Assisting Gardeners Throughout Palm Beach County 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 Mounts Botanical Garden. The Garden’s focus promotes gardens and gardening unique to the subtropics. The Garden exhibits and evaluates materials environmentally suitable for home, commercial, and public landscapes while providing opportunities for people of all ages and backgrounds to learn the art, science, and joy of gardening. Location: 559 North Military Trail, between Southern Boulevard and Belvedere Road in West Palm Beach Hours: Monday-Saturday, 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., Sunday, noon – 4:00 p.m. Admission: Suggested donation $5, except during some special events Garden Shop at Mounts Located just inside the Military Trail entrance to the Garden, the Garden Shop at Mounts offers a selection of gardening gifts, plants and horticulture books appropriate for South Florida gardens. Hours are: Thursday–Saturday, 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. and Sunday, Noon–4:00 p.m. Master Gardener Program and Plant Hotline The Palm Beach County/UF-IFAS Master Gardeners answer your gardening questions on the phone – 561-233-1750. www.mounts.org Mounts Botanical Garden Garden Family & Friends – $75 Benefits one individual. Benefits two adults and their children under 18 years of age. Garden Steward – $125 Includes all Garden Family & Friends Benefits plus two FREE tickets to the Connoisseurs Garden Tour and to our other events including the Spring and Fall Plant Sales. PAID BEST VALUE Garden Lover – $250 Includes all Garden Steward Membership Benefits plus two one-day event passes and a private tour with the Garden Director. Garden Patron – $500 Includes Garden Lover benefits plus two additional one-day event passes, special discounts at select garden shops, and an invitation to special members-only programs. Gardening Angel – $1,000 Garden Patron benefits plus two tickets to the Spring Benefit and an exclusive cocktail party. Upgrade your membership to Garden Steward today and receive two FREE tickets to the Connoisseurs Garden Tour and FREE Admission to our other events including our Spring and Fall Plant Sales. NO TICKETS WILL BE MAILED AFTER MAY 1, 2015 Tickets may be purchased in advance at participating outlets (listed on the reverse side), the Mounts Garden Shop or at the Mounts office. Garden members with Garden Steward level membership or above can pick up tickets at any of the Gardens during the event. Sponsored By: Mounts Botanical Garden is Palm Beach County’s oldest and largest botanical garden. Its 14 acres of gardens contain more than 2,000 species of tropical and subtropical plants, including flowering trees and shrubs, tropical fruit trees, bromeliads, palms, herbs, roses and a vegetable garden with other specialty plants interwoven throughout the landscape. We exist to inspire. Avid Gardener – $50 559 North Military Trail West Palm Beach, FL 33415 A Uniquely Wonderful Place Friends of the Mounts Botanical Garden Mounts – The Palm Beach Botanical Garden • Free admission to the Spring and Fall Plant Sales, Tropical Fruit Festival, A Shady Affair, and the Fall Family Festival • Members’ Plant Sale Preview—early entry and complimentary continental breakfast for our members • Subscription to our full-color membership magazine, Leaflet • Free admission to more than 250 public gardens nationwide • Discounted classes, workshops, and Garden Shop purchases 2015 Connoisseurs Garden Tour A Mother’s Day Tradition West Palm Beach, FL Permit N0. 632 A Mother’s Day weekend tradition, the Connoisseurs Garden Tour on May 9–10 showcases some of the finest gardens in Palm Beach County to enjoy at your own pace over the two days of the event. This is our 11th Anniversary and this year is the best ever. Benefits of Mounts Membership: Non-Profit Org. U.S. Postage The Connoisseurs Garden Tour is Celebrating our 11th Anniversary Saturday, 11 Saturday, May 9 May Sunday, May 10 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Sunday, May 12 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Hoecherl Garden Tickets: Members $20 | Non-Members $25 Upgrade your membership to Garden Steward today and receive 2 FREE tickets to the Connoisseurs Garden Tour and FREE Admission to our other events including our Spring and Fall Plant Sales. 