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PSSC May 2013 meeting in Santa Barbara
by DoomsDave- 8 replies
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Hello, everyone: We're back in a garden we haven't been to for a long time, which I've never seen. The May 2013 PSSC meeting will take place on May 18, 2013 in the Bill Burke and NancyBell Coe garden in Santa Barbara. The site was formerly the home and garden of the Gunther Schwartz family. Since our visit seven years ago, the garden suffered fire damage and neglect before careful restoration by the present owners Bill and NancyBell. Gunther Schwartz (in spirit!) would be delighted by our return to his now carefully restored garden. The garden is known for the most varied collection in Santa Barbara and outstanding succulent planting. Gunther devoted 25 years…
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BPACS April 2013 Outing
by Daryl- 1 follower
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The April 2013 BPACS outing is on this coming Sunday, the 28th of April. We will kick off at 10:00am at the garden of Lou Randall, 52 Cockatoo Crt, Caboolture. Lou has created a mini botanical garden over the years and has a mind blowing collection of desirable plants, including Cycads, succulents and palms, along with many other interesting plant groups. This is a garden visit not to miss. We will then proceed to the garden of Wal and Donna Donovan at 9 Tallawong Cl, Beerwah. Wal’s garden at the foot of Mount Mellum, between Beerwah and Landsborough, is a young garden in so far as Wal and his wife Donna only moved there just over 3 years ago, so very much a gar…
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Hawaii Island Palm Society Tour
by realarch- 1 follower
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On Sunday, April 28, HIPS will tour the palm, cycad, and bromeliad gardens at the U of H Hilo. In addition, former HIPS president Don Hemmes, has arranged to open the genetic sequencing lab for a demonstration of DNA extraction on Pritchardia beccariana. Event starts at 1:15 pm. You can call Tim Brian @ 808.333-5626.
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Earring Point on Orchid Island (Vero Beach) and Ron's Sanctuary on Goat Creek (Valkaria) will be open to Central Florida Palm and Cycad Society members and guests March 23rd 10:30 - noon - Lifetime member Anne Michael and her family will host the Society for the first time since 2001. Tour Guide: Jason Baker. The stunning waterfront Michael property features mature and unusual palms planted decades ago in the hope of inspiring others to include more interesting and rare palms in their own gardens. Address: 1 Earring Point, Vero Beach FL 32963. Noon- 1 o'clock - Lunch on your own in the Sebastian area 1 o'clock - 3 o'clock - Ron Eward will lead tours of his car…
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South Florida Palm Society General Meeting - April 1
by Linda Apriletti- 2 replies
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There will be a general membership meeting of the SFPS on Monday night April 1st., at 7:00 pm, at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden in the Corbin Room. Fairchild is located at 10901 S. Cutler Road, Coral Gables, FL. Dr. Aaron J. Palmateer of TREC will give a program on " New Insect Pests and Diseases Affecting Plant Nursery and Landscape Industries ". Please do not miss this very informative program. Please bring in palms for donation to the auction, which will be held after the program. Beverages will be provided. Food will be potluck. Free seeds will be available at the information table.
