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Contact: Mercede New 904-757-4463, ext. 211

First Saturday Garden Tour – Spring is in the Air at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens

April 4, 2009, 9:00 a.m.

March 20, 2009 – Jacksonville, FL – Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens’ next monthly Garden Tour is on Saturday, April 4, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. The gardens at the Zoo are popping out with new growth and beautiful flowers.  Guests will stroll the gardens with the Zoo’s expert horticulture staff and look at Nature’s handiwork and see what’s blooming. Guests can pre-register online at www.jacksonvillezoo.org, and are asked to meet outside the Zoo’s ticket booths at 8:45 a.m. 

The cost is $10 per person for Zoo members and $20 per person for nonmembers.  Admission into the Zoo is included in the tour cost.  Pre-registration is required and tour size is limited.  For more information, visit http://www.jacksonvillezoo.org/things/horticultureworkshop.asp

For over 90 years, the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens has been dedicated to inspiring the discovery and appreciation of wildlife through innovative experience in a caring environment. Starting in 1914 with an animal collection that consisted of one red deer fawn, the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens has grown to house more than 1,500 rare and exotic animals and over 1,000 unique plant species. The Jacksonville Zoo is a non-profit organization and is an accredited member of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA).  It is open year-round, seven days a week, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. and is located on Jacksonville’s north side at 370 Zoo Parkway, one-half mile east from I-95.  The Zoo is open until 6:00 p.m. on weekends and holidays from March to Labor Day.  For more information on the Zoo, log on to www.jacksonvillezoo.org.

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