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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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The Palm Beach Palm & Cycad Society is excited to announce the return of our Fall Palm Sale. Saturday, October 2, 2021 9am-4pm Mounts Botanical Garden 531 N. Military Trail West Palm Beach, FL 33415 10+ vendors offering hundreds species of Palms & Cycads in all shapes and sizes, palm special fertilizer, palm and cycad reference books, Palm Beach Palm & Cycad Society t-shirts available for purchase Mounts and Palm society and garden members free entrance to the garden
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The PBPCS spring sale will be held this weekend, March 24 & 25, at the Mounts Botanical Garden in West Palm Beach. Located at 531 N. Military Trail, WPB 33415. Saturday 9am to 4 pm, Sunday 9am to 3pm.There will be 9 vendors with a wide selection of choice Palms and Cycads.Lots of free advice.
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South Florida Palm Society - Meeting Feb 2, 2015
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Bruce McAlpin to Speak at February 2nd Meeting : We are happy to announce that The South Florida Palm Society's first meeting of 2015 will feature a program by Bruce McAlpin, longtime botany professor at Miami-Dade College. Bruce is well-regarded among tropical plant lovers all over southern Florida and, in fact, throughout the United States. Having become interested in plants at age 5, he has accumulated vast knowledge cutting across a number of families. He has given numerous programs to plant societies around the state, and the hallmark of his presentations is practicality -- he knows how to use everyday, affordable materials to produce high-quality plants. Bruc…
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Gulf Coast Chapter
by Kathryn- 0 replies
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The Gulf Coast Chapter of the IPS aims to connect palm enthusiasts along the Florida Panhandle and Alabama Gulf Coast. The quarterly meetings are held at botanical gardens and members' homes in locations such as Mobile, Loxley, Panama City, and Pensacola. The next meeting for the Gulf Coast Chapter will be Sunday, May 6 at the home of Tom and Eileen Mignerey in Cantonment, Florida. The meeting begins at noon with a member provided lunch including Tom's famous lobster hors d'oeuvres followed by a presentation on a variety of palm issues including planting, pollination, and hybridization. After the presentation there will be a brief business meeting followed by the alway…
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Southeastern Palm Society Meeting
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The Southeastern Palm Society will meet on 21 October, 2017 at Aquinas High School in Augusta, GA. The meeting will start at 10:00am. All are welcome to attend. The school has an extensive collection of mature palms, citrus, and hollies. There should be lots of seed to 'collect' on a variety of Sabals, Butias, Serenoa and Cycas.
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palm & cycad sale Palm Beach Palm & Cycad Society - Annual Spring Sale - April 8th & 9th, 2017
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Palm Beach Palm & Cycad Society Annual Spring Sale - April 8th & 9th, 2017 The society is having their Spring Sale this weekend. The fall sale from last year was cancelled due to Hurricane Matthew, so there is a heightened vibe surrounding this sale. Vendors and Society members are expecting a larger than usual crowd. Jeff and myself will be there along with a selection of vendors, the total number of which I do not know as of yet, but it is possibly more than usual. This might equal a larger than average selection of palm material, including one of the largest selections of cycads around. I know of a few familiar palm people that will be attendin…
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A big thank you
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On behalf of the Palm Beach Palm and Cycad Society, I want to say thanks so much for allowing us to use the Madagascar presentation from palmpedia.net as our program last night. It was a huge success and we are all waiting for the second half as our program next month. Jeff, thanks for sharing your adventures. It made us all want to visit Madagascar. Dean, thanks for all you work in putting the presentation together and making it available to us for a program. A truly awesome presentation. Kitty
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Palm Sale October 12, 2019
by Tracy S- 1 follower
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The Palm Beach Palm and Cycad Society is hosting a one day sale. There are 9 vendors with a wide range of palms and cycads. Many are rare and lots are very cool. Join us for the sale if you can. Saturday October 12th 9am to 4pm Mounts Botanical Garden 531 N Military Trail Weat Palm Beach Florida
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PSSC's June 18, 2022 Meeting in Huntington Beach!
by DoomsDave- 7 replies
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Dear Palm Lovers: We at the PSSC are enormously pleased to announce that we will be holding our Saturday, June 18, 2022, PSSC meeting at the homes and gardens of John Boyer at 21561 Archer Circle, and Guy Young at 21551 Archer Circle, in Huntington Beach, CA 92646. We have visited both of these gardens in the past, and they are better than ever. Both John and Guy have engaged in remodels of their homes and gardens. You'll note the changes and love the things they kept, we promise! One thing they kept was their friendship gate in the backyard for easy access to each garden from the other. If that's not friendship, what is? John Boyer removed …
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Always a great beginning to our Society's new year, so mark your calendars! Good food, great auctions, both silent and not so silent, of rare or unusual palms. A chance to take home some great additions for your tropical garden. Please RSVP through the website or you can call: Tim Brian (808) 333-5626. Deadline is one week prior to the event. February 6, 5pm sharp, Aunty Sally's Hale, Hilo, Hawaii.
