Beauty overflows during 4th Bonnet House Orchid Fair in December

The Fourth Annual Bonnet House Orchid Fair will bring a burst of color to the historic Bonnet House Fruit Grove on December 4^th and 5^th from 10am to 5pm with brilliant blooms in a natural setting! Over 30 local vendors will participate in this unique plant sale featuring a colorful collection of flora as well as plant accessories, garden art and supplies.  Lectures and demonstrations by orchid growing experts will be presented as well.

Orchids, or Orchidaceae, are the largest of plant families and grow on six continents. Roughly 95 percent of the world’s orchids are native to the tropical and sub-tropical regions. Bonnet House is the home of over 1,500 plants, many collected by Evelyn Bartlett who moved to preserve her beloved Bonnet House as an historic site and cultural center in 1983.  This spectacular collection is still displayed at Bonnet House in orchid houses Mrs. Bartlett had designed.

The Bonnet House Orchid Fair features thousands of blooms throughout the estate’s grounds and offers many innovative displays, interesting talks and tours of the gardens. Beautiful displays donated by the vendors will be auctioned off to the highest bidder. All of the proceeds will benefit Bonnet House and its programs.

The event will take place Saturday and Sunday, December 4^th and 5^th from 10am to 5pm with talks in the grove at 12pm and 2pm both days.  The entry fee is $5 for the fair and grounds and $15 for the fair, grounds and self-guided tour through the historic main house.

Event Features:

Orchid Supplies - Vendors to provide all you need to plant and grow orchids.
Garden Art - Attractive and unusual orchid and/or garden related items from several vendors.

Lectures – Four educational lectures and how-to demonstrations each day at noon and 2:00pm

Orchid Displays & Silent Auction – Various orchid displays created by the participating vendors will be available for auction.

Food and Wine – Food and wine will be onsite during the entire event.

Self-guided Tours of the House and Grounds – Stroll through the grounds and house at your leisure and experience the charm and beauty of the Bonnet House estate.

Rest Areas – Where you can sit and relax in the shade.
The Bonnet House Gift Shop – Near the main house, offers a unique choice of snacks and bottled juices, Giclee reproductions of selected pieces of the Bartletts’ original art work, as well as a variety of interesting books, jewelry and array of gift items.
Lots of Free Parking – The entrance to the parking lot is on North Birch Road off of Sunrise Boulevard. between A1A and the Intracoastal Waterway.

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Bonnet House Museum & Gardens — 900 North Birch Road, Fort Lauderdale

Open for tours Tues.- Sat. from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm; Sundays from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm

www.bonnethouse.org

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3. Impressions of Florida opens with reception on March 6
4. Bonnet House Young Artist Music Series opens January 27
5. Bonnet House Begins its 2009 Lecture Series in November

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