BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20160403T170000Z DTEND:20160403T210000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Historic Flamingo Park Garden Tour DESCRIPTION:FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE\n\nFlamingo Park to Host Botanically Blissful Afternoon Garden Tour on\n\nApril 3\, 2016\, Amid Downtown Neighborhood's Historic Homes\n\nWEST PALM BEACH\, Florida Framed by picturesque streets lined with Mahogany\,\n\nCoconut Palm\, Southern Oak and Royal Poinciana trees\, the Flamingo Park Historic\n\nDistrict invites the community to come wander through 10 verdant gardens and indulge\n\nthe senses with live music and delicious cuisine at the neighborhood's biennial Historic\n\nHome Garden Tour\, from 1 to 5 p.m. on Sunday\, April 3\, 2016.\n\nGardens on the tour surround Flamingo Park's distinctive historic homes\, most built in\n\nthe 1920s in the Spanish and Mediterranean Revival architectural styles. Gardens\n\nrange widely in style from formal and cottage gardens populated by lush tropical trees\n\nand plants\, to native Florida landscapes\, elaborate vegetable and herb gardens\, and\n\noutdoor living spaces showcasing unique pools and inviting patios.\n\nEach home on the tour is more of a destination on a 10-stop roving garden party\, with\n\nlive music performed by an impressive lineup of local musicians from many musical\n\ngenres\, and complimentary food and drink provided by some of West Palm Beach's\n\nfinest restaurants\, including Sushi Jo\, Serenity Garden Tea House\, and the highly\n\nacclaimed new Italian bistro Grato. As a special bonus for Garden Tour participants\, the\n\nnew multi-disciplinary art gallery and restaurant EMKO will open their lush garden patio\n\nas a "last stop" on the tour\, serving tour guests coffee and dessert from 3 to 5 p.m.\n\nHorticultural experts will be on hand at several homes to provide gardening advice and\n\nanswer any questions visitors may have. For guests seeking an expert-led guided tour\n\nexperience\, this year's Garden Tour will offer two such tours during the event. Larry\n\nGrosser\, a retired environmental scientist and certified Master Gardner\, will lead visitors\n\non a tour exploring the many aspects of tropical fruit trees and produce gardening. Jeff\n\nNurge\, also a Master Gardener\, will lead a tour focused on butterfly gardening and\n\nFlorida native planting. Nurge is owner and founder of sustainable landscape consulting\n\ncompany Florida Native Gardening\, as well as co-owner of Native Choice Nursery.\n\nThese expert-led tours are both roughly one hour in length and available to interested\n\nGarden Tour guests for no additional charge. Due to limited space\, participation is on a\n\nfirst-come\, first-served basis.\n\nTickets for the 2016 Flamingo Park Historic Home Garden Tour are $35 in advance\n\n(online at flamingopark.org) and include admission to all 10 neighborhood gardens (plus\n\nEMKO visit from 3-5 p.m.)\, optional participation in one or both of the expert-led walking\n\ntours\, and all-you-care-to-enjoy food and drink. Tickets may also be purchased at any of\n\nseveral retail locations\, including:\n\n Belle and Maxwell's\, 3700 S. Dixie Hwy.\, West Palm Beach\;\n\n Palm Beach Motor Cars (Bob Bohm in the Service Dept.)\, 915 S Dixie Hwy.\, West\n\nPalm Beach\;\n\n Uncle Bim's Garden Center\, 926 Belvedere Rd\, West Palm Beach\; and\n\n Serenity Garden Tea House\, 316 Vallette Way\, West Palm Beach.\n\nThe starting point for the tour is 720 Ardmore Road\, where tour goers can pick up\n\ntickets purchased online\, along with their tour guide booklet. This is also the starting\n\nlocation for the expert-led guided tours. Tickets can also be purchased here on tour day\n\nfor $40 with cash\, personal checks or major credit card.\n\nThe tour route is easily and comfortably walkable. Parking is free and readily available\n\nthroughout the Flamingo Park neighborhood. Visitors who wish to park close to the\n\ncheck-in booth at 720 Ardmore Road are advised to park on adjacent Lake Avenue.\n\nFor complete information\, including online ticket sales\, visit flamingopark.org.\n\nInformation about the tour\, including photos and weekly sneak peeks of the homes and\n\ngardens on the tour will be available on the Flamingo Park Facebook page\,\n\nfacebook.com/FlamingoParkNeighborhood.\n\nAbout Flamingo Park\n\nFlamingo Park is a neighborhood of historic homes\, many in the Spanish Mission and\n\nMediterranean Revival styles\, built during the 1920s boom era. Flamingo Park is\n\nbounded by Park Place to the north\, Belvedere Road to the south and Parker Avenue to\n\nthe West. The eastern boundary of Flamingo Park is defined by Georgia Avenue for the\n\nsouthern half (Belvedere to Claremore) and Dixie Highway for the northern half\n\n(Claremore to Park Place).\n\nThe 2016 Flamingo Park Historic Home Garden Tour is hosted by the Flamingo Park\n\nNeighborhood Association\, a non-profit\, volunteer-run group of homeowners dedicated\n\nto preserving the unique historical quality of the their neighborhood and connecting residents with camaradie and\n\n\n\ncommunity activities. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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Flamingo Park to Host Botanically Blissful Afternoon Garden Tour on

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April 3\, 2016\, Amid Downtown Neighborhood&rsquo\;s Historic Homes

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WEST PALM BEACH\, Florida &mdash\; Framed by picturesque streets lined with Mahogany\,

\n\n

Coconut Palm\, Southern Oak and Royal Poinciana trees\, the Flamingo Park Historic

\n\n

District invites the community to come wander through 10 verdant gardens and indulge

\n\n

the senses with live music and delicious cuisine at the neighborhood&rsquo\;s biennial Historic

\n\n

Home Garden Tour\, from 1 to 5 p.m. on Sunday\, April 3\, 2016.

