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Palm Beach Palm and Cycad Society's 2009 Fall Show and Sale
by Breadfruit Bill- 18 replies
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PSSC Meeting September 19, 2009
by DoomsDave- 27 replies
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Howdyall: I am pleased to announce that the Palm Society of Southern California Meeting of September 19, 2009 will be held at the home and garden of Messrs. Gregory Haines and John Cressey, at 2170 Mendocino, Altadena, California 91001; 626-675-0849. This will be the third PSSC meeting at Messrs. Haines and Cressey's garden, and we thank them heartily for hosting us again. Those who have seen the garden before will delight in its development, and first-time viewers are in for a real treat. "Tropicana Palms" is on more than an acre in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains at an altitude of 1,300 feet above sea level, which, combined with the sloping terrain,…
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Palm Beach Chapter Annual Picnic
by palmmermaid- 5 replies
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It is time for the Annual Picnic for the Palm Beach Palm and Cycad Society. Date: Saturday, Sept. 5 Time: 9AM til Place: Ruth Sallenbach's garden in Lantana, FL What to bring: A covered dish and plants or plant related items for the auction. Ruth's garden is 5 acres of mature growth. It is truly a must see in Palm Beach County. We will be eating arounf noon and the auction will start at 1PM. Directions will be posted later. If you think you are coming, please let me know. Kitty
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Northern California Palm Society Meeting
by ghar41- 0 replies
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Time: 1:00 PM till 5:00 PM Location: Home of Paul & Melanie Godowski in Hillsborough -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please join us for a late fall Palm Society meeting on Sunday, October 4th from 1:00 to 5:00 PM. There will be a potluck lunch and an auction of rare palms. Our host is Paul Godowski of Hillsborough. Paul has created a spectacular garden in just six years. His location is a true Sunset zone 16. The site enjoys ample summer sun and warmth, but also has frost protection and air drainage in winter. The garden normally never suffers temperatures below 34 F. Many of Paul's rare plants were sourced by Bob …
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Hawaii Island Palm Society meeting
by realarch- 0 replies
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WHERE: University of Hawaii at Hilo, Room UCB 114 WHEN: Friday, August 28 at 7:00 p.m. This will be a Power Point presentation and discussion by Scot Nelson, Ph.D who is a Specialist in Plant Pathology with the University of Hawaii at Manoa, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources. There will be photos and a discussion of palm diseases and pests using data collected from plant clinics over the last 11 years . "Bring your ' sick' fronds for Scot to analyze and identify the pest or disease afflicting your palms. It is best to bring specimens showing 'early symptoms."
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cfpacs CFPACS September 12 Meeting
by Bob Johnson- 11 replies
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CFPACS September 12 Meeting - Brevard Beaches You are invited to join CFPACS for our September 12 meeting - All are welcome! Our first stop: Our day will begin with a tour of Scott Ward’s Indialantic garden. Scott’s garden is a meticulously maintained “jungle” featuring palms, cycads and bromeliads. Scott began the transformation of his property from a typical subdivision lot into a tropical paradise in 1995. The palm canopy that he has created provides much shade to make understory plants (and garden visitors) comfortable during hot summer days. After visiting Scott’s garden we will break for lunch (on your own) before our second stop. There are many restaurants…
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Introducing new Los Angeles/San Bernardino Chair
by palmazon- 9 replies
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Not just for breakfast anymore...
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Monday evening, August 3, 2009 at 7:30 pm at Fairchild Tropical Botanical Garden Come join the fun with other palm enthusiasts and new people seeking knowledge and experiences. Our guest speaker is Dave McLean, well known from many plant societies in South Florida. Come enjoy his must see presentation, a light spread to nibble on, fellowship and an auction where awesome deals are realized just about every meeting. 10901 Old Cutler Road Coral Gables, FL 33156 Phone: 305-667-1651 Come early if you have palm questions, answer desk will be available at this meeting. Hope to see you there!
