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Cleveland Botanical Garden’s Big Spring Opens March 18

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Supersized Indoor and Outdoor Celebration of the Season

CLEVELAND, OHIO, March 6, 2017 – Cleveland Botanical Garden’s imaginative celebration of spring, Big Spring, opens on March 18 and runs through April 23. The family-friendly event welcomes the spring season with indoor activities such as puddle bug boats, Mad Hatter tea party, mealworm races, and daily butterfly releases, along with outdoor activities in the Hershey Children’s Garden.

Big Spring highlights include:

  • Indoor garden hedge maze
  • Mad Hatter’s tea party
  • Toadstool Theatre dress up
  • Critter discovery in the Learning Log
  • Mealworm races
  • Puddle bug boats
  • Oversize chess/checkers game
  • Glasshouse with butterfly releases, tortoises, chameleons, birds, and other critters
  • Outdoor activities in the Hershey Children’s Garden (weather permitting)
  • Hundreds of spring blooms including hydrangeas, hyacinths, lilies and mums

Big Spring: March 18 – April 23

Hours:

  • Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays: 10am – 5pm
  • Wednesdays: 10am – 9pm
  • Sundays: Noon – 5pm
  • Closed Mondays

Admission:

  • Adults: $12
  • Children (3-12): $8
  • Children 2 and under: Free
  • FREE for Botanical Garden and Holden Arboretum members

Big Spring admission includes full access to the Botanical Garden, including the Eleanor Armstrong Smith Glasshouse and outdoor grounds, and is free for members of Cleveland Botanical Garden and Holden Arboretum. Nonmember admission is $12 per adult, $8 per child age 3 to 12, and free for children 2 and under. Indoor parking is available.

Big Spring tickets are available online, at the Botanical Garden ticket desk or by calling 216-721-1600, ext. 100. Advance ticket purchase is not required. The Botanical Garden is located at 11030 East Blvd., Cleveland, Ohio. For complete details about Big Spring visit cbgarden.org/bigspring.

About Cleveland Botanical Garden
Cleveland Botanical Garden, located in Cleveland’s University Circle cultural district, is an ever-changing 10-acre urban oasis where visitors find enrichment and inspiration through fabulous gardens, an exotic Glasshouse and seasonal events. The Cleveland Botanical Garden and the Holden Arboretum are integrated and together make up Holden Forests & Gardens. Holden Forests & Gardens is making a positive impact on communities through urban greening and forestry initiatives, scientific research, and world-class visitor experiences at its two campuses. Find out more at HoldenFG.org.

Press Release submitted by:
Cleveland Botanical Gardens
Media Contact:
Dave Lowery
VP of Brand Experience
440.602.8017