12106 61st Lane North West Palm Beach, FL 33412 4 Brady Garden 717 Avon Road West Palm Beach, FL 33401 An intimate garden where the visitor is enveloped in the landscape. Well thought out and meticulously designed to maximize this small garden space. Billy is a orchid lover and his little horticultural wonderland showcases his collection along with other epiphytes and shade loving plants. Meandering paths leading to multiple sitting areas, pool, an orchid house and an outdoor living room—perfect for year-round outdoor living. Immaculately maintained, intensely planted and a plant lovers paradise. 7 Cummings & Goss Garden 13174 57th Place North Royal Palm Beach, FL 33411 5 6800 Country Place Road West Palm Beach, FL 33411 People, birds and wildlife thrive in this garden! Anchored by 130 species of native trees, shrubs, flowers, grasses and aquatic plants, it furnishes the “homegrown” honeybees, butterflies and assorted native insects plenty to pollinate! Twenty-one different species of fruit trees also provide food for all. A swimming pool has recently been turned into a charming pond and rain barrels collect over 1000 gallons of water. Everyone will find new plants and ideas in this interesting garden! From I-95 & Okeechobee Blvd./Exit 70: Go west on Okeechobee Blvd. for 5.2 miles. Turn left onto Skees Rd. for .3 miles. Take left onto Country Place Rd. for .2 miles. Go west my friends! This western garden owned by the proprietors of LM Botanicals is a showstopper. Their garden has a potpourri of every plant imaginable. Palms, orchids, ferns, citrus trees, tropical fruit trees, bromeliads, cactus and much, much more. As you walk this incredible garden you will find this garden is huge…a tropical paradise complete with parrots and waterfalls. From I-95 & Okeechobee Blvd./Exit 70: Go west on Okeechobee Blvd. for 7.9 miles. Turn right on State Rd. 7 for 3.5 miles. Turn left onto Persimmon for 2 miles (cross canal). Turn right on 130th Trail North for .8 miles (unpaved). Turn left onto 57th Place North for .2 miles. From I-95 & Belvedere Rd./Exit 69: Go east on Belvedere Rd. for .3 miles. Turn left on Lake Ave. for .06 miles. Take first right onto Avon Rd., go .2 mile. Lerner Garden Joe and Betty Libertucci welcome you with open arms to their western garden. As you stroll this plant oasis you will quickly see that this garden is unique and special. An observation deck that overlooks their pond is surrounded by bromeliads, orchids, palms and aroids. The Libertuccis are involved in several local plant societies and their garden shows it. From I-95 & Okeechobee Blvd./Exit 70: Go west on Okeechobee Blvd. for 7.9 miles. Turn right on State Rd. 7 for 3.5 miles. Turn left onto Persimmon Blvd. for .7 miles. Turn right on to Royal Palm Beach Blvd. for 1.1 miles. Turn left onto 61st St. North for .2 miles. Turn right onto 120 Ave. North. Take first left onto 61st Lane North for .1 mile. From I-95 and Southern Blvd./Exit 68: Head west on Southern Blvd. for 4 miles. Right on exit ramp and turn left onto Jog for .4 miles. Turn right onto Pioneer Rd. and go 1 mile. Park on Pioneer Rd. Nestled away in a secluded suburban setting, this cozy cottage garden is truly a tropical paradise; mixing a variety of natives, trees, palms and perennials. This property started with nothing but sand and weeds, but now boasts 2,000 plants highlighted by pavers, shell, rocks, stepping stones and a turf area in the back. There is plenty of opportunity to explore or relax in the seating areas throughout the landscape. From I -95 & Forest Hill Blvd./Exit 66: Head east on Forest Hill Blvd. for 1.1 miles. Turn right on S. Olive Ave. for .3 mile. Turn left onto Seville for .04 mile. 6 