AFFILIATE NEWS AND MEETING DATES
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PRA Time! It is time for another famous South Florida Palm Society Palm Garden Tour. Four exceptional gardens will visited that no palm fan would want to miss. Lunch will be provided. This is a no cost event for South Florida Palm Society members, $10.00 charge for non-members to cover lunch costs. Non-members may become a member at the tour with a $20.00 membership fee and filled out application. This tour is a great opportunity to spend a fabulous spring weather Saturday with fellow palm-a-holics and getting ideas for your own garden. A large turnout is anticipated. Please RSVP with Dr. Jeff Chait (305) 934-2839 or (305) 595-6122. or E-mail: JEFROJUL@aol.com. We…
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when is the spring sale at Montgomery
by edbrown_III- 15 replies
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I missed the November sale at Fairchild and wanted to go the spring sale --- I believe is at MBC When is it? Best regards Ed
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Leu Gardens Spring Plant Sale
by Eric in Orlando- 6 replies
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Leu Gardens Annual Spring Plant Sale Saturday, March 20 and Sunday, March 21, Gardens FREE both days. Bring a wagon or plant cart for your purchases! Saturday, March 20 Members Only from 8:00 – 9:00 am Sale and Gardens open to the public 9:00 am – 5:00 pm both days Over 40 vendors selling a large variety of plants & garden accessories including; palms, cycads, bamboo,camellias, citrus, conifers, tropical fruit trees, bananas, olive trees, flowering trees, ornamental trees, roses, bromeliads, orchids, gingers, heliconias, aroids, succulents, crotons,ti plants, plumeria, daylilies, bougainvillea, ferns, begonias, butterfly plants, Florida native plants, and …
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PACSOA - Annual Display and Sales exhibition
by Walter John- 10 replies
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The Palm and Cycad Society of Australia – Brisbane Group is at it again... Displays of popular and rare palms and cycads, on-hand cultivation experts, book and magazine sales, free cultivation hand outs. A sales area with EFTPOS will be available. When: Saturday, 13 March: 9am - 4pm Sunday, 14 March: 9am - 3pm Where: Mt Cootha botanical gardens auditorium Enquiries: For more information phone 07 3879 8452 or ask here in this thread on this world forum Cost: Adults: $3 Col's autograph: Free Some people you might see there. If you're lucky... .JPG] .JPG]
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Louisiana Palm and Cycad Society
by Kathryn- 2 replies
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The next meeting of Louisiana Palm and Cycad Society will be on Sunday, March 14 at the home of Craig and Kathryn Morgan in Destrehan. The business meeting will begin at 11:00 am and will include election of officers for the 2010-12 term. Lunch will be served around noon. A main course of Shrimp Creole with rice will be provided. Members are welcome to bring a side dish or dessert if they would like. A garden tour with a discussion about cold hardy palms for the Louisiana climate will follow lunch. The meeting will conclude with an auction of palms and hopefully a few cycads. Members are encouraged to donate plants for the auction. Please PM to RSVP.
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New Web Site - Check it out
by Kathryn- 0 replies
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I just created a new web site for the Louisiana Palm and Cycad Society. See my signature below. I have no experience so I used Go Daddy's web site for dummies and voila! My home computer is still out, but my computer guru has extracted the virus and I will get it back better than ever tomorrow. Then I will be able to add pictures and make a few other planned updates to the web site. Please check it out and provide feedback!
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Northern California Spring Banquet
by Darold Petty- 3 replies
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Please join us on Feb. 27th for our Spring Banquet, installation of new officers, and fabulous video! http://www.palmsnc.org/pages/events.php
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PACSONZ Annual Palm, Cycad, and Subtropical SALE
by Caryota_gigas- 0 replies
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For more info check out this link.