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PACSONZ on Facebook
by Caryota_gigas- 0 replies
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PACSONZ is now on Facebook! Yes thats right, The New Zealand Palm and Cycad Society has given in to pressure and joined Facebook. It will be a place to find out about Society activities and the latest changes to the PACSONZ website. There will also be photos and video added with time. There is not much there at the moment as I have only just started it, but please feel free to join if you are interested. PACSONZ Facebook page
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We are meeting at the Phipps Plantation off Meridian Rd at 1pm. bring cameras and any plants to buy/sell/ trade. includes Native palm plantings, a Phoenix hybrid, and Large mule palm are part of this private plantation. http://palmsociety.blogspot.com/ Luke
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Brisbane Palm & Cycad society meeting 28th July
by Walter John- 5 replies
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Phil and Hugh are finally going to regale us on their experiences of the big Madagascar trip they were a part of. Remember they took off to the Seychelles as well. I refer to the big trip that included Doctor John Dransfield and Jeff Marcus etc. Love to see you there next Tuesday night at Mt Cootha BGs, and I hear Colin Wilson may be in town, so you better bring some extra Monte Carlos Mike and Andy.
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West Palm Beach, Fl Palm Society?
by dp0728- 1 reply
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I was wondering if there's a Palm Beach Palm Society? If so may I have some info on it. IE contact person, where and how often the meetings held, etc. etc. Thanks in advance for the help.
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PSSC PALM SOCIETY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
by JEFF from Trabuco Canyon CA- 16 replies
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Saturday, July 25, 2009 Solakian and John Rees gardens in Camarillo, Ventura County The July meeting will have two gardens on tour in Camarillo, Ventura County. Both gardens have seen many changes and have flourished since our last visit three years ago. We will be having a potluck luncheon followed by a palm auction. Don’t forget to bring a favorite side dish (a main meat dish will be provided). The first garden is that of Robert and Pam Solakian and the tour will begin at 11:00 a.m. Many small and medium-sized palms are growing well under an open tree canopy. Large Howea and Rhopalostylis now encircle the pool area and many new species rare to the Vent…
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PACSONZ AGM
by Caryota_gigas- 0 replies
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The Palm and Cycad Society of New Zealand's Annual General Meeting will now take place on 1st September 2009. Usually it is held in October. Cheers, Michael McCorquindale President and Webmaster PACSONZ www.nzpalmandcycad.com
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Next meeting of the ACP - Saturday July 11th at 10am
by Jeff in St Pete- 7 replies
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The next meeting of the Asociación Costarricense de Palmeras (The Costa Rican Palm Society) will be held at the home of Dewayne Richardson in Santa Ana. The meeting will start at 10am on Saturday July 11, 2009. Please send me a PM if anyone would like to join us. I will send the directions. Dewayne has been living in Costa Rica since 1959 when he arrived to work for the United Fruit Company after receiving his doctorate degree in botany. He retired in 1994 as Director of the Palm Research Group for United Brands Company. He started his current palm collection in 1990 and now has about 250 species of palms in his garden with an emphasis on native Costa Rica…
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Northern California Palm Society
by ghar41- 4 replies
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Our next meeting will be Sunday, July 19th at the Oakland Palmetum. The Mediteranean garden has been planted and it is already in full bloom. It makes a wonderful entrance to the palm garden. Mark your calendars. More details will follow.
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SFPS Meeting
by Moose- 0 replies
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There is a South Florida Palm Society meeting at Fairchild Tropical Botanical Garden this Monday at 7:00 pm. Speaker is not known by me. Perhaps Tim McKernan could update this post with the speaker. Hope to see my fellow Plamaholics there! Best regards, Ron.
