Event poster with guitars, cowboy boots, and drums surrounding the text “Sip & Stroll at Fairchild – Boots & Blooms: A Country Night – October 4.”
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Boots, blooms and backbeats: Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden’s ‘Sip & Stroll’ goes full country

By Coral Gables Gazette staff Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden kicks off the fall season in high-spirited, Southern style with its next Sip & Stroll installment: Boots & Blooms: A Country…

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Vibrant orange tropical flowers blooming among lush green foliage at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden in Coral Gables, Florida.
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A living museum in bloom: Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden named Florida’s most beautiful

By Coral Gables Gazette staff You don’t need to look far to find paradise. Just off Old Cutler Road, nestled within 83 lush acres of tropical landscape, the Fairchild Tropical…

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Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden is preparing to open its gates after dark for an evening that mixes music, food, and the quiet drama of a tropical landscape at night.
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‘Sip & Stroll: Jazz Nights’ at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden

By Coral Gables Gazette staff Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden will open its gates after dark for an evening that mixes music, food, and the quiet drama of a tropical landscape…

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Two musicians dressed in vibrant junkanoo attire play trumpet and drums on a lawn at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, surrounded by lush greenery and flags.
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Fairchild’s ‘Taste of the Caribbean’ offers island flavors, music, and family fun

By Coral Gables Gazette staff Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden will invite guests to experience the sights, sounds, and tastes of the Caribbean when it hosts “Taste of the Caribbean,” a…

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Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden will host the first class in a new series called Orchids Are Easy When You Know How – Getting Started, led by orchid judge and longtime grower Melana Davison on Sunday, August 3, at 10:30 a.m.
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Orchids made easy: Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden class offers green thumbs fresh start

By Coral Gables Gazette staff Orchids have a reputation for being beautiful but temperamental—but one South Florida expert is ready to change that perception. Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden will host…

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Acclaimed chef and James Beard-nominated author Nicole Ponseca headlines the next installment of its immersive culinary series, “Flavors of Fairchild,” on Thursday, July 31 at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden.
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Flavors of Fairchild to showcase Chef Nicole Ponseca’s Filipino culinary artistry

By Coral Gables Gazette staff Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden will transform into an open-air supper club on Thursday, July 31, as acclaimed chef and James Beard-nominated author Nicole Ponseca headlines…

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Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, which will host a hands-on art class on Saturday, July 19, focused on drawing and painting butterflies in watercolor.
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Butterflies, watercolor take center stage at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden family art class

By Coral Gables Gazette staff Families seeking a creative weekend outing in Coral Gables will find inspiration at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, which will host a hands-on art class on…

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Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden once again will transform into a mango lover’s paradise for the 31st Annual Mango Festival, taking place Saturday and Sunday, July 12–13.
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Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden’s 31st Mango Festival to showcase stellar chefs, family-friendly fun

Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden once again will transform into a mango lover’s paradise for the 31st Annual Mango Festival, taking place Saturday and Sunday, July 12–13, from 10 a.m. to…

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local art educator Raquel Torrent brings her engaging, child-friendly workshop Family Painting Class: Boxelder Bugs to Fairchild, this Sunday, June 29.
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Painting the wild: ‘Boxelder Bugs’ come to life at Fairchild

Families looking to spark creativity and curiosity in equal measure will find both on canvas this Sunday, June 29, at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden. From 1 to 3 p.m., local…

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Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden will host a workshop June 22 that reimagines English gardens in a tropical climate.
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‘Creating a Tropical Cottage Garden’ at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden

At the end of the 19th Century, at a time when women rarely entered professional design fields, Gertrude Jekyll redefined what was possible—not only for gardens, but for those who…

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