\n\n

Gardens on the tour surround Flamingo Park&rsquo\;s distinctive historic homes\, most built in

\n\n

the 1920s in the Spanish and Mediterranean Revival architectural styles. Gardens

\n\n

range widely in style from formal and cottage gardens populated by lush tropical trees

\n\n

and plants\, to native Florida landscapes\, elaborate vegetable and herb gardens\, and

\n\n

outdoor living spaces showcasing unique pools and inviting patios.

\n\n

Each home on the tour is more of a destination on a 10-stop roving garden party\, with

\n\n

live music performed by an impressive lineup of local musicians from many musical

\n\n

genres\, and complimentary food and drink provided by some of West Palm Beach&rsquo\;s

\n\n

finest restaurants\, including Sushi Jo\, Serenity Garden Tea House\, and the highly

\n\n

acclaimed new Italian bistro Grato. As a special bonus for Garden Tour participants\, the

\n\n

new multi-disciplinary art gallery and restaurant EMKO will open their lush garden patio

\n\n

as a &ldquo\;last stop&rdquo\; on the tour\, serving tour guests coffee and dessert from 3 to 5 p.m.

\n\n

Horticultural experts will be on hand at several homes to provide gardening advice and

\n\n

answer any questions visitors may have. For guests seeking an expert-led guided tour

\n\n

experience\, this year&rsquo\;s Garden Tour will offer two such tours during the event. Larry

\n\n

Grosser\, a retired environmental scientist and certified Master Gardner\, will lead visitors

\n\n

on a tour exploring the many aspects of tropical fruit trees and produce gardening. Jeff

\n\n

Nurge\, also a Master Gardener\, will lead a tour focused on butterfly gardening and

\n\n

Florida native planting. Nurge is owner and founder of sustainable landscape consulting

\n\n

company Florida Native Gardening\, as well as co-owner of Native Choice Nursery.

\n\n

These expert-led tours are both roughly one hour in length and available to interested

\n\n

Garden Tour guests for no additional charge. Due to limited space\, participation is on a

\n\n

first-come\, first-served basis.

\n\n

Tickets for the 2016 Flamingo Park Historic Home Garden Tour are $35 in advance

\n\n

(online at flamingopark.org) and include admission to all 10 neighborhood gardens (plus

\n\n

EMKO visit from 3-5 p.m.)\, optional participation in one or both of the expert-led walking

\n\n

tours\, and all-you-care-to-enjoy food and drink. Tickets may also be purchased at any of

\n\n

several retail locations\, including:

\n\n

&bull\; Belle and Maxwell&rsquo\;s\, 3700 S. Dixie Hwy.\, West Palm Beach\;

\n\n

&bull\; Palm Beach Motor Cars (Bob Bohm in the Service Dept.)\, 915 S Dixie Hwy.\, West

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Palm Beach\;

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&bull\; Uncle Bim'\;s Garden Center\, 926 Belvedere Rd\, West Palm Beach\; and

\n\n

&bull\; Serenity Garden Tea House\, 316 Vallette Way\, West Palm Beach.

\n\n

The starting point for the tour is 720 Ardmore Road\, where tour goers can pick up

\n\n

tickets purchased online\, along with their tour guide booklet. This is also the starting

\n\n

location for the expert-led guided tours. Tickets can also be purchased here on tour day

\n\n

for $40 with cash\, personal checks or major credit card.

\n\n

The tour route is easily and comfortably walkable. Parking is free and readily available

\n\n

throughout the Flamingo Park neighborhood. Visitors who wish to park close to the

\n\n

check-in booth at 720 Ardmore Road are advised to park on adjacent Lake Avenue.

\n\n

For complete information\, including online ticket sales\, visit flamingopark.org.

\n\n

Information about the tour\, including photos and weekly sneak peeks of the homes and

\n\n

gardens on the tour will be available on the Flamingo Park Facebook page\,

\n\n

facebook.com/FlamingoParkNeighborhood.

\n\n

About Flamingo Park

\n\n

Flamingo Park is a neighborhood of historic homes\, many in the Spanish Mission and

\n\n

Mediterranean Revival styles\, built during the 1920s boom era. Flamingo Park is

\n\n

bounded by Park Place to the north\, Belvedere Road to the south and Parker Avenue to

\n\n

the West. The eastern boundary of Flamingo Park is defined by Georgia Avenue for the

\n\n

southern half (Belvedere to Claremore) and Dixie Highway for the northern half

\n\n

(Claremore to Park Place).

\n\n

The 2016 Flamingo Park Historic Home Garden Tour is hosted by the Flamingo Park

\n\n

Neighborhood Association\, a non-profit\, volunteer-run group of homeowners dedicated

\n\n

to preserving the unique historical quality of the their neighborhood and connecting residents with camaradie and
\n
\ncommunity activities. \;

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