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SUMMARY:Master Gardener Tour with CJ McCartney
LOCATION:Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens\, 253 Barcelona Rd\, West Palm Beach
DESCRIPTION:Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM\n\nSecond Friday of the month Octobe
 r through June\, 11 am\n\nMaster Gardener in Residence Tour with CJ McCar
 tney\n\nPlease note\, no tour in April.\n\nPlease call 832-5328 for reser
 vations.\n\nAnn Norton Sculpture Gardens is the home to one of the most r
 are and unparalleled collections of palms and cycads in the country. Cyca
 ds are living fossils\, having existed for nearly 280 million years on ea
 rth since the Cretaceous and Jurassic periods. Ann Norton and her friend\
 , Sir Peter Smithers\, world-renowned botanist\, landscape architect\, me
 mber of British Parliament and inspiration for the character “Smithers” i
 n the James Bond series\, designed this beautiful rare tropical garden co
 mplete with over 250 different species of plants. It is indeed a rare gif
 t to experience the monumental\, silent\, mysterious sculptures created i
 n situ over a period of 15 years by Ann Norton\, amongst the rare palm an
 d cycad collection situated on the Intracoastal Waterway in West Palm Bea
 ch.\n\nAfter moving to South Florida from Chicago\, CJ McCartney started 
 learning how to be aknowledgeable and effective Environmental Steward. Al
 ong with training to become a Master Gardener\, she started taking a vari
 ety of botanical and horticulture classes as well as seminars to suppleme
 nt her formal education in public policy and urban management. Currently\
 , she serves on the Board of the Florida Wildflower Foundation and works 
 as the Master Gardener in Residence at Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens.\n\nP
 lease join us for a walking guided tour of the Ann Norton Sculpture Garde
 ns’ rare palm\, cycad and pollinator gardens. For the best experience\, p
 lease remember to bring a hat and sunscreen.\n\nMore info: https://ansg.o
 rg/event/master-gardener-tour-with-cj-mccartney/2026-10-09/
URL:https://westpalm.gadzooklabs.com/e/ansg10007877
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