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Palm Beach Palm & Cycad Society Spring Sale 1 2
by Caribbean Palms- 62 replies
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cfpacs Meeting - Central FLA Palm & Cycad Society
by Bob Johnson- 23 replies
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Central Florida Palm & Cycad Society Quarterly Meeting Date: Saturday, March 8 Location 1: Leu Gardens, 1920 N. Forest Ave., Orlando, FL 32803 Time: 10:00 am Tour of palm and cycad collection led by Eric Schmidt (Eric and Orlando on this board). According to Eric, they have approximately 375 species of palms and 65 species of cycads in the collection. About 125 species have been planted in the last 5 years or so. Since the last CFPACS meeting in January 2003 they haven't been below freezing until this year, January 3, 2008, it was down to 31F . The last CFPACS meeting at Leu in January 2003 was when it got down to 27F. Some palms that have begun flower…
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cfpacs CFPACS Fall Meeting
by Bob Johnson- 35 replies
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What: CFPACS Fall Meeting • Garden tours, auction and sale When: September 20, 2008 • 10:30 am - 3 pm Where: St. Petersburg, Florida Meeting Schedule 10 am CFPACS Board Meeting 10:30 - noon Phil Stager’s Garden, 4184 51st Ave. S., St. Petersburg Noon Lunch on your own 1:15 Mike & Marjorie Evans’ Garden, 6015 - 100th Way N., St. Petersburg 2:00 Auction & sale All PalmTalkers are invited to come out for a fun day of garden tours, auction, sale, refreshments and conversation with fellow Palmateers. Our first stop is Phil Stager’s garden, started nearly 20 years ago and containing 55 palm species, 8 bamboo species…
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PSSC MEETING AT JEFF BRUSSEAU'S GARDEN 1 2
by DoomsDave- 2 followers
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Everyone: It gives me great pleasure to announce that the Palm Society of Southern California will hold its September 17, 2016 meeting at the home and garden of Jeff Brusseau, aka "Mr. Rare." The place: 1030 HEATHER DRIVE, VISTA, CA 92084. This is a members only event; only PSSC members and their spouses will be admitted. There will be a catered meal, and shuttle service. The price is $35 per person until September 1, 2016; after which the price rises to $40 per person. We strongly recommend reserving your spot today if you can. Questions? PM DoomsDave! We recommend you reserve sooner instead of later. If you're not a membe…
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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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cfpacs CFPACS December Meeting
by Bob Johnson- 37 replies
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CFPACS will hold our annual Holiday Meeting at Rob Branch's in Sarasota on Saturday, December 13. Rob has over 700 palm specimens of 350 plus varieties planted in his one-acre garden, along with many aroids, bamboo. bromeliads, cordylines, flowering trees, succulents and other tropicals. Here is a shot looking over the pond (photo by Rob Branch): The general meeting and garden tour starts at 10:30 am, with lunch at noon and a plant auction and sale following the meal. We are asking folks to RSVP for the lunch (CFPACS is providing the main course and Rob will prepare it) and to bring a side dish to share. More details on this and directions can be found at the…
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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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Holiday Party of the South Florida Palm Society 1 2
by Leonard Goldstein- 58 replies
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December 2nd is the date of the South Florida Palm Society's big Holiday Party. The Society provides a whole roasted pig, as well as sodas, wine and beer*, and attendees are encouraged to bring a covered dish food creation to help make the dining experience complete. The evening features a popular silent auction and a fast-paced auction of plant material, followed by the election of board members. Our auctions serve as the primary source of annual funding for the Society. Accordingly, we hope you will donate a nice plant or two to the live auction. Admission to the party is free for all levels of membership: Life, Family, and Annual. Spouses of Life and Family memb…
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Northern California chapter meeting
by JasonD- 1 reply