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The Palm Beach Palm & Cycad Society will be haveing its annual spring sale March 23 & 24, at the Mounts Botanical Garden in West Palm Beach Fl. The garden is on Military Trail, between Southern Blvd. and Belvedere Rd. " And its Free".No admission charge during the sale.The hours are 9:00 to 4:00 on Saturday and 9:00 to 3:00 on Sunday.While you are shopping for some good deals on palms and cycads, you can tour a nice small garden. We will have also fertilizer and books etc.Lots of free advice and help loading your purchases. I hope to see a lot of new faces plus all of our regular customers.Remember, this sale helps support the local chapter of the Palm & cyc…
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Hello, everyone: The Palm Society of Southern California is considering the engagement of an online membership service for its member database. All members of the PSSC who have an e-mail account can access their account records online, at this link: http://palmssc.org/new-page/ Enter your e-mail address by clicking on the bar that says "CLICK TO ACCESS & EDIT YOUR MEMBERSHIP PROFILE." This will open up a window that asks for your e-mail address, and a password. Since you won't have a password (yet) click on the "forgot password" link and go through the steps to get a password e-mailed to you. Get the password and log in. You will be able to view: …
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The Palm Society of Southern California San Diego Meeting and Auction Saturday, March 23, 2013 - 11:00 AM TO 3:00 PM Phil Bergman, San Diego Chair Our next Society meeting will be March 23, 2013 in Encinitas, CA. Encinitas is about 25 miles north of San Diego, right off Freeway 5 at Encinitas Blvd. These two gardens are about ten minutes apart. Both are interesting gardens with lots of palm trees. Many unusual and rare species will be seen. There will be an auction and raffle at the second garden. This will be a POTLUCK meeting, so bring a dish to share with others at the Riedler garden. Not sure what to bring for a dish to share? Bring what you like…
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Palm & Cycad Society of New Zealand Annual Sale
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cfpacs CFPACS Spring Meeting March 23
by Bob Johnson- 4 replies
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The CFPACS spring meeting will be on Saturday, March 23 in Wabasso and Valkaria. We will visit the gardens of Anne Michael and Ron Eward and Fiona Pearce. The Michael garden was started by Joe and Anne in the mid 1950s and features mature specimens of Attalea, Bismarckia, Borassus, Copernicia and Corypha among others. Ron Eward and Fiona Pearce’s garden was started in the late 1990s and features a large variety of exotic palms and crotons. In addition to the garden tours, auction and plant sale, Rob Branch will give a talk on combating spiraling whitefly. Meeting Schedule 9:30-10:30am - Board Meeting, home of Janice Broda, north Vero Beach 10:30am-12:15pm - Vi…
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Greetings fellow Palmtalkers! I am pleased to announce the annual palm sale for the South Florida Palm Society(SFPS) will be held at the world famous Montgomery Botanical Center(MBC) during the 9th and 10th of March 2013. Admission is $5.00 except for annual and lifetime SFPS members and MBC members. Parking will be held next door at Gulliver Academy. BBQ will be sold at the event. There will be free tours of the 120 acre MBC garden, throughout the day. In addition to palms and cycads, an artist( Linda Apriletti--fellow Palmtalker) will be selling her paintings. A list of available material will be posted on this page so stay tuned!!
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cfpacs Central Florida Palm and Cycad society call for F.I.T vendors Date: March 2, 2013
by Central Floridave- 4 replies
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Botanical Fest at Florida Tech is the eighth annual Botanical Fest Plant and Garden Sale. Garden vendors will be selling exotics, palms, accessories and more. Free guided tours of Florida Tech's Botanical Garden will take place hourly throughout the day. Date: March 2, 2013 Time: 8am-4pm Location: 150 W. University Blvd, Melbourne, FL 32901-6975 CFPACs is including in this sale. If you want to be a vendor contact me and I'll give you further information on how to be a vendor. email: damy5@juno.com Sale info: http://facilities.fit.edu/botanical_garden_fest.php
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Next Meeting, Monday, February 25 The Tropical Fern & Exotic Plant Society, is pleased to present Mr. Craig Morell at our February meeting, at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden (the Corbin Building), Monday, February 25 at 7:30 p.m. Tricks of the Gardening Trade--New Ways to Do Old Things and Rediscovering Old Ways for New Growers Pinecrest Gardens Horticulturist Craig Morell will lead a diverse discussion on some of the myriad tactics used to grow and repair tropical plants. He will cover some of the tried-and-true basics of propagating , recovering and growing some of the more exotic tropical plants we grow in this are…
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2013 PACSOA Annual Show and Sale
by Daryl- 1 reply
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Fun for young and old... I look forward to catching up with everyone over the weekend!
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BPACS February Meeting
by Daryl- 6 replies
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Hi Everyone, due to a double booking, the BPACS meeting this week will be on Wednesday evening, the 6th of February, 2013 at 7:30. Apologies for the change of date but it is a bit crazy at the moment due to the recent weather/floods etc Daryl
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Does anyone know if this show been cancelled for the first weekend in November at Fairchild? Haven't seen the update at their website or on the facebook page.
