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Northern Ca Palm Society meetings 2014
by ghar41- 2 replies
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April 12th from 1-5pm. Golden Gate Palm Nursery in Richmond. Owner Gary Gragg has graciously offered his nursery as the site of our first meeting this year. Please bring a dish or food item of your choice for the potluck, our meeting and auction will follow. Please visit the Golden Gate website for specific information. Their homepage is at: http://goldengatepalms.com/index.html Their address and contact information can be found at: http://goldengatepalms.com/public_html/directions.htm June 7th from 1-5pm. San Francisco Botanical Gardens in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. More information to follow. July/ Aug- Open Sept/Oc…
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PSSC BANQUET -- COME JOIN US
by DoomsDave- 0 replies
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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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South Florida Palm Society Meeting, Monday June 7
by Linda Apriletti- 0 replies
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The South Florida Palm Society meets this coming Monday, June 7, 7:30 pm at Fairchild Tropical Botanical Garden. Dr. John Dowe, from the Australian Centre for Tropical Freshwater Research, will give a presentation and slideshow about the Livistona family of palms titled "Livistona: An Introduction To The Genus and its Species " about this widespread and diverse palm genera. The talk will be followed by an auction of palms. The talk will be followed by an auction of palms. Get there early and ask questions about your palms at the answer desk. FTBG is located at 10901 Old Cutler Rd., Coral Gables, FL. info@southfloridapalmsociety.org
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SFPS June 3 General Meeting - Cuban Palms
by Linda Apriletti- 1 reply
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There will be a general meeting at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden on June 3rd. at 7:30pm, in the Corbin Room. Fairchild is located at 10901 Old Cutler Rd., Coral Gables, FL. World traveler and SFPS member, Mr. Elvis Cruz will present another exciting program. "Cuba: A Mysterious Island of Beautiful Palms" South Florida Palm Society member Elvis Cruz recently drove 1,500 miles around Cuba, hoping to photograph endemic palms in the wild. He found a beautiful island, friendly people, bizarre economics, conflicted politics, controversial history and many gorgeous palms. In addition to wild palms, he photographed three botanical gardens. Come see and hear hi…
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UPDATE: MASKS NO LONGER REQUIRED OUTDOORS FOR FULLY VACCINATED PERSONS. Under the provisions of California's June 15, 2021 Covid Update, new guidelines for mask wearing the "mask mandate" in previous communications is superseded: 1. Fully vaccinated persons not required to wear masks outdoors. 2. Unvaccinated persons still required to wear masks for entire meeting. 3. All attendees to wear masks in hosts' homes to use toilets. 4. VACCINATION STATUS IS ON THE HONOR SYSTEM - PLEASE BE HONORABLE. 5. Lunch will still be off-site. I am pleased to announce that we will be having our first in-person meeting in more than a year, at the homes and gard…
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Announcing The South Florida Palm Society's Annual Holiday Party and Auctions!! HUGE Selection of Rare Palms and Specimen Plants. Save this Date: Monday, 12/03/12, 7:00 PM - Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, 10901 Old Cutler Road, Coral Gables, FL The South Florida Palm Society (1).pdf
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BPACS April Outing - Utopia
by Daryl- 0 replies
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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
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PSSC Annual Banquet and what did you miss?
by DoomsDave- 3 replies
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Howdyall: So, here it is the PSSC annual banquet, and Kim arrives, oh, whoo-hoo Along with Bo well you know
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South Florida Palm Society - Meeting, Monday Oct 1
by Linda Apriletti- 0 replies
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There will be a SFPS general meeting on Monday, October 1, at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden (FTBG). FTBG is located at 10901 Old Cutler Road, Coral Gables, FL. We will be meeting in the Corbin Room. This will be a question and answer session with our distinguished guest panelist: Ellis Brown, Andrew Street and Dr. Jeff Chaite. Please feel free to ask any question regarding Palms; from growing issues, pests, pesticides, natural controls, etc. Food will be potluck. Drinks will be provided. After the program there will be a palm auction. Please bring some palms for the auction. We hope to see you there.
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Our annual Picnic & Giant Plant Auction will be held on Saturday June 8 this year. Terry & Ruth Lynch are allowing us to have the picnic in their Fabulous garden at 2802 Lake Osborne Dr., Lake Worth. The time will be 8 AM to 2 PM. All members and anyone else that would like to attend are welcome. Please bring Pot Luck covered dish and any kind of plants for the auction. Water, drinks and ice will be provided. Bring an outdoor chair for your seating.
