2013-04-18 — /travelprnews.com/ — PLAN YOUR OWN LANDSCAPE OASIS AT THE ZOO PLANT SALE
WHO: What keeps Zoo Atlanta looking so beautiful? The secret’s in the plants, and the insiders’ tips are only revealed once a year. Join Zoo Atlanta Horticulturists at the annual Zoo Plant Sale Zoo Atlanta on Saturday, April 20 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
WHAT: This year’s inventory list features 150 species of perennials, ornamental grasses, vines, annuals, perennials, houseplants and tropical plants hand-selected by the Zoo Atlanta Horticulture Department. Experts will be on hand for questions and advice on landscape design.
The sale will take place at the Conservation Education Gate near the Cherokee
Avenue parking lot; Zoo admission is not required to attend. All proceeds benefit the Zoo Atlanta horticulture program.
WHEN: Saturday, April 20, 2013
8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
WHERE: Zoo Atlanta
Conservation Education Gate (near Cherokee Avenue parking lot)
800 Cherokee Avenue, S.E.
Atlanta, GA 30315
CONTACT: Keisha N. Hines, Director of Public Relations, Communications and Social Media
404.624.5980 – office
404.309.2238 – cell
khines@zooatlanta.org
ABOUT: About Zoo Atlanta
An accredited member of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), Zoo Atlanta inspires value and preservation of wildlife through a unique mix of education and outdoor family fun. From well-known native wildlife to critically endangered species on the brink of extinction, the Zoo offers memorable close encounters with more than 1,500 animals from around the world. A slate of new up-close-and-personal experiences opened in spring 2012: giraffe feeding, permitting guests to hand-feed Earth’s tallest living land mammals, and
Wild Encounters, three new behind-the-scenes adventures with African elephants, giant pandas and Komodo dragon. Other highlights include the nation’s largest collection of western lowland gorillas, the nation’s largest
zoological collection of orangutans and a global center of excellence for the care and study of vanishing reptiles and amphibians. The Zoo is open daily with the exceptions of Thanksgiving and Christmas Day. Keeper talks, interactive wildlife shows, education programs and special events run year-round. For more
information, call 404.624.WILD or visit zooatlanta.org.
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