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cfpacs Central Florida Palm and Cycad Society at Florida Tech Sale
by Central Floridave- 0 replies
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Central Florida Palm and Cycad Society will be participating in the FIT sale March 6. 8am-4pm. F.I.T is in Melbourne Florida
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Next meeting of the Costa Rican Palm Society
by Jose Maria- 21 replies
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Hi everybody, Our next meeting of the Costa Rican Palm Society for Saturday February 6 at 10am. will be in Quepos, as was planned . The meeting will be held at the property of Othon and Teresa Bueno which is located just outside the town of Quepos in the coastal foothills of the mountains. Othon and Teresa have approx 750 acres that they are developing into an eco-resort (they are currently in the planning and approval stage). There are already good trails that run along the river to a few waterfalls. This property has many native palm species including Socratea exhorriza, Asterogyne martiana, multiple species of Chamaedorea, Cryosophila guagara, a…
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PBPCS is seeking...
by palmmermaid- 1 reply
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The Palm Beach Palm and Cycad Society is looking for a few new vendors for our spring sale. We are looking for vendors with great plants willing to participate in our sale. You must be a member of the club and have great plants. Please send me a PM if you are interested and I will pass along to the sales chair.
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South Florida Palm Society meeting, Monday 2/1
by Linda Apriletti- 1 reply
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SFPS Meeting - Monday Feb 1, 7:30 pm at Fairchild Tropical Garden, 10901 Old Cutler Road. We will have a general meeting Monday evening, February 1, 7:30 pm at Fairchild Tropical Botanical Garden, which is located at 10901 Old Cutler Road, Coral Gables, FL. Michael Ferraro, a well-known expert in tropical flora and former curator at Nong Nooch Tropical Botanical Garden in Thailand, the host venue for the International Palm Society's 1998 Biennial Meeting. He is in the midst of a visit to South Florida and recently spoke to the Flowering Tree Society about " Flowering Plants of Venezuela." Michael has graciously consented to present a program titled “Palms of Venezu…
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South East Queensland Group - Dec/Jan Meets
by Mark Wuschke- 3 replies
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Dear SE Queensland members and friends, DECEMBER The next outing is Sunday, December 13, 2009 when we visit Utopia Palms and Cycads at Valdora, on the Sunshine Coast. Meeting time is 10:00 am; Teresa and Clayton will give a garden tour, followed by a visit to their incredible nursery. BBQ lunch including soft drinks will be provided at no cost. Please join us! JANUARY There is no meeting in January, as Australia day falls on our meet date. FEBRUARY First meeting will be Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at 7:30pm at Mt. Coot-tha. Topic TBA. (I was thinking the rat-pak should give a slideshow on the Townsville trip. Of course, many of us were on the trip, …
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ANNUAL PSSC BANQUET JANUARY 16, 2010 ISLAND PALMS HOTEL, SHELTER ISLAND, SAN DIEGO 12:00 pm GUEST SPEAKER: RENE COATIVY from FRANCE LECTURE TOPIC: THE PALMS OF THE SEYCHELLES AND CUBA GREAT BUFFET MENU, $43 per member Contact Don Martin, P.O. Box 1307, Valley Center, CA 92082 Or, because you are late to register, just call Don Martin at 760 749 0619. If you miss him, leave a message. We need an accurate count by tomorrow to arrange the proper meal count. There will be an auction/raffle. This should be a great meeting and a chance to see all your palm friends! Phil Bergman PSSC
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Door Persons Needed -- PSSC BANQUET
by DoomsDave- 12 replies
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Howdyall: The PSSC needs two volunteers to work the door for our banquet, in particular to take payments from people who will want to pay at the door -- expected to be a large proportion, if not the majority, of the attendees. If interested, please send me a PM. Thanks to all, and hope to see you there this Saturday!
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Southern Cal Journal
by palmazon- 14 replies
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El Hoagie had the journal ready the beginning of November - unfortunately, there are a lot of links in the chain with delays to boot... Some folks have already expressed concern with the accompanying renewal notice in effect stating This is the last journal you'll receive unless you renew; for the record, everyone who is already paid up through 2010 and beyond will continue receiving journals and newsletters (clearly). Hang on to the SASE, send me Easter greetings, or whatever. Spread the word. Over&out. P-zon
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ANNUAL PSSC BANQUET 1 2
by JEFF from Trabuco Canyon CA- 1 follower
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ANNUAL PSSC BANQUET JANUARY 16, 2010 ISLAND PALMS HOTEL, SHELTER ISLAND, SAN DIEGO 12:00 pm GUEST SPEAKER: RENE COATIVY from FRANCE LECTURE TOPIC: THE PALMS OF THE SEYCHELLES AND CUBA GREAT BUFFET MENU, $43 per member Please mark your calendars and send your check for reservations to: Don Martin, P.O. Box 1307, Valley Center, CA 92082
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PSSC BANQUET -- COME JOIN US
by DoomsDave- 0 replies
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Hello, all: If you haven't sent in your check for the PSSC Banquet, which is Saturday, January 16, 2010, in San Diego, please do so now. Or, just come to the door. We will be waiting, along with Rene Coativy, who will give a marvelous globe-trotting talk (with pictures) on the palms of the Seychelles and Cuba. It's $43.00 per person, which includes buffet lunch, FREE PARKING, a glorious beach-side location in one of the finest locations on earth. Maybe even in the Universe. (Come and see for yourself.) Send the check to: Don Martin P.O. Box 1307 Valley Center, CA 92082 see you there . . . .