Libertucci Garden 8 Whisler Garden 748 Jacana Way North Palm Beach, FL 33408 Truly a collector’s garden, Tom and Mary Whisler are very active in the Palm & Cycad Society and have a large collection of palms from around the world. The landscape is very detailed and meticulously maintained. The centerpiece in their front garden of blue cycads catch your eye immediately. As you continue around the garden you notice that they pay a lot of attention to detail. Bromeliads and orchids dot the landscape, continuing around the garden, you will find a collection of Cuban Palms. From I-95 & Northlake Blvd./Exit 77: Take Northlake Blvd. east 1.5 miles. Turn left on to Prosperity Farms Rd. for .5 mile. Turn right onto Ibis Way for .05 mile. Take first left onto Westwood Dr. for .06 mile. Turn right into Jacana Way for .01 mile. 1 2 3 Please use these directions as only a guide and refer to a map or GPS for further assistance. Alternate or inside routes may also be taken. 4 5 6 7 Exit 70 Okeechobee Blvd. 251 Seville Road West Palm Beach, FL 33405 Park on Pioneer and walk down the long driveway and you are walking through old Florida! In this pine forest, you will see old snags still standing, the resting place for owls at night and woodpecker homes. The A-frame house is surrounded by specialty gardens, including a patriotic “red, white and blue” one. Whimsical garden art abounds everywhere. Many areas have been left natural to encourage wild life, and there is bounty from the collection of tropical fruit trees and native plants to feed them! Exit 51 Linton Blvd. 2 7287 Pioneer Road West Palm Beach, FL 33413 This is truly a layered garden with large oaks and mature palms overhead and a wide variety of unusual bushes and small trees beneath them. The real wonder is at your feet. This garden cleverly encompasses over two dozen ground covers! The front yard is covered in lush greens and then you walk thru the gate and are greeted by vivid colors and a garden house that will create garden envy in everyone. Sitting areas encourage one to relax and enjoy every aspect of this wonderful garden. From I-95 & Linton Blvd./Exit 51: Go west on Linton Blvd. for .1 mile. Take first left on to Congress Ave. for .2 miles. Turn right onto Old Germantown Rd. for .5 mile. NOTE: Park on empty lot at corner of Old Germantown and Hampton Roads and walk through gate. LaBossiere & Philpott Garden Katz Garden Exit 68 Southern Blvd. 2455 Hampton Bridge Road Delray Beach, FL 33445 3 Exit 77 Northlake Blvd, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Exit 69 Belvedere Rd. Sunday, May 10 Exit 66 Forest Hill Blvd. 1 Saturday, May 9 N 8 These gardens are not handicapped accessible. They are privately owned by individuals who have opened them for the benefit of Mounts Botanical Garden. TICKET INFORMATION $20 members / $25 non-members Ticket allows access to all gardens. Children under 12 free. NO TICKETS WILL BE MAILED AFTER MAY 1, 2015. Tickets may be purchased in advance at participating outlets, the Mounts Garden Shop or at the Mounts office. Garden members with Garden Steward Level Membership or above can pick up their two tickets at any of the Gardens during the event. Tickets are available at the following outlets: Amelia’s Smarty Plants Uncle Bim’s Garden Center 1515 N. Dixie Highway, Lake Worth 561-540-6296 926 Belvedere Road, West Palm Beach 561-832-8328 Delray Garden Center Hoffman’s Chocolates: 3827 West Atlantic Avenue, Delray Beach 561-243-6869 Garden Shop at Mounts Mounts Botanical Garden 531 North Military Trail, West Palm Beach 561-233-1760 (Thursday-Sunday) Giverny Gardens 550 Center Street, Jupiter 561-575-0679 Johnny Mango’s Produce 3705 South Federal Hwy, Boynton Beach 561-276-4424 Greenacres – Chocolate Factory, Shop & Gardens 5190 Lake Worth Road 561-967-2213 Boca Raton – Shops at Boca Center 5250 Town Center Circle, Suite 135 561-750-0021 Palm Beach Gardens – Garden Square Shoppes 10957 North Military Trail 561-626-2009
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