Margaret Blume News

Friends of the Mounts Botanical Garden welcomed more than 150 supporters to their biggest annual fundraising event – the Mounts 23rd Annual Spring Benefit – which was held at the Garden itself on Sunday, April 2, 2023. The more than $100,000 raised will directly support maintaining the Garden's 20-acre tropical oasis, youth programs, and community outreach.

Friends of the Mounts Botanical Garden hosted the official dedication of Windows on the Floating World: Blume Tropical Wetland Garden on Tuesday, June 13. The stunning new garden features a series of walkways and permanent and changing aquatic plant displays that allow visitors to feel and connect to the tropical wetlands around them.

Allan Sistrunk, Garden Director at Mounts Botanical Garden today announced that Gennette Raborn of Delray Beach has been named the winner of the first Selfie Contest to promote the exhibition, NATURE CONNECTS: Art with LEGO Bricks. She was named the winner by five cast members from the Tony Award-winning musical 42ND STREET, which is running through Sunday at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts. Scroll down for photos! 

The Friends of Mounts Botanical Garden welcomes more than 100 VIP supporters to Palm Beach County's oldest and largest botanical garden for a preview of the largest exhibition in its 30-year history, NATURE CONNECTS: ART WITH LEGO BRICKS. Scroll down for photos!

(West Palm Beach, FL – September 28, 2015)  The Friends of Mounts Botanical Garden today announced that Palm Beach County's oldest and largest botanical garden is launching a special Connecting with Nature Contest for Kids to promote the biggest exhibition in its 30-year history:

(West Palm Beach, FL – September 28, 2015)  The Friends of Mounts Botanical Garden today announced that Palm Beach County's oldest and largest botanical garden is launching a special Connecting with Nature Contest for Kids to promote the biggest exhibition in its 30-year history:

Opening on Saturday, November 14, and running through mid-February, this dazzling, family-friendly exhibition has been a smash hit in every city in which it been presented. LEGO exhibit connects humans with nature, learning with play, headlined The San Antonio Express-News.