Kampong offering guided tour on Wednesday

The Kampong (4013 S. Douglas Road) is offering a guided tour of their Grove oasis on Wednesday, February 9. Filled with spectacular displays of Pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan), cultivated throughout the tropics and subtropics and Sagisi palm (Heterospathe elata),this tall attractive palm, with its large crown of arching dark green leaves or “fronds,” is native to the rain forests of the Philippines and adjacent islands of the western Pacific.

The Kampong is the former home and garden of world plant explorer David Fairchild and later philanthropist and preservationist Catherine Sweeney. Gates open at 10:00 am, and the two-hour tour begins at 10:30 am. Tour fee is $20 for adults, $15 for ages 62 and over and students with ID, $10 for children 4-12 years, and free for children 3 and under (accompanied by adult).

Reservations are required -- please call 305-442-7169 for more details and for other guided tour dates. Wear comfortable walking shoes!