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   April BPACS outing

   March 27, 2007 by Daryl

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   10am kick off. Tour of the 3 acre property belonging to Michael Green (Newcal) and his wife Di. Landscaped with many rare species of palms, as well as other interesting plants. This garden is approx 6 years old All palm society members and palm enthusiasts welcome! Daryl

   

   Last reply by Daryl, April 18, 2007
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   Asociación Costarricense de Palmeras

   August 24, 2008 by Jeff in Costa Rica

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   We are currently recruiting members for a new Palm Group forming in Costa Rica - Asociación Costarricense de Palmeras. The first meeting is tentatively planned for the end of October/beginning of November. If anyone is interested, please send me a PM. Come join our new group, and discover the palms that Costa Rica has to offer!

   

   Last reply by Jeff in Costa Rica, January 17, 2009
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   Aussie palmtalkers day out.... 1 2

   November 22, 2014 by Kennybenjamin

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   Hi all, After a couple of quick chats between FM Bencassa and myself an little idea has surfaced and I thought I would gauge any potential interest? We thought it might be a nice thing if there was an ( annual ? ) gathering of interested Aussie palmtalkers? A little mini biennial type thing. Perhaps a different city and a different botanical garden somewhere in Oz each year? It would be nice to put some more faces to names and do some real life palm talking. I think it would probably be a pretty informal type affair and spouses etc would be more than welcome. Is I said it was a bit of a thought bubble but worth investigating further we thought?? Any interest for …

   

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   Australian Open Garden Scheme

   March 25, 2011 by eastern.nurseries

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   Many Unusual Plants For Sale Dates, 9 and 10 April 2011 10am to 4.30pm Address, 447 Miles Platting Road Rochedale Brisbane Australia Admittance $6.00 World Famous Variegated Plant Collector.... Rod Pattison This is a non profit organisation

   

   Last reply by eastern.nurseries, April 7, 2011
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   Australian Palm and Cycad Soc 2011 Annual Show March12-13

   January 2, 2011 by Mark Wuschke

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   The Palm and Cycad Society of Australia's 2011 Annual Show will be held at the Mt. Cootha Botanic Gardens auditorum, Sat/Sun March 12-13, 2011 from 9am to 3pm. Display, massive plant sale, rare cycads and palms, book and magazine clear out, cultivation advice. Address: Mt. Cootha Rd, Toowong (Brisbane) Admission: $3 ($2 concession)

   

   Last reply by Mark Wuschke, January 2, 2011
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   Autumn palm sale at Fairchild?

   July 3, 2007 by Creekside

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   Does anyone know if there is going to be a South Florida Palm Society-sponsored palm sale at Fairchild (or elsewhere) again this fall? I didn't see it in their list of upcoming events. Cheers, Catherine Presley

   

   Last reply by Jerry@TreeZoo, October 20, 2007
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   Az Palm & Cycad Open Garden

   April 14, 2016 by mcrawford

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   Arizona Palm & Cycad Society Open garden, potluck and "swap meet" is firmly set now for May 21st noon until sunset and the home and garden of long time member OB Kingsby at 1901 E. Alta Vista Phoenix, 85042 OB has one of the most complete palm collections in town and last hosted an open house 10 yrs ago. I visited him last fall and has it ever grown! Since we no longer collect dues, we ask everyone to bring food or drink to contribute to the festivities. Also bring any seed, seedlings or potted plants to sell or swap. We hope to have Bob Clasigan and his great Phoenix hybrids there as well. Please pass this invit…

   

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   Ben Rogers and Dennis Turrin Gardens, Clayton CA

   October 4, 2016 by ghar41

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   October 9 - Two Meetings in Concord starting at 11:00 AM through to 4:00 PM. Palms for sale from Dwight Ries Northern California Palm Society Meetings Potluck and Auction on Sunday, October 9th. Please note, the palmsnc.org web site is currently down. We are trying to get it reinstated as quickly as possible. Please forward this email to anyone who is interested in attending as they will not be able to get the information from the website. Dear Palm Friends, Here are the announcements for Sunday, 10/9/16, when we will visit two gardens in Concord – one in the morning and the other in the afternoon…

   

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    Bobby in NY's TROPICAL PARTY ON LONG ISLAND

    June 21, 2006 by Robert Lee Riffle

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    Posted by Bobby in NY on May 22 2006,09:11 (in old forum) Hi all, My wife & I are having a giant party at our house on SATURDAY, June 24th - It's gonna be a blast - Barbecue, Live Music, Tropical Drinks, Dancing on the Deck, Games, etc.. All Palm Friends from the IPS are welcome - PM me for Directions. This is a beautiful time of year to Visit Long Island / NYC with temps in the 80's/60's -------------- Robert Long Island, New York (where most of the southern Floridians are originally from)