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April's BPACS outing is to the Tamborine Mountain Botanic Gardens, Forsythia Drive (off Long Road), Tamborine MountainPlease note that due to recent flooding and bridge washout, the main road from Oxenford to Mt Tamborine is currently closed. There is a detour in place via Reserve Road, Upper Coomera. Alternatively you can go via the Cedar Creek or Nerang-Canungra routes...all are scenic drives so make for an enjoyable trip.We will gather in the car park at 10:00am on Sunday 23/04/17 and then walk the gardens, which contain a diverse collection of plants, along with some nice stands of palms. We will then head over to North Tamborine for a gourmet lunch.Website for furthe…
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NorCal meeting at Lakeside Palmetum
by Darold Petty- 0 replies
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Head's up, this Sunday, August 21st ! http://www.palmsnc.org/pages/events.php
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2013 PACSOA Annual Show and Sale
by Daryl- 1 reply
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Fun for young and old... I look forward to catching up with everyone over the weekend!
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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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Saint Johns Botanical Garden and Nature Preserve Yard Sale on Sunday, June 12th, 2022 Palm Society Members are welcome to participate in, buy, or donate anything they’d like. Doors open for sales from 8AM to 5PM, but anyone who can lend a hand can come in as early as 7AM. Doughnuts provided! All proceeds go to the garden. Contact John with any questions: Phone: 904.553.7563 Email: palmcabinman@gmail.com
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South Florida Palm Society Fall Show and Sale at Fairchild
by Dave from Miami- 6 replies
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SFPS Sale: Nov 2-3, at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden 10:00 am to 5:00 pm We are very excited to announce our Fall Palm Show and Sale at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, scheduled for November 2-3, 2024. A list of the vendors and the plants for sale will be made available about a week before the show on the SFPS website and this website. A list of growers should be available by October 20. Our last sale in the Spring 2024, we had over 300 species. We expect this sale to also be great, with a wide selection of common, uncommon and rare palms and cycads. Also, you can meet the local growers, who can help in selecting the perfect palm or cycad for …
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Sale at Veber's Jungle Homestead
by EllisB- 2 replies
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Leslie Veber is opening her gates to the public on Saturday Nov. 17. There will be other venders there and should be fun. So if you want to come by she's located at 24605 SW 197 ave. Later Ellis
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cfpacs Central Florida Palm and Cycad Society at Florida Tech Sale
by Central Floridave- 0 replies
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Central Florida Palm and Cycad Society will be participating in the FIT sale March 6. 8am-4pm. F.I.T is in Melbourne Florida
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SFPS Fall Show & Sale: Preliminary List of Species Offered
by Leonard Goldstein- 1 reply
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Attached please find a preliminary index to the species of palms and cycads being offered at the 2015 Fall Show & Sale of the South Florida. The sale is being held this coming weekend, November 7 & 8, at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, 10901 Old Cutler Rd., Coral Gables. Sale time both days is 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. This list will be augmented if growers wish to add plants to the index. We look forward to seeing you this weekend! SFPS, 2015 Fall Palm Show & Sale Species List.docx
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New Web Site - Check it out
by Kathryn- 0 replies
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I just created a new web site for the Louisiana Palm and Cycad Society. See my signature below. I have no experience so I used Go Daddy's web site for dummies and voila! My home computer is still out, but my computer guru has extracted the virus and I will get it back better than ever tomorrow. Then I will be able to add pictures and make a few other planned updates to the web site. Please check it out and provide feedback!
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BPACS October Outing
by Daryl- 0 replies
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Garden of Nick Craig, ex BPACS President 10:00am start Instructions: * Head to Caboolture. * Get on the D'Aguilar Hwy headed west to Kilcoy/Woodford. * After the turnoff the Bruce Hwy its about 20 ks * After passing through Wamuran its about 10 min. * You pass the Bracalba Quarry and head up the range. * At the top you take the next left...Mc Leod Lane. * Signs will be up...about 1 k along a narrow 2way road, you will turn right then sharp left into my place. I hope to see some of you there! Non BPACS members welcome as usual... Daryl
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Herb Johnson has got palms
by DoomsDave- 0 replies
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Well, we had us two great gardens today. A mad swarm of palm-o-philes showed up that the Whittier residence of the Johnsons and, weh-hell, whoo wee, we all swooned. And this was the first garden. Someone please, post some pics! I forgot my camera . . .
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Date: Sunday, November 4th, 2018Time: 1:00 PM till 5:00 PMLocation: Lakeside Park Garden Center 666 Bellevue Avenue Oakland CA We are planning a meeting at the Oakland Garden Room at the Lakeside Park Garden Center next to our Palmetum for this day. Jason Dewees will be our guest speaker and give a presentation on some of the palms from his book, Designing With Palms https://www.amazon.com/Designing-Palms-Jason-Dewees/dp/1604695439 Please check back for confirmation and updates. Please bring a potluck item for the potluck and consider bringing a palm donation for our palm auction.
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PACSONZ Annual Palm, Cycad, and Subtropical SALE
by Caryota_gigas- 0 replies
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For more info check out this link.
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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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