PROGRAMS|CLASSES|WORKSHOPS|SPECIAL EVENTS OCTOBER 2018 - APRIL 2019 STICKWORK COMING TO MOUNTS, JANUARY 2019 - Mounts Botanical Garden

Far Flung (2018), Taft Museum of Art, Cincinnati, OH
Photo: Robert A. Flischel

P R O G R A M S | C L A S S E S | WO R K S H O P S | S P E C I A L E V E N T S

                        O C TO B E R 2 0 1 8 – A P R I L 2 0 1 9

 S T I C K WO R K C O M I N G TO M O U N T S , JA N UA RY 2 0 1 9

DOCENT TRAINING DATES:
Pre-registration is required; seating is limited. Contact Mallory Cotter, mallory@mounts.org
Wednesday, October 3         Orientation – 3:45 – 4:45 pm
Thursday, October 18           Interpretation & Special Tours – 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Interpretive consultant, Kris Whipple returns with a presentation on how to communicate more
effectively with visitors and customers using Mounts’ natural ephemera and living exhibits.
Saturday, March 9, 2019      Spring Docent Training

OCTOBER
PALM & CYCAD PLANT SALE
Saturday, October 6, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Location: Event field (enter through Gate 2)
Cost: $5 (non-members); FREE for Mounts members
Produced by the Palm Beach Palm & Cycad Society
500 different palms and cycads in all shapes and sizes are
available for purchase at this unique annual sale. You can
also buy a limited supply of top-rated fertilizer and palm and
cycad reference books. For more information, please call Tom
Ramiccio, President of the Palm Beach Palm & Cycad Society
at 561-386-7812.
NEW! ORCHID CULTURE CLASS
Saturday, October 20, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Location: Mounts Botanical Auditorium
Cost: $45 (members); $50 (non-members)
Brought to you by Sandi Jones, Broward Orchid Supply
Join Sandi Jones, owner of Broward Orchid Supply and orchid hobbyist with over 400 orchids of her
own, for this introduction to the essentials for growing healthy orchids. Like all living things, orchids
need food, water and light to thrive. This class will explain what orchids need to survive, including
temperature, mounting, potting and types of media that are best to use. Supplies will be available
for sale at the class.
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!
THE ESSENCE OF SCENT: FRAGRANT FLOWERS
Thursday, October 25, Noon – 2:00 pm
Location: Jo Malone London, Saks Fifth Avenue, Palm Beach Gardens Mall
Cost: FREE EVENT
Brought to you by Anne Daniels & Shari Cavalieri, Jo Malone London
Join us for the sweetest collaboration this season. Jo Malone London
and the Garden join forces once again to offer an educational and
scentual experience! We invite you to this special presentation.
Many natural and man-made perfumes were created by
extracting natural oils from plants. In this special presentation,
we will utilize fragrant flowers from the Garden to explain the
romantic language of perfume. Be prepared to go on a scentual
journey exploring the mesmerizing notes in popular Jo Malone
fragrances, such as Basil & Neroli, English Pear & Freesia, Mimosa
& Cardamom, and many more!
To RSVP, please call 561-233-1757 or Jo Malone London
561-694-9009, ext. 262. Limited seating.

