirates in the Garden / June 8-19 * Book Discussion Series / June 9 * Tropical Fruit Festival / June 27 * Summer Evening Stroll / July 8 & August 12 * Orchid Trilogy / July 11, 18 & 25 * Propagation / August 13 * Topics in Tropicals / August 20 * Tropical Fruit Trees / August 22 (West Palm Beach, FL – May 11, 2015) The Friends of Mounts Botanical Garden will be hosting 11 fun, horticulturally informative and family friendly public events this summer: JUNE Nature Camp: Pirates in the Garden + Monday through Friday, June 8-12 – 9 am to 2:30 pm + Monday through Friday, June 15-19 – 9 am to 2:30 pm $125 per week for members; $175 per week for nonmembers * The Mounts Nature Camp will offer three concurrent sessions for K–1st graders, 2nd and 3rd graders, and 4th and 5th graders, running for two weeklong segments. Nature Camp will be full of adventure, discovery, and creativity as each program offers playful and creative opportunities for children to explore the world around them using a mix of nature exploration, science activities, art, stories, and games throughout the garden’s 14 acres. Children become artists in the Garden throughout this two weeklong camp. They will gather garden materials to create art projects and work together on collaborative creations. To sign-up for Nature Camp, contact Mounts Program Director Rochelle Wolberg by phone (561-233-1730) * Financial scholarships are available. For more information, contact Rochelle Wolberg. Mounts Botanical Garden Book Discussion Series Tuesday, June 9 - 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 June will be Bringing Nature Home by Douglas Tallamy. Tropical Fruit Festival: Come Taste the Tropics Saturday, June 27 - 9 am to 3 pm Throughout the Garden FREE for members; $10 for nonmembers Explore the delicious world of tasty tropical fruit with the Palm Beach Chapter of the Rare Fruit Council International. Festival highlights will include Tropical Fruit Displays, tropical fruit samples (limited to the first 500 attendees), plus fruit and fruit trees will be available for purchase. JULY Summer Evening Stroll with the Director Wednesday, July 8 - 6 to 7:30 pm Meet at the Garden Entrance on Military Trail FREE for members; $10 for nonmembers The best way to become acquainted with Mounts Botanical Garden is to take a walking tour with Garden Director Allen Sistrunk, who will share fascinating facts about the Garden’s history and exciting plans for its future. Along the way, he’ll stop to discuss rare and unusual specimens and to highlight plants that grow well in South Florida gardens. July Orchid Trilogy ORCHID BASICS: Six Most Common Orchids in South Florida Saturday, July 11 - 10 am to 1 pm Mounts Auditorium $60 for members for all three classes or $25 per class $90 for nonmembers for all three classes or $35 per class Speaker: Sandi Jones, Broward Orchid Supply and Bonnet House Museum & Gardens July Orchid Trilogy Advanced Orchid Repotting & Mounting Saturday, July 18 - 10 am to 1 pm Mounts Auditorium $25 for members; $35 for nonmembers Speaker: Sandi Jones, Broward Orchid Supply and Bonnet House Museum & Gardens July Orchid Trilogy Prevention & Diagnosis of Orchid Pests and Disease Saturday, July 25 - 10 am to 1 pm Mounts Exhibit Hall A $25 for members; $35 for nonmembers Speaker: Sandi Jones, Broward Orchid Supply and Bonnet House Museum & Gardens AUGUST Summer Evening Stroll with the Director Wednesday, August 12 - 6 to 7:30 pm Meet at the Garden Entrance on Military Trail FREE for members; $10 for nonmembers Propagation: Thursday, August 13 - 5 to 6:30 pm Mounts Chickee Hut Teaching Structure & Nursery Garden $15 for members; $25 for nonmembers Speaker: Joel Crippen, Mounts Horticulturalist Topics in Tropicals: Building Resiliency in the Garden Thursday, August 20 - 6 to 7:30 pm Mounts Exhibit Hall A $15 for members; $25 for nonmembers Speaker: Laurie Albrecht, UF/IFAS Cooperative Extension Agent Tropical Fruit Trees Saturday, August 22 - 9 to 1:30 am Mounts Auditorium $20 for members; $30 for nonmembers Speaker: Larry Grosser, Master Gardener and Rare Fruit Council of Palm Beach County 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 Media Contact: Gary Schweikhart PR-BS, Inc. 561.756.4298 gary@pr-bs.net End
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