Key West Botanical Garden In The News
Keynoter.com: Gardenfest Blooms
Event includes botanical tours and plant sales
Nature lovers can enjoy an exhibition and sale of rare plants, tour the lush and lovely gardens surrounding five private Key West homes, explore Key West's two premier public gardens and expand their horticultural knowledge at educational workshops during Gardenfest Key West, scheduled Feb. 22 to 24.
Gardenfest is presented jointly by the Key West Garden Club and Key West Botanical Garden Society.
The festivities are scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. Feb. 22 with a wine tasting and plant preview at the Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden, 5210 College Road, Stock Island. Visitors who join either the club or the society are admitted free, and members receive a 10 percent discount on their Friday night plant purchases.
Private garden tours are scheduled 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 23 and 24. The $20-per-person price includes shuttle service to all five private gardens from the Key West Garden Club headquarters at the West Martello Tower, 1100 Atlantic Blvd., as well as shuttle service to the Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden.
All day both days, visitors to the Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden can view and purchase native plants, fruit trees, exotic palms, orchids, bromeliads, flowering plants and more, as well as nature-themed art and crafts.
From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days, a series of free educational workshops on horticultural subjects is to be presented.
Tickets for the garden tours are available at the Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden and the Key West Garden Club headquarters, or by calling the organizations at 296-1504 or 294-3210.
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