Mounts Botanical Garden Awards 2019 Horticulture Scholarships to Four PBSC Students

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Feb. 26, 2019 - PRLog -- Mounts Botanical Garden Awards 2019 Horticulture Scholarships to Four PBSC Students

(West Palm Beach, FL – February 14, 2019) Friends of the Mounts Botanical Garden today announced the recipients of this year's Horticulture Scholarships, all of whom are studying Environmental Horticulture at Palm Beach State College:

+ Lindsay Friedman ($1,000 scholarship), who is in her fourth semester studying Landscape Management and Nursery Horticulture, and wants to eventually earn a doctorate in Plant Medicine. "The Horticulture Program at PBSC has opened my eyes wide and I really want to make a difference," she says.

+ Samantha Robels ($1,000) says studying horticulture "allows me to see the intricate connection between us and the world surrounding us. It sheds light on the significance of maintaining balance and compromise, the true meaning of progression, and the honor of being sentinels to this microcosm we call our home."

+ Jeremy Celso ($500) took his first horticulture class while a freshman at Jupiter High School and is now in his second year at PBSC majoring in horticulture. "The future of agriculture is in our hands and I wish to be part of that," he declares.

+ Austin Frye ($500) also started studying agriculture at Jupiter High School and is now pursuing an AS degree in Landscape and Horticulture Management. "My goal is to help nurseries increase the amount of tropical plants; specifically, the wide variety of palms and gingers," he says.

To qualify for the annual Mounts scholarships, applicants had to be enrolled in PBSC's Environmental Horticulture Program, maintain a 3.0 grade point average and have three recommendations, including one from a professor in the program.

Now on Exhibit at Mounts Botanical Garden

CUTTING CORNERS:

A Stickwork Exhibition

Daily – 10 am to 4 pm

Mounts The Great Lawn

FREE for members; $10 for nonmembers; $5 for children ages 5-12

This awe-inspiring new eco-exhibition is part of the Garden's 40th Anniversary Ruby Jubilee celebration and runs through June. Located in the Great Lawn area of the Garden, this interactive, environmental exhibit features an original, massive, stickwork sculpture designed by internationally acclaimed artist Patrick Dougherty and created on site through a "community build" by 106 volunteers utilizing 30,000 pounds of willow. The exhibition invites visitors to wander through, admire, and become part of a living art experience.

Note: Tickets are available for purchase at www.mounts.org or at the Garden's main gate. To schedule a group tour, call 561-233-1757.

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, 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. Two recent additions to Mounts include Windows on the Floating World: Blume Tropical Wetland Garden and the Zen-like Garden of Tranquility. Mounts Botanical Garden is a facility of the Palm Beach County Extension Service, which is in partnership with the University of Florida and Friends of the Mounts Botanical Garden. Mounts is located at 531 North Military Trail in West Palm Beach.

Mounts Botanical Garden is open daily (except Palm Beach County recognized holidays) from 10 am to 4 pm. For more information, please call 561.233.1757 or visit www.mounts.org.

Available for Interview:

Rochelle Wolberg, Curator-Director

Mounts Botanical Garden

561.233.1730

rwolberg@pbcgov.org

Media Contact:

Gary Schweikhart

PR-BS, Inc.

561.756.4298

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