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Group, This Saturday the Palm Society of Southern California, Quail Botanical Gardens and the Southern California Chapter of the American Bamboo Society will be having a fantastic sale. Below is a copy of the announcement. All are invited to attend. Feel free to call me if you have any questions: 619 291 4605 Phil Bergman Jungle Music Palms and Cycads SATURDAY, MAY 30, 2009 Quail Botanical Gardens 230 Quail Gardens Dr. Encinitas ,CA 92024 Quail Phone Number: (760) 436-3036 Every fourth year the PSSC coordinates a Meeting with the Annual Palm and Cycad Sale at Quail Gardens in Encinitas, CA. This is that year! This event is hosted by the PSSC, th…
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Plant Sale in Fort Myers, FL Sat June 13th
by SW_FL_Palms- 3 replies
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Edison Home Summer Garden Market - Sat June 13th 9-5pm under the shade of the historic trees Local Vendors Palms - Cycads - Bromeliads - Orchids Cactus & Succulents: Sanserverias - Agaves Tropicals Native Plants - Bonsai - Herbs - Roses There will be some great deals on landscape plants, and a variety of different plants - some unusual & rare; but please note that this isn't a rare palm sale.
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Brisbane PACSOA meeting
by Walter John- 4 replies
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Be there ! I will be.
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Update on the Costa Rican Palm Society
by Jeff in St Pete- 12 replies
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The Asociación Costarricense de Palmeras (The Costa Rican Palm Society) had its second meeting on Saturday May 16, 2009. The meeting was hosted by Al Batalla (forum name - palm freak) at his farm and nursery in Orotina. Al has a very large nursery operation with thousands of palms and other tropical plants. A good time was had by all! We accomplished a lot at our second meeting. Our officers and directors were voted in, our member dues were decided upon, our mission statement was discussed, a possible logo for our organization was shown, an attorney was found who is willing to file our "association" papers so that we are a legal entity in Costa Rica, and I gav…
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PACSONZ Web Awards entry
by Caryota_gigas- 0 replies
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The 2009 Netguide Web Awards are now on! (New Zealand Annual Website Awards) Please help support the PACSONZ website by voting for us in the Best Lifestyle Site, and Best Website Categories. Just type in nzpalmandcycad.com by clicking here Thanks, www.nzpalmandcycad.com Michael McCorquindale President & Webmaster PACSONZ
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Northern California Palm Society
by ghar41- 18 replies
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Please join us for our first meeting of the year on Sunday, May 24th from 1:00 to 5:00 PM. at the Mill Valley garden of the late Don Worth. Mr. Bob Navaros, Don’s partner, has invited us to celebrate Don's extraordinary botanical achievement in this decades old garden. This garden is an unique composition in a splendid and harmonious setting. Don was a long-time member of the Northern California Palm Society, a musician, and a renowned photographer. He had worked with and for Ansel Adams. Many of his photography subjects came from his garden. An avid gardener, he amassed an extraordinary collection of over 40 species of palms, ferns, agaves, succulents, Cacti, Brome…
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cfpacs CFPACS June 13th Meeting 1 2
by Bob Johnson- 48 replies
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CFPACS returns to Tampa on June 13th. We will begin at the garden of the late Dr. U. A. Young. Dr. Young’s garden is one of the great private palm and cycad collections in Florida with many specimens dating back to the 1960’s. Dr. Young’s son Brad will serve as our tour guide. Brad has been tending the garden and working with the cycads over the past year, producing good seed from several rare species. The noteworthy palm and cycad specimens in the garden are too numerous to mention. This is an opportunity to see many mature palms and cycads that have survived long term in central Florida. In the afternoon we will visit Dorothy Kellog’s garden. Dorothy’s gard…
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PSSC May 2009 Kabary (Joyful gathering)
by DoomsDave- 33 replies
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Howdyall: It's that time for a kabary in California at the Quail in Encinitas, where there will be a palm sale of various vendors, palms galore, schmoozing up up the wazoo and more . . . . Come and hang with the gang, meet new friends, and if you're not a member, come anyway! So, who's coming? (I'll be, for sure . . . .) CLICK HERE FOR LINK
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