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Cycad presentation in Phoenix
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On Sunday November 22nd, Dr. Leo Martin will give a presentation on Cycads at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix. Leo is a great speaker who has been to Dioon-Central in Oaxaca on two Jeff Chemnick trips, amongst many other botanical accomplishments. The talk is free, as is admission to DBG. At the entrance, mention that you are there for the talk only. See attached notice.
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PACSONZ Annual Sale April 4 / 5 2009
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South Florida Palm Society Meeting, October 4, Monday
by Linda Apriletti- 0 replies
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South Florida Palm Society: There will be a general meeting Monday evening, October 4, 7:30 pm at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden. Carl E. Lewis, Ph.D., Director of Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, will give a presentation titled "The Palms of David Fairchild's Cheng Ho Expedition". Seventy years have passed since Dr. David Fairchild explored remote islands of the Philippines and Indonesia on his famous Cheng Ho expedition. Volunteers in the archives of Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden recently uncovered and digitized the original expedition diaries and photos. They found new information on the unusual and rare palms Dr. Fairchild encountered before the exped…
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PSSC November 2013 meeting in Whittier
by DoomsDave- 5 replies
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THE PSSC’s November 16, 2013 Meeting David Bleistein Your PSSC President We are greatly pleased to announce that the PSSC is having its meeting in Whittier at two gardens that have never been visited before. Garden one: Herb and Connie Johnson, at 10513 Messina Dr Whittier, CA 90603-2425. Garden two: Sergio and Maria Burciaga, 13811 Philadelphia Street, Whittier, CA 90601-3803. These two gardens are only a few minutes apart. Both are established gardens where 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 garden #2, the Burciaga garden…
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This year we are excited to have our annual PSSC Banquet at the San Diego Botanical Garden (fromerly Quail Garden) in Encinitas, San Diego. Today the renamed San Diego Botanic Garden is designated one of the “Top 10 North American Gardens Worth Traveling For” by the American Gardens Association. Four miles of trails wind through its 29 uniquely themed gardens, among them a tropical rain forest, a bamboo garden, and regional desert landscapes. There is plenty of free parking, handicapped access and relatively easy access by pretty much everyone in Southern California. Special Guest speaker, Don Hodel from University of California Cooperative Extension. …
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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 - In Person Meeting AUGUST 14, 2021
by DoomsDave- 2 followers
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Everyone, I am pleased to announce an in person PSSC meeting in cool but sunny San Clemente, Orange County. Two long-time PSSC members, Rick Luna and Walt Frey have agreed to host at their homes and gardens on Saturday, August 14, 2021. The first garden will be that of the Luna family, at 114 W. Paseo de Cristobal, San Clemente, CA 92672. Ever wonder what some of those New Caledonians you get from Floribunda look like when mature? Come here and feast your eyes on towering Chambeyronia hookeri and macrocarpa, various Burretiokentias, plus a nice, large Pinanga javana, and a near-monumental Laccospadix australasica, that's now about 8 feet tall, plus a…
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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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Mounts Botanical Garden Palm Sale
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I looked on the Palm Beach Palm Society Web page and it looks like the Mounts Botanical Garden palm sale is October 7th and 8th, I just wanted to verify those dates with people here, just to make sure it will still be happening. Thanks
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Affiliate News - 1Q14
by mike in kurtistown- 2 replies
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Reserved for official IPS reports on affiliate activities - readers should not reply in this thread. Affiliates with news should forward reports to Mike Merritt (merritt4154@gmail.com) and a brief summary to the Newsletter Editor (kimberley.b.cyr@gmail.com).
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Palm Beach Palm & Cycad Society Fall Sale
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Palm Beach Palm & Cycad Society will hold it's annual Fall Sale Oct. 11 & 12 at Mounts Botanical Garden located at 531 N. Military Trail in West Palm Beach. The hours are 9 till 4 on Saturday and 9 till 3 on Sunday. ADMISSION IS FREE. There will be 500+ species of palm & cycads for sale. Also, 'Palm Special' fertilizer, books and T-shirts and free knowledgeable advice. There will be a special guest speaker on Sunday to be announced.
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South Florida Palm Society Meeting
by Cindy Adair- 1 follower
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South Florida Palm Society Welcome Palm Enthusiasts, A reminder that Rory Antolak will present a program titled, "A Photo Tour of Neotropical Palms in Situ" at the SFPS meeting tomorrow. …
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The Central Florida Palm and Cycad Society is slated to host a booth at the Plantae–palooza Garden Festival. Enjoy the tropical landscaping, buy some plants, and enjoy some good food! Date: Saturday, February 22nd, 2025 Time: 9:00AM -2:30PM Location: Hollis Gardens in Downtown Lakeland, FL 702 E Orange St, Lakeland, FL 33801 CFPACS Events: https://cfpacs.com/org/events/ More information will be posted as it becomes available. We were at the sale in 2023 and nearly sold out of plants! 2023 Sale Thread: https://www.palmtalk.org/forum/topic/76607-plantae–palooza-garden-festival-formerly-plantopia-satur…
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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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