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CFPACS Holiday Meeting in Winter Haven FL


Mike Evans

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YOU’RE INVITED!!!

Central Florida Palm and Cycad Society’s

Holiday Meeting

Saturday, December 12, 2015

 

 

10:00am – 3:00pm

Private Tour of Bok Tower Gardens

&

Tour of Private Member Garden in Winter Haven

plus

PLANT AUCTION AND SALE

 

Join fellow palm enthusiasts for tours in the center of the state! 

 

Agenda

10:00am – Arrive at Bok Tower

10:15am – Private Guided Bok Tower Tour Begins at Visitor Center

(Special private tour price of $15 will be paid by CFPACS for current members)

11:15am – Optional Tour of Pinewood Estate (on your own for extra fee) or travel to next garden

12:00 – 1:00pm – Lunch at 2nd Stop (Keith & David’s)

(Lunch & drinks provided by CFPACS, bring a side or dessert to share and a chair)

(Lunch is FREE for current CFPACS members & $6 for non-members)

1:00pm Tour of Keith & David’s Collection

1:30pm –1:45pm - Membership Meeting

1:45pm – 3:00pm - Plant auction and sale

(Must be a current CFPACS member for the plant sale and auction)

 

About the Gardens:

Bok Tower Gardens boasts one of the greatest works of famed landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. The meandering, historic landscape garden was designed to be a contemplative and informal woodland setting offering a series of romantic recesses and tranquil resting spots, picturesque vistas and breathtaking views of the Singing Tower. Acres of ferns, palms, oaks and pines fashion a lush backdrop for flowering foliage and the spectacular seasonal color of azaleas, camellias and magnolias (a highlight of our spring peak bloom season) showcasing an ever-changing work of art. One of the wonderful attributes of the Gardens and natural habitats is its wildlife population. It includes 126 different species of birds as well as the threatened gopher tortoise and endangered eastern indigo snake. The grounds of Bok Tower Gardens is a designated site on the Great Florida Birding Trail.  The Gardens consist of mainly mulched pathways, many of which have an incline. There are two main pathways that lead to the Singing Tower that are paved. It is about a 10-minute walk to the Singing Tower from the Visitor Center with an 8% incline.

 

Keith Santner & David Banfill’s Garden:  Bought in 2012, 3 acres of old citrus grove with a nice house built in 2007 - though only the first story was habitable, now both are. Soil is highly variable ranging from hydrophobic sand to soggy.  But the ratio of dry to wet is at least 10:1.  And some of the dry is the worst “soil" I’ve ever dealt with.  It doesn’t even support sand spurs! Climate is USDA zone 9(B?) meaning average winter low is between 25 and 29F.  Locals call it a frost hole, and I think they are right based on winter 12/13 and 13/14.  Last winter was nothing. Essentially no landscaping upon move-in.  What was here is essentially gone because it was so poorly executed. Had only 2 palms (foundation planting P. roebelenii, no cycads and essentially no shade or trees of any kind.  Had to remove one of the only trees due to its proximity to the septic drain field!   Today has 50 palm species +/- and a couple hundred individual specimens. Palm hardiness ranges from zone 10 (Coconuts) to zone 6B (Needle palms). The zone 10 are temporary if unprotected. Today we have 20 species of cycads +/- and 40-50 individual specimens Today we have about 10 species of Bamboo, and 20-30 individual specimens We’ve planted at least 16 palms that required cranes to build some canopy (2 were rescues from a construction site and have a great story we’ll tell the attendees) Also contributing to rapid canopy development:  large bamboo (11 clumps requiring heavy equipment), and fast growing eucalypts. I’m sure we have dug over 1000 holes on this property!

 

 

Directions

Private Garden of Keith Santner and David Banfill

 

Location: 

K & D’s Place

8 Cherry Blossom Lane

Winter Haven FL 33884

Keith Cell:  904-755-2028

David Cell: 321-848-2370

 

Lunch will be served from 12:00 to 1:00 (Grilled Burgers & Hotdogs + liquids).  If you prefer to eat at Bok Tower, they have a nice café.  If not, bring a side dish or decadent dessert.  RSVP if possible so we know how many burgers and dogs to buy.

 

To get from Bok Tower to K&D’s, go to Hwy 27 and head north to Thompson Nursery Road and turn left (West).  (Thompson Nursery Road is the first stop light north of the Hampton Inn).  Follow Thompson Nursery Rd to the second light, which is CR653 and turn left (South… & you can’t turn right anyway).  Follow CR653 to the first right turn AFTER the school (about ½ mile) and turn right (this is Cunningham road).  Cunningham becomes a gravel road shortly after you make the turn.  Cunningham makes a 90 degree turn to the left where it becomes Cherry Blossom LN (and this section isn’t for Corvettes or Ferrari’s, but all other vehicles, like Miata’s and Mustangs, are fine).  Follow Cherry Blossom to the 4th mailbox on the right.  Sundance Dr intersects from the right after the 2nd mailbox but keep going straight.  Our house is on the right with all the palm trees.  If there’s no parking space along the road, come in the gate and we’ll find a place to pahk the cahr, as they say in Boston. 

 

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