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PSSC ANNUAL BANQUET, 2016 1 2
by DoomsDave- 1 follower
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THE 2016 PSSC ANNUAL BANQUET and MEETING The upcoming Banquet will be held at the Los Angeles County Arboretum on Saturday, January 23, 2016. The Arboretum, located in Arcadia off the 210 freeway, features a large collection of palms, plus other California-suitable plants from all over the world, including Australia and South Africa. The Arboretum is also inhabited by peafowl who will strut their stuff. There's a gift shop and plant store where you might be able to buy that plant you fell in love with while touring the gardens. Our speaker will be Len Geiger, who will discuss and show pictures of his trip…
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PSSC auction at SD Botanical this weekend?
by Pete in Paradise Hills- 4 replies
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Thinking of going but need good reasons to go as it's a little far for me and I have two small kids. Anybody have more info on this one? thanks
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PSSC BANQUET 1 2
by JEFF from Trabuco Canyon CA- 49 replies
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It was 33 years ago, when Palm Society of Southern California (PSSC) president at that time, Ralph Velez, thought it would be a good idea to have an annual banquet, so made arrangements to have it, of all places, at the Palms restaurant in Anaheim. The following year it was held at Sam’s Seafood in Seal Beach. For a number of years, it was held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel and that’s where Ralph has arranged to have it again this January 2009. It’s a very exclusive Hotel with a beautifully landscaped garden featuring a wonderful collection of palms. The special thing about the Hyatt’s garden is that it was planted many years ago, so is one of the better public examples of m…
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PSSC BANQUET -- COME JOIN US
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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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PSSC BANQUET FREE TO PSSC MEMBERS AND ONE GUEST
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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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PSSC JANUARY 20, 2018 BANQUET
by DoomsDave- 1 follower
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We are pleased to announce our annual banquet on January 20, 2018 at Sherman Gardens in Corona del Mar, centrally located along the California Riviera. 2647 East Pacific Coast Highway Corona del Mar, CA 92625 http://www.slgardens.org/. Our guest speaker will be Jeff Marcus, presenting BACKYARD CONSERVATION: EVERY GARDEN COUNTS! Jeff will discuss the vital role that all PSSC members can play in ensuring the survival of the rare palms we love so much. Rare palms are becoming rarer in habitat; political instability, rape of native landscapes for monocultural plantations, and even well-intentioned actions by governments and ot…
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PSSC January 2019 banquet, meeting and auction
by DoomsDave- 1 follower
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JANUARY 17, 2019 BANQUET, MEETING AND AUCTION The PSSC’s annual banquet, meeting and auction will be held on January 17, 2019, at the Sherman Library and Gardens, located at 2647 Pacific Coast Highway, in Corona del Mar, Orange County. http://www.slgardens.org/home (949) 673-2261 We held our banquet last year here and loved it so much we came back again this year. Wonder why we loved it so much? Oh, count the ways! A great and growing palm collection, which includes palms that PSSC members have donated. A great and growing collection of other plants, as the garden management scours the globe for great material. And, plenty of free parking, handic…
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PSSC JANUARY 21, 2017 BANQUET
by DoomsDave- 11 replies
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Annual PSSC Banquet January 21, 2017 Balboa Park, San Diego This year we are very fortunate to have our Annual Banquet in beautiful Balboa Park. Just north of our meeting room is the Palm Canyon which makes for a beautiful stroll and contains 58 species of palms. Further north is the Botanical Building, one of the largest lathe structures in the world. it houses over 2100 plants. The banquet will start at 11:00 a.m. with lunch at 11;30 a.m.(There will be a board meeting at 10:00 a.m.) Garcia’s Restaurant will be catering and we are looking forward to a fine Italian luncheon. If anyone has any food allergies or issues, please contact Mark Riedler and I…
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Howdyall: If you signed up to get it, you should soon get it. Here's a link to the table of contents. http://palmssc.org/tidbits-of-the-next-pssc-journal/ I'm salivating for mine . . .