    

    Last reply by BobbyinNY, June 29, 2006
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    BPACS April 2013 Outing

    April 25, 2013 by Daryl

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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…

    

    Last reply by realarch, May 11, 2013
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    BPACS April 2015 Outing

    April 22, 2015 by Daryl

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    Hi Everyone, the April outing this coming Sunday will be to three Gold Coast gardens, all within 15 minutes of each other, and about 50 minutes south of the GPO. These gardens (Daryl O'Connor, Mike Green and Andy Green) have a wide and varied collection of palms. The gardens we will visit are: 10:00am - 93 San Fernando Dr, Worongary – 2.5 acres first planted 15 years ago 12:00pm - 15 Caprice St, Bonogin – 1100 sq metres first planted 6 years ago 1:30pm - 52 Gaw Terrace, Bonogin – 3 acres first planted 15 years ago Obviously with three gardens to visit, it will take several hours, so we will stop for a lunch break in between. All going well it should wrap up by about 3p…

    

    Last reply by NApalm, April 23, 2015
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    BPACS April Outing

    April 26, 2008 by Daryl

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    The Brisbane Palm and Cycad society is having a field outing on Sunday the 26th of April to Mt Warning National Park. This will involve a walk along the path to the summit, seeing 3 native species of palms and lot of lush rainforest. We will then return to the bottom of the mountain and have a free BBQ lunch. Following this we will be visiting Burringbar native rainforest nursery to pick up some goodies. Kick off is at 11:00am at the carpark. For more details contact Daryl on mobile 0488125555

    

    Last reply by Daryl, April 26, 2008
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    BPACS April Outing - Utopia

    April 20, 2016 by Daryl

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    Next outing is to Utopia on the Sunshine Coast to tour the expansive and spectacular gardens and nursery of Clayton York. There will be many rare gems to be purchased on the day, so save your pennies and make this a must-do event. As visits like this are a rare event, it would be great to see as many people as possible. Nobody ever leaves disappointed (or empty handed!) Ninderry Slopes Road, Valdora, Queensland Sunday 24/4/16 Starts at 10:00am

    

    Last reply by Daryl, April 20, 2016
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    BPACS April Outing 22/4/12

    April 19, 2012 by Daryl

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    Hi Everyone, the BPACS April outing is to Alma Park Zoo, followed by a visit to Rob’s Rare Palms. The outing will kick off at 10:00 am (22/4/12) at Alma Park Zoo, 18 Alma Rd, Dakabin. Meet in the car park. We have organised a group discount, so the admission will be $30. We were hoping for a larger discount, but that was the best they would give us... For those that don’t know, Alma Park Zoo was created by Bill Williams in 1969. Bill was also the owner of several palm nurseries and a keen collector. He transplanted many mature palms to help form the rainforest canopy of the zoo. Some palms within the zoo originate from Brisbane and are over 100 years old. T…

    

    Last reply by Daryl, April 19, 2012
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    BPACS August 2014 Outing - Roma St Parklands

    August 23, 2014 by Daryl

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    Hi Everyone, regarding tomorrow’s BPACS outing... The August outing is to Roma St Parklands, a very short walk from the Brisbane CBD. The parklans contains a great collection of plants, including many exotic palms. Arno King has alerted us to the fact that this weekend is also 'Parks Alive ' at Roma St - the biggest event there for the year. This will impact on parking availability, so it may be best to try and park away from Roma St and then walk/bus/train to the parklands to avoid parking frustration. We will still continue with the tour at 10:00am , so to make sure you are there on time, please factor in the additional parking/travel time. Greg Smith has kindly…

    

    Last reply by Walter John, August 23, 2014
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    BPACS August 2015 Outing

    August 20, 2015 by Daryl

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    Hi Everyone, just a quick note to let you know that we will be touring Phillip Arrowsmith’s fantastic garden this coming Sunday. Phillip has been generous enough to open his garden to our group, and it is always an enjoyable tour amongst his impressive collection of palms and other exceptional plants. The outing will kick off at 10:00am at 35 Lansbury Pde, Ashgrove...BPACS members and Palmtalkers welcome! Daryl

    

    Last reply by comic097, August 23, 2015
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    BPACS August Outing