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Quoting from the Northern California chapter's website: April Meeting / Matt Kessler Garden Date: Sunday, April 20th, 2008 Time: 1:00 till 5:00 Location: 40 Altura Way, Greenbrae This is the former garden of Herb Weber. Matt has built upon the splendid landscaping developed by Herb Weber. Matt has added many new palms, and the rhododendrons promise a great show of color. Directions to the Matt Kessler garden, 40 Altura Way, Greenbrae: Take freeway 101 northbound from San Francisco. Exit at San Anselmo, turn left beneath freeway and proceed westbound on Sir Francis Drake Blvd. Continue on SFDB until the second stoplight. Turn right onto La Cuesta Drive. A…
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cfpacs Central Florida Palm and Cycad Society (CFPACS)
by Central Floridave- 33 replies
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CFPACS has been running a little low right now, but I've volunteered to run the club. I'm not the best organizer but am looking for a stronger year in 2012. We put out one newsletter in July and putting another out this Month. I would like to use the Dec.10th meeting to get better organized and plan out 2012 with dates with meetings/tours/sales. Our next meeting will be Dec.10th. Two gardens in Brevard County. Neil Y. in the morning and then mine in the afternoon. More details to follow. You can contact me through my email address. I'll post more later. David Reid damy5@juno.com
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Brisbane Palm and Cycad Society
by Mark Wuschke- 27 replies
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Tuesday May 25 - Mike Foale, an enthusiastic promoter and researcher of the Coconut Palm will be our special guest speaker. He will give a talk on the Coconut, its natural history, and its products.
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Palm Society of Southern California
by MattyB- 34 replies
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Next meeting is Saturday, Sept. 22. More info to come soon, I just wanted to get it up on the board. Palm Society of Southern California, meeting page We'll be touring the garden of our very own epicure3, John Shearson. Hope to see ya'll there. You might even be priviledged enough to see the likes of these mugs!
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Anyone know the date for 2011 at Montgomery? Looking to make transportation arrangements from up North!
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cfpacs CFPACS Spring Meeting & Palm Sale in St Petersburg
by Mike Evans- 1 follower
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Central Florida Palm & Cycad Society will have its Spring meeting on March 31st. The first stop will be at Gizella Kopsick Palm Arboretum, located in downtown St. Petersburg. (901 North Shore Dr. St. Petersburg, FL 33713) Meeting will start at 10:00 with a tour of the garden. Info can be found at Gizella Kopsick. Everyone will have lunch on their own then visit the garden of Mike & Margie Evans, located at 6015 100th Way North, St Petersburg, 33708. Plan on arriving at the Evans garden ~ 1:00 - 1:30. There will be a tour of the 13 year old, 1.5 acre palm & cycad garden, with an auction, and sale afterwards. Attached are some maps of both areas. Note…
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Palm Society of Southern California
by DoomsDave- 38 replies
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It's that time again! Our March, 2011 meeting, on March 23, 2011. Be there, or be square . . . . This is a 21-year-old garden, entering its prime. Gregg Hamann, our host, started back in 1990 with a few Archontophoenix cunninghamiana, but he didn't stop there. The Hamann garden now has 401 different species of palms (species, not plants), including many Madagascan and New Caledonian species. Unlike many other gardens, the Hamann garden is unique for its use of relatively rare species for its canopy. There are literally scores of outstanding specimen palms in this garden. Mr. Hamann's favorites include: Syagrus glaucescens, Dypsis tsaratenensis, Dyp…
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The final details are being hammered out for the Fall meeting and tour. For now, tentatively save the dates for the last weekend in October (Friday 25th, Saturday 26th, Sunday 27th). Stay tuned!
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Cycad Day 2011
by George Sparkman- 10 replies
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Cycad Day 2011 This year's Cycad Day event will be held on Saturday, June 25, at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden in Coral Gables, FL. It is open to TCS members and non-members alike. Click here for more information. We hope to see you there!