NOVEMBER
SPECIAL EVENT
PLANT-A-PALOOZA! ANNUAL FALL PLANT SALE
Saturday, November 3, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Sunday, November 4, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Location: Throughout the Garden
Cost: $10 (non-members); FREE for Mounts members
Plant lovers looking for rare, exotic, hard to find plants, trees, and herbs will enjoy over 80 vendors
throughout the Garden and in the Exhibit Halls. Shop for the perfect holiday gift for the gardener
and plant lover in your life! Don’t forget hundreds of garden themed items and accessories are
available in the Mounts Gift Shop, the Nursery and the Vintage Shop.
Members enjoy early entrance and continental breakfast from 8:00–9:00 am on Saturday only.
Member hospitality will be open in the Chickee Hut during all hours of the plant sale.
MEMBERS ONLY ON THE ROAD TOUR: RAISIN’ CANE!
A FREE opportunity for Mounts Members
Thursday, November 8, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Limited to the first 50 people to R.S.V.P. to 561-233-1796 by November 2, 2018
Travel to Clewiston for an exclusive, custom tour which includes:
• Bus pick-up and return (meet at Mounts Botanical Garden)
• A behind the scenes look at sugarcane harvesting and processing with a view of
  “Sugar Mountain.”
• A tour of Southern Gardens Citrus, where you will learn about other area crops and vegetables
  that are harvested there.
• A history of Clewiston and U.S. Sugar with a great view of Lake Okeechobee, known for its
  bass fishing.
• A complimentary, home cooked, Southern lunch!
STORIES IN THE GARDEN: AN OUTDOOR ECO-LITERACY EXPERIENCE
Friday, November 9, 10:00 – 11:30 am
Location: The Pavilion
Cost: FREE
Hosted by the Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County
This wonderful, growing program is a collaboration between The Literacy Coalition and Mounts
Botanical Garden. Young children and their families are engaged in early literacy and the great
outdoors! Celebrate with us by bringing your young ones (ages 2 – 6) to these FREE nature themed
programs. They’ll love the interactive stories, songs and tours of various gardens. Programs are held,
rain or shine, in our sheltered Pavilion. Reservations are required as availability is limited. Please call
Mounts Botanical Garden at 561-233-1757 to register.

SPECIAL EVENT
GARDEN OF LIGHTS: A WINTER HOLIDAY EVENT
Saturday, November 24 – Sunday, December 30, 5:30 – 8:30 pm nightly
Location: Throughout the Garden
Cost: $10 per person; $5 for ages 5–12
Mounts will be all a-twinkle in the evenings during the holiday season with thousands of holiday
lights hanging from the trees, illuminating the walkways and landmark structures, with colorful LED
trees and glowing light-balls, all along an easy-to-follow route throughout 15 different garden areas.
It’s the perfect way to light-up and celebrate the holidays!
NEW! THE ART OF GIFT GIVING: FUROSHIKI
Friday, November 30, 2018 – 6:00 – 7:30 pm
Location: Exhibit Hall
Cost: $25 (members); $35 (non-members)
Material fee: $10 (payable to the instructor)
Presented by Reiko Nishioka, Museum Consultant
The art of gift wrapping takes on new meaning with this cultural and visually aesthetic class.
Furoshiki is a type of Japanese wrapping fabric in which a basic square shape is utilized to
beautifully wrap and transport a variety of items. Reiko Nishioka will discuss the history of Furoshiki
and demonstrate different wrapping techniques. Participants will receive their own Furoshiki
(which is both reusable and eco-friendly) and will learn how to wrap and carry different shaped
items. Wrapping wine bottles are the most amazing! Program size is limited to the first
12 participants.

DECEMBER
SPROUTING FOR THE HEALTH OF IT!
Saturday, December 8, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Location: Mounts Auditorium
Cost: $20 (members); $25 (non-members)
Instructor: Sean Herbert, Got Sprouts?
Sean Herbert, Owner of “Got Sprouts?” will tell his story and explain why you should be including
sprouts, the most nutritious food on the planet into your daily diet. Sean will show you simple
techniques to get you sprouting at home and introduce you to the Easy Sprouter, Tray Sprouts and
the Tower Garden.
In 1998 Jody Herbert was diagnosed with Lymphoma Cancer and began Chemotherapy. Half
way through the therapy she realized it was not for her. She began looking for alternative healing
protocols and learned the healing benefits of sprouts, juices, and the living-food lifestyle. In 2004
her husband, Sean was diagnosed with Severe Crohn’s disease requiring resection surgery. After
following Jody’s advice, he began growing wheatgrass and sprouts at home and is now Crohn’s
free and off all medication for the disease. The Herbert’s credit their miraculous healing to sprouts…
the most nutritious food on the planet!
GARDEN OF LIGHTS
Continues through Sunday, December 30 – 5:30 – 8:30 pm nightly
Location: Throughout the Garden
Cost: $10 per person; $5 for ages 5–12
Our winter holiday event continues all this month! Special musical performances by local schools
will be held on select nights.
BALLET PERFORMANCE
Friday, December 21
Cost: Included with Garden of Lights entry
The Dance Arts Conservatory, a performing arts school for dance and musical theatre, will tell a
magnificent story through ballet. It will be a performance without words but a magical story told
through each dancer. It’s a ballet performance you won’t want to miss. Located in Wellington, the
Conservatory works with students of all ages and dance levels. They teach ballet, jazz, tap, creative
movement and more!

