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For Immediate Release:
May 03, 2013

Media Contact:
Brian Cullen
[email protected]
305-247-5727



17th Annual Redland International Orchid Show at the Fruit & Spice Park

 


(Miami-Dade County, FL) -- 
The 17th Annual Redland International Orchid Show will be held on May 17, 18, & 19, 2013 at the Fruit & Spice Park located at 24801 SW 187th Avenue in Homestead. The largest annual orchid show in the United States features over 50 booths of educational exhibits and orchid vendors. The American Orchid Society judged event showcases various types of orchids, plants, and unique supplies for sale, as well as lectures by experts, raffles and international food.

Admission is $10 per person and children under 12 years of age are admitted free. Doors open at 9 a.m. and close at 5 p.m. For more information, please call the Fruit & Spice Park at 305-247-5727.

About Fruit and Spice Park
Fruit & Spice Park, operated by the Miami-Dade County Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces Department, grows more than 500 varieties of sub-tropical fruits, herbs, spices, vegetables and nuts from around the world on 39 lush acres in the agricultural Redland. The park offers daily botanical tours, fruit tasting and naturalist led workshops. For more information, please visit www.fruitandspicepark.org, or call 305-247-5727.

About the Miami-Dade Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces Department:
Nationally accredited, a three-time winner of the NRPA National Gold Medal Award and winner of the 2009 Florida Governor's Sterling Award for excellence in management and operations, Miami-Dade Parks is the third largest county park system in the United States, consisting of 260 parks and 12,825 acres of land.  It is one of the most unique park and recreation systems in the world.  Made up of more than just playgrounds and athletic fields, it also comprises out-of-school, sports-development, and summer-camp programs; programs for seniors and people with disabilities; educational nature centers and nature preserves; environmental restoration efforts; arts and culture programs and events; the renowned Zoo Miami and the Deering Estate at Cutler; the Crandon Tennis Center, home of the Sony Ericsson Open; golf courses; beaches; marinas; campgrounds; pools; and more.  For information about Miami-Dade Parks call 3-1-1, or visit www.miamidade.gov/parks.

To request material in accessible format, information on access for persons with disabilities, or sign language interpreter services (7 days in advance), call 305-755-7848.


 
Who: Redland Fruit & Spice Park

What:Redland International Orchid Show

When: May 17, 2013, 9:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m.

Where:Fruit & Spice Park
24801 SW 187th Avenue
Homestead, FL
305-242-7688

Why:


Editor's Note: May 17th, 18th & 19th 2013, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m

 

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