Fall Plant-a-Palooza Plant Sale Returns

(PRESS RELEASE)_(West Palm Beach, FL – October 3, 2023) Returning next month with an autumnal horticultural flourish is the always popular Fall Plant-a-Palooza Plant Sale, Saturday and Sunday, November 4-5, hosted by Friends of the Mounts Botanical Garden.
 
“This Fall Fun-in-the-Sun plant sale will showcase more than 70 high-quality vendors in select Garden areas throughout our 20-acre tropical paradise, offering a great variety of rare, exotic, and hard-to-find orchids, plants, trees, herbs, ornamentals, succulents, cactus, bonsai, butterfly/native plants, shrubs and fruit trees, and so much more,” promises Mounts Curator-Director Rochelle Wolberg. “Whether you are an avid gardener or a budding beginner, Fall Plant-a-Palooza offers something for anyone with a green thumb.”

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The Fall Plant-a-Palooza Plant Sale offers the perfect opportunity to learn about South Florida’s plant culture by speaking directly with growers, or by attending one of several fun and informative presentations by speakers and authors, all experts in their respective fields. Visitors can also browse among horticultural “must haves” and unique treasures in the Mounts Nursery and Vintage Garden Thrift Shop.
 
In addition, food and desert trucks will be at Mounts Botanical Garden both days.
 
A complete list of Plant-a-Palooza vendors and a location map will be posted the week of the event, as well as on the free mobile garden guide on Bloomberg Connects at https://www.mounts.org/mobile-garden-guide/.
 
Fall Plant-a-Palooza Plant Sale
Saturday, November 4
+ 8 am to 9 am Members-Only VIP Preview
+ 9 am to 4 pm open to public (last entry at 3:30 pm)
Sunday, November 5
+ 9 am to 3 pm open to public (last entry at 2:30 pm)
 
Admission:
+ FREE for Mounts members, children 5 and under, and AHS Reciprocal Admission Program members
+ $15 for nonmember adults
+ $12 for seniors 65+, active military, and college students with ID
+ $7 for ages, 6-17
 
Notes:
Admission is by credit/debit card ONLY; no cash.
 
Nonrefundable tickets are available for purchase at https://www.mounts.org/event/fall-2023-plant-a-palooza-plant-sale/.
 
Also Available to Visit at Mounts Through 2023
Stickwork: The Largest Fort in the Palm Beaches
& Other Areas for Kid Exploration!
Tuesdays through Sundays, 9 am to 4 pm (last entry at 3 pm)
FREE for MBG members and children under 6; $15 for nonmember adults; $12 for seniors 65+, college students, and military with ID; $7 for children 6-17. Ticket includes full Garden admission.
Internationally acclaimed environmental artist Patrick Dougherty recently returned to Mounts to construct the final large-scale Stickwork installation of his illustrious art career using 30,000 pounds of live willow branches.
 
Mounts Botanical Garden & Bloomberg Connects
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]. ​