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PSSC JULY 15, 2017 MEETING
by DoomsDave- 1 follower
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SATURDAY JULY 15, 2017 PSSC MEETING Los Angeles, CA The PSSC's July 15, 2017 meeting will be at two gardens in Los Angeles County, near the Orange County border: Jackie and Rene in La Mirada, and Sergio Burciagga, in Whittier. Both of these gardens are true gems, maintained to tidy perfection with perfect examples of envy-inducing rare palms. FIRST GARDEN Jackie and Rene's garden is a first time garden with many gems raised by dedicated palm fanatics. Highlights include various Dypsis and a hybrid Hyophorbe, with trunk. There’s also a large H. verschaffeltii, and a Cocothrinax miraguama, and many more. Not a huge garden but grand just the sam…
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HELLO EVERYONE! SORRY TO BE SO LAST MINUTE, BUT I HOPE YOU MARKED YOUR CALENDARS FOR THIS MEETING The July meeting will be on Saturday the 20th featuring two mature gardens that have not been visited in a long time. 1st Garden, Home of Bill and Shayla Taylor. 309 W. Paseo de Cristobal, San Clemente Ca. 92672. Bill’s garden will be a delight for both Palm and Cycad enthusiasts. Bill has a large collection of Cycads, and still maintains a number of mature Palms including Howeas, Braheas, Livistonas, Chamaerhops, Rhapis, Ptychospermas, Jubeae, Accoeloerraphe, Chamaedoreas, Phoenix, Sabals, Butias, Latania, and some assorted exotics. This garden is no…
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PSSC JULY 20, 2024 MEETING IN "THE OC"
by DoomsDave- 0 replies
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On July 20, 2024, the PSSC is having its July meeting at two gardens in Orange County: the gardens of Steven Velez in Westminster and Larry and Sue Black, in Fountain Valley. Both gardens are noteworthy for being great palm gardens on 1/6-acre suburban lots, yet each has been done with an opposite approach. And both are spectacular. If you have a small yard and want to see some serious possibilities, or even go wild with a larger yard, do come join us. Garden No. 1, the Steve Velez garden, is located at 15461 Devonshire Circle, Westminster, CA 92683. It’s a couple streets north of Mile Square Park. Steve inherited the house and garden from his father the late …
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PSSC July 21, 2018 Meeting
by DoomsDave- 1 follower
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PSSC JULY MEETING SATURDAY, JULY 21, 2018 TWO GARDENS IN LA JOLLA, CA NEITHER PREVIOUSLY TOURED POTLUCK LUNCH, BRING A DISH Our next meeting of the PSSC will be Saturday, 21 July, 2018. Both gardens are in La Jolla (an area of San Diego) and neither has ever been toured by our group. The first garden is at the Home of Mark Tarpin. Mark had this to say about his love for palms and the garden: "I started growing rare palms, tropical fruits and tropical flowers in approximately 1984. My collection did not become extensive until I moved into my current residence which I have been in for approximately 30 years. After traveling to many tropical countries …
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PSSC March 17, 2018 Meeting
by DoomsDave- 0 replies
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MARCH 17, 2018 MEETING March 17, 2018 is Saint Patty’s Day, and it’s also time for the PSSC’s March, 2018 meeting, potluck and auction in Malibu, Los Angeles County, at two gardens that have never hosted a meeting before. MARK YOUR CALENDARS! This is the first time we’ve been to Malibu for about two decades. These gardens are both the long lifetime labors of love of two serious plant enthusiasts. The first garden is that of William (Bill) Wolhaupter, at 3515 Cross Creek Road; Malibu, California; phone is 310-456-9738. Bill’s three and a half acre garden is full of a multitude of fascinating plants, including mature palms, orchids, and m…
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March PSSC Meeting Saturday March 18, 2017 The Palm Society of Southern California will hold its March meeting at two gardens in central Orange County. Both of these gardens are great examples of what you can accomplish on small suburban lots. The first stop will be at the home and garden of long time PCCS member Ralph Velez at 15461 Devonshire Cir., Westminster. The second garden to be visited is that of our President, Larry Black, at 9166 Sara River Cir. Fountain Valley CA 92708. Ralph is an original member of the Palm Society since it was founded more than 50 years ago. Palm enthusiasts from around the world have toured his garden, a…
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PSSC March 2014 meeting in Orange County
by DoomsDave- 5 replies
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The PSSC’s March 22, 2014 Meeting The PSSC’s March 22, 2014 meeting will be held in the heart of Orange County at two gardens: (a) the home and garden of Ralph Velez, in Westminster; and ( Palm Island in Mile Square Park, in nearby Fountain Valley. Garden one: 15461 Devonshire Circle, Fountain Valley, CA 92683. Ralph Velez is one of the founding members of the PSSC, and his garden in Westminster shows what you can do on a suburban sixth-acre lot. Ralph is one of the original, dyed-in-the-wool consummate palm nuts. There’s not a lot that’s not on his lot. His garden was started in the early 1960s. Got a seedling Livistna carinensis? Raph’s got one, at maturity, in…
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PSSC March 2016 meeting
by DoomsDave- 13 replies
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The PSSC is having its next meeting in Fallbrook, thanks to Dr. Phil: LINK TO PSSC WEBSITE http://static1.squarespace.com/static/50611cc4c4aa827cc3a42907/t/56c5db6db6aa60877888ed38/1455807350221/?format=1000w
