Upcoming Events at Mounts Garden

Garden of Lights (Mounts)

(PRESS RELEASE)_(West Palm Beach, FL – August 25, 2021) Friends of the Mounts Botanical Garden will be hosting a season of special events and super-sized exhibitions  at Palm Beach County’s oldest and largest botanical garden starting in October 2021 and running through May 2022.
 
“All of our upcoming special events and exhibits—several returning by popular demand—are guaranteed to inspire a sense of awe, wonder, and even reconnection among garden enthusiasts, plant lovers, and proud ‘green-thumbers’ of all ages,” says  Mounts Curator-Director Rochelle Wolberg. “Each one is the perfect opportunity for friends and families to come out and enjoy our many safe, healthy and happy horticultural activities.”
 
October 10, November 14, December 13, 2021
January 10, February 14, March 14, April 11 & May 8, 2022
Dogs’ Day in the Garden
Sundays, 9 am to 3 pm (last entry at 2 pm)
FREE for members; $10 for nonmembers; $5 for children 5-12 /
includes full Garden admission
This dog-and-family-friendly monthly event is held throughout the Garden. Bring your beloved pooch to enjoy a relaxed garden stroll. There are many great spots to capture family photos for posting online with #mountsbotanicalgarden.
Guidelines:
+ Non-retractable leashes only; retractable leashes are not permitted.
+ No more than one dog per adult will be admitted.
+ Rabies vaccination must be current.
+ Visitors should bring their own and water treats for the puppies.
+  For all Dogs' Day rules, please visit www.mounts.org/dogs-day.
 
October 28, 2021
Public Opening Day for
MOAI at Mounts Botanical Garden
+ Tuesday-Sunday, 9 am to 3 pm (October & May)
+ Tuesday-Sunday, 10 am to 4 pm (November through April)
FREE for Mounts members and children 5 and under; $12 for nonmember adults; $10 for seniors, active military, and college students with ID; $5 for children, 6-17
+ Tickets available for purchase at the gate.
Reconnect with History as the mystery of the Moai comes to Mounts.  Thanks to the generosity of Margaret Blume, the garden’s Tropical Forest Garden will re-open with the permanent installation of three imposing Moai sculptures, replicas of the iconic monolithic, human figures located on Easter Island, Chile. Visitors will discover the inspiring story of the Easter Island Moai and the Rapa Nui Culture. The tribute is meant to inspire curiosity and to serve as a link to ancient history, art, and culture.
 
November 6-7
Plant-a-Palooza Fall Plant Sale
+ Saturday, 9 am to 4 pm
+ Sunday, 9 am to 3 pm
FREE for Mounts members and children 5 and under; $15 for nonmember adults; $12 for seniors, active military, and college students with ID; $7 for children, 6-17
+ Tickets available at www.mounts.org or by calling 561.233.1757.
Reconnect with Gardening as an estimated 60 vendors, spread throughout the Garden, offer a wide range of plants, shrubs, trees, garden furniture, accessories, baskets, and fine crafts. Visitors can stroll and shop in a relaxed environment, while looking for Bonsai, bamboo, bromeliads, butterfly plants, citrus, ferns, Florida natives, flowering trees, ginger, heliconia, orchids & supplies, pitcher plants, plumeria, roses, succulents, vines and more.  The Mounts Botanical Nursery and Vintage Thrift Shop will also be open with a great variety of plants and unique treasures for the home and garden.
 
December 1-23
Garden of Lights
+ Tuesday-Sunday, 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm (last entry at 8 pm)
FREE for Mounts members and children 5 and under; $15 for nonmember adults; $12 for seniors, active military, and college students with ID; $7 for children, 6-17
+ Tickets available at www.mounts.org or by calling 561.233.1757.
Reconnect with Magic as Mounts Botanical lights up the gardens for 20 sparkling evenings during the holiday season. Visitors of all ages will enjoy discovering the magic of Mounts at night as thousands of jewel-toned lights illuminate and amplify the lush tropical foliage, majestic trees, and signature structures along an easy-to-follow route throughout various garden areas.
 
January 8-May 1
Sean Kenney’s Nature POP! Art with LEGO® Bricks
+ Tuesday-Sunday, 10 am to 4 pm (last entry at 3 pm)
FREE for Mounts members and children 5 and under; $15 for nonmember adults; $12 for seniors, active military, and college students with ID; $7 for children, 6-17
+ Tickets available at www.mounts.org or by calling 561.233.1757.
Reconnect with your Inner Child.  This new exhibition from acclaimed artist Sean Kenney features over 40 sculptures made from more than 800,000 LEGO® pieces and explores the beauty of nature through highly stylized, colorful displays that stand in striking contrast with their surroundings. Produced by Imagine Exhibitions, Nature POP! blends art, science, and innovation in the display of these sculptures. Known for his ability to make striking works of art using simple LEGO toys, Kenney pushes the boundaries of the medium in this new exhibition through his use of vibrant colors and a bold, graphical style. Inspired by the Pop art movement, Kenney’s work on Nature POP! plays on that movement’s principles by blurring the boundaries between austere and the everyday, and draws from a belief that everything is connected.
 
April 23-24
Plant-a-Palooza Spring Plant Sale
+ Saturday, 9 am to 4 pm
+ Sunday, 9 am to 3 pm
FREE for Mounts members and children 5 and under; $15 for nonmember adults; $12 for seniors, active military, and college students with ID; $7 for children, 6-17
+ Tickets available at www.mounts.org or by calling 561.233.1757.
Reconnect with Gardening as an estimated 60 vendors, spread throughout the Garden, offer a wide range of plants, shrubs, trees, garden furniture, accessories, baskets, and fine crafts. Visitors can stroll and shop in a relaxed environment, while looking for Bonsai, bamboo, bromeliads, butterfly plants, citrus, ferns, Florida natives, flowering trees, ginger, heliconia, orchids & supplies, pitcher plants, plumeria, roses, succulents, vines and more.  The Mounts Botanical Nursery and Vintage Thrift Shop will also be open with a great variety of plants and unique treasures for the home and garden.

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