Afternoon at the "Berg" on the Green

Oct 23, 2006

For Immediate Release: 

Afternoon at the "Berg" on the Green

Sunday - November 5, 2006 - 1 to 5 pm 

Rutenberg Park - Parks & Recreation Support Services Facility

6490 South Pointe Blvd., Ft. Myers, FL 33919

Free and open to the public … bring lawn chairs, picnic blankets, and sun umbrellas coolers/picnic lunches OK - NO pets or alcohol

Live Steel Drum Performer "out back on the green" 1:00-2:00, 2:30-3:30, and 4:00-5:00 

Florida Yards & Neighborhood Landscape Dedication at 2:00 

Information tables inside the building:

Parks & Recreation Volunteer Services

Lee County Park Rangers – Regional Parks & Conservation 2020 Preserves

The Great Calusa Blueway & Greenway Trails

Extension Services – Florida Yards & Neighborhood Program

Coccoloba Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society

Environmental Education Resource Library 

Visit the newly installed Florida-Friendly demonstration yard.

Free guided landscape tours beginning at the front of the building, every half hour, starting at 2:30. First 140 participants receive a free bag of Florimulch® donated by Forestry Resources, Inc. 

Free Mini-Gardening Sessions by Master Gardeners & local experts inside the building.

Topics/times: Rain Barrels @ 2:30, Native Wildlife Landscaping @ 3:00,

Burrowing Owls @ 3:30, Mulching @ 4:00, Container Gardening @ 4:30

Butterfly plants for sale by the "All Native Garden Center" 

Lawn games available: Croquet, Boccie Ball, Lawn Golf 

Free kayaking demos on the lake

Refreshments will be available! 

For more information:  Phone: (239) 433-5909

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