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Follow on Google News | Mounts Botanical Garden to Host 11 Fun & Informative Events in August & SeptemberBy: PR-BS, Inc 
Mounts Botanical Garden * Farm Your Backyard: Vegetable Growing / August 8 * Summer Evening Stroll with the Director / August 12 * Propagation / August 13 * Building Resiliency in the Garden / August 20 * Tropical Fruit Trees / August 22 * Book Discussion Series / September 8 * Everything Orchids: A Shady Affair Plant Sale / September 12-13 * Rawsome Eats: Live Cooking Demonstration / September 20 * Not Your Grandma's Audubon! / September 23 * Topics in Tropicals / September 26 * Introduction to Floral Jewelry Making / September 27 (West Palm Beach, FL – July 7, 2015) The Friends of Mounts Botanical Garden will be hosting 11 fun, horticulturally informative and family friendly public events in August and September: AUGUST Farm Your Backyard: Vegetable Growing Saturday, August 8 - 9 am to Noon Mounts Exhibit Hall A $20 for members; $30 for nonmembers Instructor: Arthur Kirstein, Coordinator of Agricultural Economic Development Learn the secrets of vegetable gardening in South Florida with Arthur Kirstein, UF/IFAS Extension Coordinator. The focus of this workshop is to implement successful agricultural techniques to manage small vegetable projects. Tips and techniques on site preparation, seedling establishment, planting, maintenance and harvesting will be covered. A tour of Mounts’ vegetable garden will conclude the program. 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 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. Propagation: Thursday, August 13 - 5 to 6:30 pm Mounts Chickee Hut Teaching Structure & Nursery Garden $20 for members; $30 for nonmembers Speaker: Joel Crippen, Mounts Horticulturalist Discover the process of creating new plants from a variety of sources. Horticulturalist and garden writer extraordinaire Joel Crippen will cover a range of techniques on the topic of propagation: Building Resiliency in the Garden Thursday, August 20 - 6 to 7:30 pm Mounts Exhibit Hall A $20 for members; $25 for nonmembers Speaker: Laurie Albrecht, UF/IFAS Cooperative Extension Agent Tropical Fruit Trees Saturday, August 22 - 9 to 11:30 am Mounts Auditorium $25 for members; $35 for nonmembers Speaker: Larry Grosser, Master Gardener and Rare Fruit Council of Palm Beach County SEPTEMBER Mounts Botanical Garden Book Discussion Series Tuesday, September 8 - 7 to 8:30 pm Clayton Hutcheson Complex - Conference Room FREE Everything Orchids: A Shady Affair Plant Sale Saturday, September 12 - 9 am to 4 pm Sunday, September 13 - 9 am to 3 pm Throughout the Garden FREE for members; $10 for nonmembers Rawsome Eats: Live Cooking Demonstration & Class Sunday, September 20 - 9 to 11 am Mounts Auditorium $30 for members; $40 for nonmembers Instructor: Chef Nina Kauder, Living Food Chef & Green Champion Not Your Grandma's Audubon! Wednesday, September 23 - 6 to 7:30 pm Mounts Exhibit Hall A $25 for members of Mounts & Audubon Society; $35 for nonmembers Speaker: James Currie, Birding Expert & Conservation Advocate Topics in Tropicals: Salvias for the Sub-Tropics & More! Saturday, September 26 - 9 to 11:30 am Mounts Auditorium $25 for members; $30 for nonmembers Speaker: Scott Zona, Ph.D, FIU Conservator & Greenhouse Curator An award-winning botanist, horticulturalist, plant explorer and self-proclaimed plant geek, Dr. Zona will discuss salvias that grow well in South Florida’s hot, humid climate, including lesser-known species that attract butterflies and hummingbirds. Introduction to Floral Jewelry Making Sunday, September 27 - 9 am to 1 pm Mounts Pavilion $95 for members; $105 for nonmembers Instructor: Joseph Ciardullo, Renaissance Gems Design Studio 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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