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Costa Rican Palm Society Meeting - Saturday October 31, 2009 10AM 1 2
by Jeff in Costa Rica- 68 replies
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The next meeting of the Asociación Costarricense de Palmeras (Costa Rican Palm Society) will be held at Marco Herrero's palm farm in the Central Valley. The meeting will take place on Saturday October 31, 2009 at 10AM. The Board of Directors will hold their first official meeting at 9AM, followed by the tour of Marco's farm at 10AM. A little bit of history about Marco and the farm: The farm (20 hectares) was started in 1980 when Marco returned to Costa Rica after studying abroad. Those first years he grew Dracaena masangeana and Dracaena marginata. The palm bug bit him in 1984 when he visited the Botanical Garden in Rio de Janeiro. Later, he started importing se…
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Southern California Membership Drive
by palmazon- 16 replies
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Do it NOW so we don't SPEND a lot of MONEY mailing back issues individually Palm Society of Southern California Membership
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SFPS spring sale
by tew- 1 reply
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Anyone know the date of the Soth Florida Palm Society Spring sale at Montgomery? Am trying to make arrangements to be off work so I can get down from Baltimore. Thanks in Advance.
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Go to the PSSC Meetin'
by DoomsDave- 26 replies
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Jjust so, you ddon't fforget, the PPalm SSociety o'Southern California's next meeting is going to be a week from this SSaturday, November 21, 2009, out in Riverside. Come one, come all, have a ball. Participate in the auciton. See the Maxon garden . . . Who's going?
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The South Florida Palm Society will be having their Annual Fall Sale at Fairchild Tropical Botanical Garden this weekend. This is billed as the World's Largest Palm Sale. Date: Saturday & Sunday - November 7 & 8 from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm Address: 10900 Old Cutler Road, Coral Gables, Florida Many rare species, cultivars, hybrids and cycads will be available for sale. Many of the top cultivators of palms around will be on hand for advice. There will be an special booth where fertilizer use, techniques plus pest control information will be available. A membership booth will also be giving out free seedlings and seeds while quantities last. After visitin…
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South Florida Palm Society's next Garden Tour will be on Saturday, October 24, 2009 at 9:00 am. This tour will be comprised of four stops in the southern portion of Miami Dade County, Florida. Schedule of Tour. 1st Stop: Meet at Action Theory Nursery. Claude Roatta is the owner and is a long time IPS Member and Board member of the SFPS. The Nursery is 8+ acres with many specimen palms, bamboos and flowering trees planted around the perimeter. There will be a light array of beakfast type victuals provided at this stop. Address: 18455 S.W. 130th Avenue Goulds, FL 33170-6217 Phone: 305-257-2244 2nd Stop: University of Florida T.R.E.C., Tropical Research & Educa…
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cfpacs CFPACS 2nd Annual Festival of Palms
by Bob Johnson- 3 replies
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The Central Florida Palm & Cycad Society is proud to announce the 2nd Annual Festival of Palms at the Florida Institute of Technology Botanical Garden in Melbourne on Saturday, October 24th. FestivalofPalmsFlyer_color.pdf Free palm seedlings and palm seeds will be available while they last. A Palm and Cycad Sale will run during the entire event with over 150 varieties available. Throughout the day there will be talks on various aspects of palm gardening. The FIT Botanical Garden was started by FIT founding president Jerome Keuper with the assistance of Dent Smith, founding president of The Palm Society (which is now IPS). The Festival of Palms will run f…
