The Miami-Dade Chapter of the Florida Nursery Growers and Landscape Association (FNGLA) will be hosting its first annual Plant Market Event on Saturday, October 25th, 2014 and Sunday, October 26th from 9:30am to 4:30pm. The event will take place at the Montgomery Botanical Center.
During the two day event, then public will be taken on guided tours of the Botanical Center and be able to purchase plants and related plant material from a variety of different vendors. Admission is $5 per person, with children under the age of 16, accompanied by an adult, free.
FNGLA is the oldest and largest association of its kind in the State of Florida, celebrating 62 years of industry representation. FNGLA targets the needs of Florida’s environmental horticultural industry from growers of plant material, retailers and wholesalers, to landscape professionals, allied suppliers, etc.
In addition, the association represents the industry on governmental issues, provides professional education, marketing projects and supports the individual chapters throughout the State. For more info on the Miami-Dade Chapter, please visit: www.nursery-report.com.
Montgomery Botanical Center is a nonprofit botanic garden. Established in 1959, the 120-acre estate maintains living specimens from wild plant populations worldwide, specializing in palms and cycads.
Today, Montgomery Botanical Center advances botanical research, conserves rare species and educates the community of its scientific plant collections through workshops, lectures, publications and tours.
For more info on Montgomery Botanical Center, please visit their website at: www.montgomerybotanical.org.
For more info on the 2014 FNGLA Plant Market Event, please contact the Miami-Dade Chapter of FNGLA at 305-248-1117 or via email at: info@nursery-report.com.