JANUARY
SPECIAL EXHIBIT
TWISTED: PATRICK DOUGHERTY ENTWINED AT MOUNTS BOTANICAL GARDEN
January – June; daily – 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
$10 (non-members); $5 (ages 5-12); FREE for Mounts members
To schedule a group tour, call 561-233-1757
North Carolina-based artist Patrick Dougherty is known for his Stickwork projects that combine
both his carpentry skills and love of nature. Over the years, his work evolved from single pieces
on conventional pedestals to monumental scale environmental works that require saplings by
the truckload. He has built more than 250 sculptures over 30 years and become internationally
acclaimed. His works have been seen in Scotland, Japan, Brussels and all over the United
States, including two Florida gardens (McKee Botanical in Melbourne and Pinecrest Gardens in
Miami) and his recent project at Cincinnati’s Taft Museum of Art. Dougherty’s massive, all-natural
sculptures are original and created on site with the help of over 100 volunteers during a three-week
Community Build.
IMPORTANT DATES:
January 8–18     Stickwork Community Build is Underway
January 21–27 Garden is Closed for Installation Completion
January 23       Special Lecture on Seductive Gardens by Dr. Eric T. Haskell
January 26       Naming Celebration for Volunteers and Invited Guests
January 27       Members Only Preview
January 28       Garden Re-opens to the Public

MEET THE ARTIST: PUBLIC TALK & BOOK SIGNING
Thursday, January 17, 6:00 – 7:00 pm
Location: Exhibit Hall A & Stickwork installation site
Cost:$10 (non-members); FREE for Mounts members
MOUNTS 2019 PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST
Entries Accepted: January 17 – February 20
Judges: Alan Chin Lee, Nature Photographer and Robert Hopper,
Landscape Architect
Attention avid photographers! Enter the finest photographs that you’ve
taken at Mounts Botanical Garden in our 12th Annual Photography Contest.
Entry categories include plant life, animal life, people in the Garden, scenic/landscapes, nature
close-ups and of course our incredible Stickwork exhibit, TWISTED. Official rules and entry form is
available at Mounts.org, or stop by the Mounts office or the Garden Shop during normal business
hours. Come to Mounts on March 1 for the judges’ positive critique of the contest entries and the
announcement of the winners. There is a maximum of three photographs per individual.
SPECIAL LECTURE
SITES OF SEDUCTION: FRENCH GARDENS OF THE 18TH CENTURY
Wednesday, January 23, 5:30 – 7:00 pm
Location: Stickwork Installation Site & Exhibit Hall A
Cost: $10 (non-members); FREE for Mounts members
Presented by Dr. Eric T. Haskell, Professor Emeritus of French Studies & Humanities,
Scripps College, California
Join us for an exciting lecture with Dr. Eric T. Haskell. His talk will compliment and delve deeply
into green architecture like our Stickwork exhibit, TWISTED. You’ll learn about French “fabriques,”
where gardens are created to seduce the eye and transport the visitor into what Haskell calls
a “paradisiac fantasy land in which these prefiguration’s of Disneyland pose as veritable
dreamatoriums.” Dr. Haskell’s achievements and professional contributions have awarded him
with the Palmes Academiques medal and prestigious membership as a Knight of the Order of
 Arts and Letters.