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PSSC MARCH 2025 MEETING MARCH 15 - The Ides of March
by DoomsDave- 3 replies
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Everyone: Mark your calendar for the Ides of March; the PSSC's March 15, 2025 meeting is in northern San Diego County in two outstanding gardens. GARDEN NO. 1: The first garden is that of Michael and Joyce Masterson, 2038 Arborwood Pl. Escondido Ca 92029. Mike is a true plant addict who had worked at the San Diego Zoo and Wild Animal Park in horticulture for forty years. He and his wife Joyce started started their garden in 1991 and have primarily focused on planting rare and unusual palms and other plants of distinction. Some of the notable palms in this garden are: Allagoptera leucocalyx, Brahea nidita, B. moorei, Butia archeri, Chamandorea fragr…
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PSSC March 21, 2015 meeting, potluck and auction
by DoomsDave- 4 replies
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In Altadena, California, north of Pasadena, up against mighty San Gabriel mountains. Greg Haines and John Cressey joined the Palm Society in 1976. Their Oakland home and its palms and tropical planting were lost in the 1991 Oakland Hills Firestorm. Long members of The Huntington Library and Gardens they moved to Altadena. Their home with garden is on historic Mendocino Lane that has an impressive planting of Washingtonia robusta, the skyduster palm, that line both sides of the curved street from Allen to Altadena Drive. Planted in 1925, the palms currently reach up about 75 feet and provide an impressive gateway to the 1928 Spanish home. The garden is over an ac…
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PSSC MARCH 21, 2020 MEETING, LUNCH AND AUCTION
by DoomsDave- 1 follower
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Dear PSSC members: I am greatly pleased to announce that our March 21, 2020 meeting, luncheon and auction will be at the homes and gardens of Carl Hartman and Alex Kutas in Huntington Beach, Orange County. (You know this is California, right?) The first garden will be Carl's garden at 18722 Jockey Circle, Huntington Beach, CA 92648. The PSSC Board meeting will be held here, along with garden tours. Lunch will be served, and the auction will be conducted at Alex's garden, at 6761 Corral Circle. Both gardens are in walking distance of each other, so parking between the two is recommended. There is plenty of on-street parking and Saddleback Lane is perfect as it …
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PSSC MARCH, 2010 MEETING 1 2 3
by DoomsDave- 89 replies
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Well, smack me upside my head with a frozen durian . . . . I'm stoked and my anticipation is stroked because our March 20, 2010 Palm Society of Southern California meeting is going to be at two marvelous San Diego gardens, not far from the 5 Freeway. GARDEN OF JIM WRIGHT Ever wonder what it would be like to have Rhopalistylus, Hedyscepe, and Howeas for tall canopy, instead of the usual Archontophoenix? Ever cry yourself to sleep believing you will never see such a thing in your life, without paying a fortune in air fare for a trip to the South Pacific? Well, put away your crying towel, bring your portable swooning chaise lounge and come to the meeting at Mr…
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PSSC May 18, 2019 meeting in San Diego County
by DoomsDave- 0 replies
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PSSC MAY MEETING SATURDAY, MAY 18,2019 TWO GARDENS IN SAN DIEGO Our May Meeting of the PSSC will be in northern San Diego county in the towns of Vista and Encinitas. We will be visiting two gardens of members of our Society. This will be a potluck meeting, so bring a nice dish to share with others. A Board Meeting will proceed the meeting at the first garden at 9:30 AM. An auction and raffle will end the meeting at the second garden. As there will probably be lots of sun, remember to wear appropriate clothing and bring a hat for sun protection. 10:30 AM: ARRIVE EHRLICH GARDEN‚ We will start at the garden of Victor and Angelina Ehrlich at 210 Richar…
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Everyone: I am pleased to announce that our May 18, 2024 PSSC meeting will be at two gardens in northern San Diego County, the adjoining homes and gardens of Dorian Ouer and Scott Leonard, Encinitas, CA. Ouer Garden: On the south side of the street at 455 Naiad, this garden was started decades ago by Dorian Ouer's father, Dean Ouer, who heads up the International Palm Society's "Palm Talk" website. After son Dorian acquired the property in 2005, he picked up the torch and ran with it. It's one of those gardens you run out of superlatives to describe. There's a combination of variety and age that's hard to beat: mature Chrysalidocarpus (Dypsis) decipiens, Prest…
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PSSC May 19, 2018 Meeting
by DoomsDave- 10 replies
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I am pleased to announce that we will holding the PSSC’s May 19, 2018 meeting in two gardens in Huntington Beach, in the OC by the sea. The first garden is the never-before-visited home and garden of Frank and Kathy van Twist. The second is the previously visited home and garden of John Boyer. The Van Twists open their garden to show off a nice collection of rare palms. Highlights include: a HUGE Arenga pinnata, Beccariophoenix alfredii, a mature Pritchardtia forbesiana, grown 20’+ tall and almost 2 feet across the base, Pritchardtia martii, a maturing Parajubaea torallyi torallyi, various Dypsis including droopy onilahenis and many more. John Boyer’s hom…
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