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Dick Douglas Garden
by ghar41- 24 replies
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Date: Sunday, October 3rd, 2010 Time: 10AM - 5PM Location: 35 Amberwood Ln. Walnut Creek, Ca. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This garden is featured in many photos listed in the Species section of the Northern California Palm Society web site. Many of the Palm Trees here are some of the most mature and rare specimens that are known to exist in Northern California. These are all cold hardy palms and stunning specimens. There is also an assortment of other Species in this garden to compliment the large landscape. There will be NO POTLUCK at this meeting. However, there will be an auction around 1:30 or 2:00.…
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cfpacs Central Florida Palm & Cycad Society - Fall Meeting - Fri. 10/02/2020 to Sun. 10/04/2020
by kinzyjr- 4 replies
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If you are a CFPACS Member or former member, you should have received an email regarding the itinerary for the fall meeting. If you are not a past or present member, but are interested in joining and/or attending, please PM me at your earliest convenience. CFPACS was able to get a block of rooms reserved at a special group rate in the Miami area for our attendees. The details of how to lock in the group rate are included in the email sent earlier, but you will need to reserve a room by Monday, August 31st, 2020. The tentative itinerary is shared below: Tentative Itinerary Date Time …
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Edison Garden Market Plant Sale
by SW_FL_Palms- 11 replies
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Just thought I'd post this info for anyone in the area that might be interested. FYI - for the first time ‘The Edison Garden Market’ Edison Home, Fort Myers, Florida November 29th Saturday November 30th Sunday 9am-5pm both days Free to stroll along the Edison east side gardens (Café, Parking area, Ticket area, under the Banyan, and the new Heritage gardens) where over 30 vendors will be selling various palms, cycads, tropical plants, garden related art, pottery, furniture, and books.
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Don Hodel at Leu Botanical Gardens
by SubTropicRay- 17 replies
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CFPACS will be hosting Don Hodel at Orlando's Leu Botanical Garden Sunday, July 20th. Don Hodel's Chamaedorea talk - July 20th
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SFPS 30th Palm Sale at Fairchild Tropical Botanical Garden
by Tim McKernan- 18 replies
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The Fall SFPS sale at FTBG is here again and many of the growers have told me that their plants are looking bigger and better than ever!! This event will undoubtably offer a fantastic selection of palms and cycads. The Member's party and awards ceremony will be held on Saturday night, November 1st, from 6:00pm till 8:00pm. Refreshments and light snacks will be served. Please Join Us!! The plant list, grower list and area map are included in the Palm Report below:
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Autumn palm sale at Fairchild?
by Creekside- 26 replies
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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
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Palm Beach Palm and Cycad Society Sale
by pdleft- 31 replies
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The Palm Beach Palm and Cycad Society will present its Spring Show and Sale at Caloosa Park, Saturday April 10, 9am to 4pm and Sunday April 11, 9am to 3pm. There will be over 500 species of Palms and Cycads, all sizes. There is NO ADMISSON CHARGE. Caloosa Park is located in Boynton Beach at the end of 35th Ave. (east side of Congress Ave , between Atlantic and Woolbright). We accept cash, checks and credit cards. Hope to see you there. For information call Tom at 561-386-7812 or Betty at 561-722-8106
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NEXT PSSC MEETING
by JEFF from Trabuco Canyon CA- 15 replies
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MAY MEETING 10AM SATURDAY, MAY 24, 2008 We will be visiting two wonderful gardens and the Fullerton Arboretum. The meeting begins at 10AM at the garden of Louis and Carol Hooper, 505 N. Lois St., La Habra 90631. If you have not seen the Hooper’s garden, it is a must. The vast array of mature, rare palms is amazing, all grown to perfection. At 11AM we will visit the garden of Bill Dickenson, 2313 Lark Ellen Dr., Fullerton 92835. Bill is a long time PSSC member, and has many interesting specimens. Be sure to check out the hybrid that Bill produced and is named after him, (Lytoagrus dickensonii) Lytocaryum weddellianum x Syagrus romanzoffiana. He also has many …
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