    August 21, 2012 by Daryl

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    Hi Everyone, There is a BPACS outing this coming Sunday, the 26th of August. This will be a great day with a visit to a very well established palm garden in the Tweed Valley (apparently with trunking Verschaffeltia splendidas), followed by a visit to Kris Kupsch’s (Burringbar Botanical Gardens Nursery). Kris has a native rainforest plant nursery stocking many treasures, including palms, plus several hectares of display gardens. Kris has also kindly offered to fire up the BBQ as well! We will all meet at Tumbulgum Tavern on the banks of the Tweed River at 10:00 am before heading off in convoy to Kieren’s garden at Condong. To get to Tumbulgum Tavern, head down the Pa…

    

    Last reply by Walter John, August 21, 2012
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    BPACS August Outing plus Ratpack Tour

    August 22, 2008 by Daryl

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    Well, the 2nd Ratpack tour kicks off next Friday (29th August), in conjunction with the Brisbane Palm and Cycad Society. This is a four day event with a road trip from Brisbane to Rockhampton, a tour of the Rocky Botanical Gardens, Day trip to Blackdown Tablelands, Trip to Byfield, Tour of the best private garden in Rocky with BBQ and Palm Society members from Rocky, plus Kershaw gardens, a nursery visit then back down to Brisbane. It should be an action packed trip! Everyone is welcome to attend! PM Daryl, Wal or Newcal if interested.

    

    Last reply by palmtreesforpleasure, August 28, 2008
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    BPACS Christmas Gathering

    December 3, 2015 by Daryl

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    The Brisbane Palm And Cycad Society Christmas gathering is this Sunday (6/12/15) at 10:00am at Martin Lack's. Address is 39 Tinarra Crescent, Kenmore Hills. After a garden tour, there is a BBQ lunch. All salads and softdrinks provided. As per usual, please bring your own meat and alcoholic drinks if so desired. regards, Daryl

    

    Last reply by Daryl, December 3, 2015
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    BPACS Christmas gathering - Photos Posted here

    December 12, 2014 by Walter John

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    Brisbane Palm and Cycad Society Christmas Gathering at Darren Jones’ Sunday 14/12/2014 11:00am Address is Lot 237 ‘unnamed Rd’, Pine Mountain. If you want to use a GPS to get there, select James Rd, Pine Mountain, which is off the Brisbane Valley Hwy as you head for Fernvale. There will be signage on James Rd to show the way to Darren’s place. Starting time is 11:00 and the BBQ will be fired up at 12:00. Bring a chair, meat for BBQ, and alcohol if you desire.

    

    Last reply by Josh-O, January 4, 2015
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    BPACS February 2016 Outing - Mt Nebo

    February 25, 2016 by Daryl

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    This month’s outing will be to Mt Nebo. This will comprise a bushwalk to see the local palm and cycad species, and enjoy a little rainforest scenery. We will follow this with a BBQ. Please bring your own meat, salads and drinks etc if you intend to eat. We will meet at the Manorina car park on Mt Nebo Road at 10:00am, then head off along the Morelia Walking track. It should be a lovely morning to enjoy a little nature...hope to see you all there!

    

    Last reply by Daryl, February 25, 2016
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    BPACS February Meeting

    February 3, 2013 by Daryl

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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

    

    Last reply by Eric F, February 8, 2013
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    BPACS in November

    November 16, 2006 by Walter John

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    Here's Colin ! Plus, if there's time, a presentation on our fantastic outing at Palm Fascinations in Nambour and those 2 fabulous PACSOA member gardens. I haven't checked with anybody, I'm just turning up with the DVD. Sue me

    

    Last reply by Walter John, November 22, 2006
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    BPACS in September

    September 3, 2006 by Walter John

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    Next meeting at Mt Cootha this month. Unsure of topics but I'll find out and post soon. Welcome is extended to anybody new wanting to join or just find out about our Palm and Cycad group. Come along and meet/talk to some experienced growers.

    

    Last reply by Walter John, September 21, 2006
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    BPACS June Outing

    June 20, 2013 by Daryl

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    The BPACS June outing is to Springbrook and the walking track at Purlingbrook Falls (Circuit). The track is 4 kilometres long and takes about 2 hours to complete. The walk does require a moderate level of fitness as there are several hundred steps along the way. This area has some pristine rainforest, with several species of endemic palms and cycads. The forest could be cool in places, depending on the weather (and it is winter!), so bring along some warm clothing. The scenery is spectacular and passes underneath Purlingbrook Falls which drop more than 100 metres. After the walk we will stop for lunch at one of the local cafes'. For those intending to do the walk, please …

    

    Last reply by Walter John, June 23, 2013