FEBRUARY
ROSE TRILOGY: GROWING GREAT ROSES IN SOUTH FLORIDA
Location: Mounts Auditorium
Cost: $45 (members); $50 (non-members)
Produced by the Greater Palm Beach Rose Society
Presented by Mike Becker, Master Rosarian, Bill Langford, Consulting Rosarian, and Geoff
Coolidge, Consulting Rosarian – all certified by the American Rose Society
RIGHT ROSE, RIGHT PLACE: THE BASICS OF ROSES
Saturday, February 2, 10:00 – 11:30 am
This program will present the best of the different types of roses based on size to accommodate any
garden. You will learn the basics of growing great roses in our South Florida area: how much sun,
location, planting and watering; presented with lots of pictures of roses throughout. Handouts will
be provided to each attendee listing the best roses by type, size, fragrance and disease resistance.
Handouts will also include local and mail order sources.
GROWING ROSES FOR THE GREATEST SUCCESS
Saturday February 9, 10:00 – 11:30 am
By adding on to the previous class here we will delve into greater detail and specifics to growing the
best roses, regardless of the level of experience in easily understood terms. Learn how to properly
plant roses, the best soils and amendments, watering and fertilizing for the optimum success in
your garden. Handouts will provide a list of soil amendments and fertilizers with both organic and
synthetic options.
ROSE PESTS: HOW TO IDENTIFY, PREVENT AND SOLVE ROSE PROBLEMS
Saturday February 16, 10:00 – 11:30 am
Our final class completes the Trilogy of Growing Great Roses in South Florida. When rose pests arise
you will learn how to identify the different types of diseases and
insect common to roses grown in South Florida and the best
methods to solve those problems. Handouts will be provided
that show pictures of common pests. These will also include
options for organic and chemical solutions for each of those
pests
SPECIAL EVENT
DOGS’ DAY IN THE GARDEN
Sunday, February 24, 2019, 10:00 am – 3:30 pm
Location: Throughout the Garden
Cost: $10 (non-members); $5 (ages 5-12); FREE for
Mounts members
Bring the entire family, dogs included, to visit the Garden!
Take a walk on the winding paths, meet other pooch pals,
and heel for photo opportunities. All dogs MUST be on a non-
retractable leash (STRICTLY ENFORECED). Visit www.mounts.org
for complete rules.
SPECIAL FAMILY PROGRAM
FAMILY FUN MINI MAKER FAIRE
Saturday, February 23, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Location: The Great Lawn
Cost: $10 (non-members); $5 (ages 5-12); FREE for Mounts members.
Ever reminisce about the days when you built forts as a kid, gathered found objects and natural
ephemera, or tinkered with electronics? Us, too! So often, children miss out on opportunities to
activate their creativity, imagination, and resourcefulness…but not at Mounts Botanical Garden!
Thanks to our incredible community build TWISTED and the Stickwork exhibit, we are inspired to
put the extra willow building materials to good use. Join us for this family-friendly maker-centered
program that celebrates fun education and making things! Bring the whole family to the Garden.
You might just be able to build your own small-scale Stickwork fort!

