Mounts Botanical Garden in WPB to Host 30+ Classes & Special Events in January

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Dec. 15, 2023 - PRLog -- (West Palm Beach, FL – December 14, 2023) Friends of the Mounts Botanical Garden will kick-off 2024 by hosting more than 30 fun and informative workshops, classes, and special events throughout the month of January, including a six day visit by the Sacred Arts Tour Monks from South India and the opening of the next major exhibition ORIGAMI IN THE GARDEN.

"We are launching the new year with an event-packed January, so we are inviting people of all ages to come out and enjoy many of the happy and healthy horticultural events at our beautiful 20-acre oasis, located just minutes from downtown West Palm Beach," invites Mounts Curator-Director Rochelle Wolberg.
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Explore Anytime, Anywhere with New Mobile Garden Guide

Visitors can now explore Mounts Botanical Garden anytime from anywhere across the globe with the new Mobile Garden Guide. Recently launched in partnership with Bloomberg Connects, the free arts and cultural app created by Bloomberg Philanthropies, the guide is designed to elevate and enrich the visitor experience by making it easy to discover more of what people love before, during, and after their visit to the Garden. Multi-media content includes maps and information on Mounts Botanical's 25 display gardens, art in the garden, and current and upcoming exhibitions, as well as an ever-growing spectrum of new photo, audio, and video content available exclusively via the app. To learn more and download the app, visit www.mounts.org/mobile-garden-guide/ [mounts.org].

About Mounts Botanical Garden of Palm Beach County:

With a mission to inspire and educate through nature, Mounts Botanical Garden is Palm Beach County's oldest and largest botanical garden. Visitors to this 20-acre tropical oasis will see an acclaimed collection of 25 unique garden areas containing more than 7,000 species of tropical and sub-tropical plants, including Florida natives, exotic and tropical fruit trees, herbs, palms, roses, cactus, bromeliads and much more. Mounts Botanical Garden is part of the Palm Beach County Cooperative Extension Department, in partnership with the University of Florida and the non-profit Friends of the Mounts Botanical Garden. This project is sponsored in part by The Board of County Commissioners, the Tourist Development Council, and the Cultural Council for Palm Beach County. Mounts Botanical is located at 531 North Military Trail in West Palm Beach. For more information, please visit www.mounts.org.

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(Photo Credit: Mounts Botanical Garden)

1.   ORIGAMI IN THE GARDEN (January 7 through May 12, 2024)

2.   The Sacred Arts Tour Monks (January 22-27, 2024)

Available for Interview:

Rochelle Wolberg, Curator-Director

Mounts Botanical Garden

561.233.1730 / rwolberg@pbcgov.org

Media Contact:

Gary Schweikhart, PR-BS

561.756.4298 / gary@pr-bs.net