(West Palm Beach, FL June 29, 2010) The Friends of Mounts Botanical Garden today announced the following
public events during July and August 2010:
Yoga in the Garden
Saturday Mornings through December 18, 2010
9 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.
Meet at the front entrance of Mounts
$10 prepaid; $15 at door
Certified Yoga Instructor Kimberly LaRue, a Licensed Massage Therapist and Holistic Life Coach,
will help participants delve deep into their innermost being. Her unique and playful classes are designed
to leave people in a state of connectedness and balance: leaving them energized, yet relaxed.
Class will be held either outdoors or indoors based on a vote. All levels are welcome. Bring yoga mat,
towel and water, and please refrain from wearing perfume. Electronic devices should be turned off.
Call weekly on Thursdays to confirm each session of Yoga in the Garden.
Versatile Bromeliads Workshop
Saturday, July 17 9 a.m. to noon
Mounts Exhibit Hall A
$30 members; $40 non-members
Beginner and advanced growers will discover the many bromeliads that grow so well in South Florida.
Jeff Hutchinson and Joe Libertucci of the Boca Raton Bromeliad Society will identify the variations that thrive
in the sunny, shady, and other challenging areas of a Florida garden. Tips on the best bromeliad growing culture
watering, light requirements, pests and fertilizing will be explained using live plants.
A guided walk to the Mounts Island Color Shade Garden will give people a chance to view bromeliads in a landscape setting.
Materials are included in the registration fee for this workshop. Each participant will take home a plant. Rare and hard to find plants
will be offered for purchase at the end of the workshop.
Pre-registration is required by Thursday, July 15.
Garden Digital Photography Contest
Saturday, July 17 1 p.m.
Mounts Exhibit Hall A
Free for members and nonmembers
Photo categories include Plant Life, Animal Life, People in the Garden, Scenics/Landscapes and Nature Close-ups.
Photos must be taken at Mounts Botanical Garden. Award winning photojournalist and educator John J. Lopinot is
Head Judge of the Garden Digital Photography Contest, with Greg Allikas, an award winning photographer for the
American Orchid Society, also serving as a judge.
Palms 101: Not Another Queen Palm Workshop
Saturday, August 14 9 a.m. to noon
Mounts Auditorium
$30 members; $40 non-members
This workshop is tailored for the homeowner seeking to learn more about palms. Kitty Philips, Past President of the Palm Beach Palm & Cycad Society,
will explain how to use different palms in the landscape for sun, shade, wet and dry locations. Also to be discussed will be the different palms in South Florida,
landscape placement and growing culture tips for palms, including mature size, watering, light requirements, fertilizing and planting.
Palms will be available for purchase following the workshop.
About Mounts Botanical Garden:
Mounts Botanical Garden is Palm Beach Countys oldest and largest public garden. Mounts displays tropical and subtropical plants from around the world, including plants native to Florida,
exotic trees, tropical fruit, herbs, citrus, palms and more. As a component of the Palm Beach County Cooperative Extension Service, and through its affiliation with the University of Florida,
Mounts is the place to connect with Extension Horticulturists, Master Gardeners, the Florida Yards and Neighborhoods Program, and professional horticultural advisors.
In addition, Mounts offers a variety of horticultural classes and workshops.
Located at 531 North Military Trail in West Palm Beach, Mounts Botanical Garden is open Monday-Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. (Closed on all County observed holidays.)
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
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