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Tropical Fern & Exotic Plant Society Meeting Monday, January 28th 7:30 pm Corbin Bldg The Tropical Fern & Exotic Plant Society proudly presents: Dr. Scott Zona, who will speak on Sex in the Garden . Flowers are all about sex! This presentation explores the world of pollination, which is the transfer of pollen to the stigma and a necessary step in sexual reproduction. The marvelous ways in which this transfer is accomplished – birds, bats, wind, water, etc. are explored in depth. Dr. Zona, a tropical botanist, is curatorof the Wertheim Conservatory at Florida International University and faculty in the Dept. of Biological Sciences. Co-Editor of…
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New CFPACS President and more for 2013
by Bob Johnson- 5 replies
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I am pleased to announce that Lucinda McCartney will be the next CFPACS president, beginning January 1st, 2013. Lucinda has managed the seed bank for several years and has attended IPS Biennials. As seed bank manager, Lucinda has proven to be organized, persistent and resourceful - qualities that will serve all of us well in a new president. Lucinda is passionate about palms and CFPACS and is brimming with ideas to reinvigorate the society. I am also pleased to announce that Maryann Krisovitch will take over as CFPACS treasurer on January 1st. Maryann has been a member of CFPACS for several years and has assisted with treasurer duties at meetings. In addition, she ha…
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Still plenty of room at the PSSC banquet
by DoomsDave- 10 replies
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Howdyall: There's still plenty of space at the PSSC banquet. It's going to be held on January 19, 2013, at at the Sherman Library and Gardens, at 2647 East Coast Highway, in Corona del Mar, CA 92625. The fun begins at 11:00 a.m. You can mail payment in to: PSSC Banquet 36665 Butterfly Peak Rd. Mountain Center, CA 92561 Or, go to the PSSC's website: http://palmssc.org/ and scroll down the banquet and pay by Pay Pal. Jack and Lindsey Sayers will present photos from their trip to Thailand during the 2012 IPS biennial. Prior to the biennial they visited Khao Yai National Park, where they photographed several things that were not seen during the b…
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Hello, everyone: It's time again to sign up for the annual banquet. On January 19, 2013, the Palm Society of Southern California will hold its annual banquet., at the Sherman Library and Gardens, at 2647 East Coast Highway, in Corona del Mar, CA 92625. Cafe Jardin will host our annual event in a fantastic garden complex that includes a conservatory of tropical plants, a desert garden of rare cacti, plus collections of ferns, succulents, bromeliads and orchids. The presentation will include pictures from the International Palm Society Biennial, in Thailand, among much else. Lunch will include a gourmet salad, roasted chicken, a fettucini entree, and Creme Ca…
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You weren't hallucinating. It's new, it's improved, it's sleek, it's sophisticated, and all the links work. I think. New server, servin' well. Click on the link and see. Now, you can do PayPal for everything! http://palmssc.org/ If something's missing, or inaccurate, shoot me a PM. Thanks
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cfpacs Central Florida Palm and Cycad Society (CFPACS)
by Central Floridave- 33 replies
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CFPACS has been running a little low right now, but I've volunteered to run the club. I'm not the best organizer but am looking for a stronger year in 2012. We put out one newsletter in July and putting another out this Month. I would like to use the Dec.10th meeting to get better organized and plan out 2012 with dates with meetings/tours/sales. Our next meeting will be Dec.10th. Two gardens in Brevard County. Neil Y. in the morning and then mine in the afternoon. More details to follow. You can contact me through my email address. I'll post more later. David Reid damy5@juno.com
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Hi everyone, BPACS' annual Christmas gathering is on this Sunday at the home of David Tanswell. There will be a garden tour, BBQ and plant sale / raffle. 10:00am this Sunday. For further details please contact me via PM. Non BPACS members are welcome, that is all of you palmtalkers that are not BPACS members are welcome to come and join us. regards, Daryl
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Northern California Palm Society
by ghar41- 16 replies
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The Northern California Palm Society has scheduled three meetings so far for this year. Please check back for updates. Please contact me if you are interested in hosting a meeting at your garden. We hope to see you! April, May, June- Open Edith Bergstrom Garden- Atherton, Ca. -July 8th, 2012. Ian McDonald Garden- San Rafael, Ca.- August 26, 2012. Scott and Cynthia Sanfield Garden- Berkeley, Ca.- October 7th, 2012.
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Hawaii Island Palm Society Garden Tour
by realarch- 1 follower
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Join us on November 18, 2012 for a tour of Jerry & Cindy Anderson's garden in Leilani Estates at 1:30 pm. HIPS will cater pupu's for this event, but extras are always welcome. Plan on 65-75 folks for this event. Directions to the garden are in the latest member newsletter, but guests can call Tim Brian for directions.
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