MARCH
MEMBERS ONLY ON THE ROAD TOUR: RAISIN’ CANE!
A FREE opportunity for Mounts Members
Thursday, March 7, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Limited to the first 50 people to R.S.V.P. to 561-233-1796 by March 1, 2019
Travel to Clewiston for an exclusive, custom tour! See the November 8th listing for details.
SPECIAL EVENT – ENVIRONMENTAL FILM
RIVERS AND TIDES
Directed by Thomas Riedelsheimer (2001)
Friday, March 22, Gates Open at 5:30 pm; film starts at 6:00 pm
Location: Exhibit Hall A
$15 (non-members); $5 (ages 5-12); FREE for Mounts members
Mounts Movie night brings the community together to view an environmental film and raise
awareness of our relationship with the natural environment. It’s a great platform for conversation,
education and positive change! Each viewing will be followed by a dynamic discussion with
scientists and environmental advocates, enabling attendees to share thoughts, consider various
viewpoints and hear the experts’ perspectives.
This documentary invites you to follow one of the greatest nature artists of all time, Andy
Goldsworthy, on a fantastic journey as he builds his large scale sculptures from New York to
Scotland. Celebrated for his deep connection with the Earth, Goldsworthy uses natural ephemera
to sculpt his pieces, illuminating the captivating nexus between nature and art.
BRING THE FAMILY!
Saturday, March 30, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Location: In the Garden
Cost: Included with regular Garden admission; parent will
receive one complimentary ticket with each child’s admission.
Additional adult tickets will be discounted.
Hosted in Partnership with the Junior League of the Palm Beaches
Children ages 4-9 and their parents are invited to participate in this
family-friendly event hosted at the Garden. Kids in the Kitchen, an
annual Junior League of the Palm Beaches (JLPB) initiative, is focused
on family nutrition and healthy lifestyles for children. The Junior League of
the Palm Beaches is an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism
and improving communities through effective action and leadership of trained volunteers.
The event will feature fun nutrition and exercise activities, and opportunities for children to learn
how to live a healthy lifestyle, all while having fun. Children will learn how to make simple healthy
snacks and can taste healthy foods they’ve possibly never tried before. There will also be fun
outdoor activities.
Mounts Botanical Garden will also be hosting a short demonstration on gardening and healthy
eating. Throughout the event, Kids in the Kitchen will feature free giveaways for every child who
attends. To register for the event, parents should visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kids-in-the-
kitchen-tickets-49598030043.
For every child who attends Kids in the Kitchen, one complimentary adult ticket to Mounts Botanical
Garden’s Stickwork exhibit will be provided. Extra tickets will be discounted at $1.00 per additional
adult. This has always been a popular event and is sure to be so again, so sign up early.

APRIL
SUCCULENTS 101
Thursday, April 4, 10:00 – 11:30 am
Location: Mounts Auditorium
Cost: $25 (members); $35 (non-members)
Succulent enthusiast Kimberly shares the secrets to caring for these low-maintenance plants and
explains why they lend themselves so well to container arrangements. First, create a color wheel
container composition and stress your plants to reveal beautiful hues. Then, make a gorgeous
floral-style arrangement and add dimension and interest to your piece. Do you only have shade to
give your succulents? Choose plants that thrive in low-light areas and learn how to care for their
unique needs.
SPECIAL EVENT
PLANT-A-PALOOZA! ANNUAL SPRING PLANT SALE
Saturday, April 27, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Sunday, April 28, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Location: Throughout the Garden
Cost: $10 (non-members); FREE for Mounts members
Over 80 vendors with rare, exotic, hard to find plants, trees, herbs and lots of garden accessories
will be located throughout the Garden and in the Exhibit Halls. Plenty of garden-themed items
and accessories are also available in the Gift Shop, Nursery and the Vintage Shop. Early entrance
and continental breakfast for members, 8:00–9:00 am on Saturday only; member hospitality in the
Chickee Hut both days.
SPRING BENEFIT
April 2019
Date and location to be announced.

                         HOW TO REGISTER FOR CLASSES
             1. 	Call 561-233-1757 and pay with credit card over the phone.
             2. 	Pay online with a credit card at mounts.org/events/
             3. 	Pay at the office or Garden Shop with a credit card, cash or check during
                  regular business hours.
             Note: Class minimums apply. Visit the website for cancellation and refund
             policy. Some information may be subject to change without notice.

                                          IMPORTANT NUMBERS:
                                 Mounts Administrative Office: 561-233-1757
                                   Ask a Gardener Hotline: 561-233-1750
                                    Mounts Garden Shop: 561-233-1760

    This project is sponsored in part by The Board of County Commissioners, the Tourist Development Council
                                  and the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County.