The Gardens GreenMarket — Attraction in Palm Beach Gardens

MARKET IS NOT DOG FRIENDLY!! NEITHER IS THE TOWN OF PALM BEACH GARDENS. Had the unpleasant experience of meeting Michelle St. Clair at the green market. A palm beach garden parks employee. She apparently does not know how to be polite to people. We made the honest mistake of walking to the entrance of the market with our dogs. We never entered the market with them. We also did not see a sign until we reached the entrance of the market. I was about to turn around when Michelle ran up to us screaming to get out of there with our dogs and how did we dare miss the signs coming in. Well Michelle we walked back to the parking lot the exact way we came to the market and I will admit there was one sign regarding dogs. It was in the middle of a fenced area far from view. Now as I came back to get your name another way I will admit I saw one other sign. The bottom line is the signs are not everywhere as you so rudeley screamed at us. Remember not everyone lives in your silly little town Michelle (thank god for this). Michelle is the typical angry jerky person in Florida. By the looks of it your job overwhelmed you to the point all you could do is scream at people. A simple dogs are not allowed would have been sufficient. Coincidentally we happen to know several of the vendors in the market and upon mentioning Michelle St. Clairs name we heard nothing positive. As a matter of fact several colorful adjectives were used to describe her. Not sure if she is the best person to be dealing directly with the public. Although I am not surprised she is the choice of a town like Palm Beach Gardens. Have a fantastic day...

Very disappointing first time experience. Not a very big market but the single vendor I got to shop from was nice. Whatever lady that runs it was very rude to us. Had a snarky half smile on her face informing us our dogs were prohibited and we had to leave. We simply replied okay no problem we’ll leave, and they continued to follow us through the parking lot. We decided since we just arrived to put the dogs in the car with the AC on and atleast walk the rest of the row. Then to discover several other dogs walking around perfectly fine in front of the same woman. Once including a clearly fake service dog with people swarming to pet it. The lady said not a word to anyone else but us. If you are going to have a rule, enforce it across the board or not at all- which is a weird rule to begin with for a public market in the middle of a parking lot… I overall just recommend going to a different/ bigger market with more options to choose from and friendlier people who aren’t shouting at you across the walkway to buy their things. Along with a snarky lady who thinks running a farmers market...

Going to the market on Sundays is a really nice experience. I recommend going early and buying something (a pastry, some coffee, some produce or fresh eggs, whatever) to support having this kind of thing in our community. Have a seat in the shade and listen to whatever live musician is playing that week. Get some steps in if that's your thing. I'm happy to see that it's grown since Covid and I hope we all continue to support it. I MUST add that you should stop by and see the plant guy, Ron. He is in his 80s, is VERY knowledgeable about plants, and is just the sweetest man. He really is a treasure. He doesn't have any signage, just a few tables with different plants that he grows himself, and the most amazing natural fertilizers you will ever buy! He has his name and phone number taped to a table so you can call him with your plant questions, free of charge. His prices are also really reasonable. The plants in my photo are dwarf angel trumpets. I have never seen the dwarf variety anywhere. Very...