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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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				  cfpacs Central Florida Palm and Cycad Society at Florida Tech Saleby 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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				  cfpacs Central Florida Palm and Cycad society call for F.I.T vendors Date: March 2, 2013by Central Floridave- 4 replies
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 Botanical Fest at Florida Tech is the eighth annual Botanical Fest Plant and Garden Sale. Garden vendors will be selling exotics, palms, accessories and more. Free guided tours of Florida Tech's Botanical Garden will take place hourly throughout the day. Date: March 2, 2013 Time: 8am-4pm Location: 150 W. University Blvd, Melbourne, FL 32901-6975 CFPACs is including in this sale. If you want to be a vendor contact me and I'll give you further information on how to be a vendor. email: damy5@juno.com Sale info: http://facilities.fit.edu/botanical_garden_fest.php 
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				  cfpacs Central Florida Palm and Cycad Society meeting June 17thby Eric in Orlando- 1 follower
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 It’s Summer, it’s HOT! You’re Invited - Inside! Central Florida Palm and Cycad Society’s Summer Field Trip & Meeting featuring Eric Schmidt of Leu Gardens Saturday, June 17, 2017 10:00am – 3:00pm Leu Gardens, Orlando plus PRIVATE PLANT AUCTION & SALE Agenda 10:00am – 11:00am – Presentation by Eric Schmidt of Leu Gardens on the best palms for central Florida and the successes and failures of various palms and cycads in the Leu collection. 11:00am – Tour of the palm and cycad collection with Eric. Please bring your lunch as we will eat in the garden. 2:00pm –2:15pm – Membership Meeting 2:15pm – 3:00pm – P… 
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				  cfpacs CFPACS - Preservation of Our Historyby CFPACS- 1 follower
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 Part of our move toward the future must involve preserving our past. As such, preserving and centralizing access to as many of our publications as possible is a priority. We are currently attempting to collect as many of our publications as possible. Primarily, this centers around back issues of The Palmateer, but could also include publications that were not published in our aforementioned quarterly or exist only as paper documents. Many of our former board members, current members, and past meeting attendees are active on the PalmTalk forums or on Facebook. Effectively, this is an all call for assistance. If you have any of the following, please post them her… 
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				  cfpacs CFPACS (Central FL) Meeting & Garden Tour June 8thby Mike Evans- 1 follower
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 Mark your calendar, June 8th. Garden tour and meeting at Walt & Cathy Darnall's garden in Lake Placid, FL. Everyone is welcome. Plant sale and auction. See everyone there! Central Florida Palm & Cycad Society 1621 Elm Terrace, Lake Placid FL 5.6 acres owned by Walt and Cathy Darnall The Darnalls are a true inspiration -- they successfully grow about 75 species of mostly mature palms, plus a wide variety of tropical vines, shrubs and flowers in open and semi-wooded areas that typically experience one to three freezes a year. They also have a combination greenhouse-shade house for plant propagation and over-wintering of tender container species. W… 
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				  cfpacs CFPACS 2nd Annual Festival of Palmsby Bob Johnson- 3 replies
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 The Central Florida Palm & Cycad Society is proud to announce the 2nd Annual Festival of Palms at the Florida Institute of Technology Botanical Garden in Melbourne on Saturday, October 24th. FestivalofPalmsFlyer_color.pdf Free palm seedlings and palm seeds will be available while they last. A Palm and Cycad Sale will run during the entire event with over 150 varieties available. Throughout the day there will be talks on various aspects of palm gardening. The FIT Botanical Garden was started by FIT founding president Jerome Keuper with the assistance of Dent Smith, founding president of The Palm Society (which is now IPS). The Festival of Palms will run f… 
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				  cfpacs CFPACS April 25th Meetingby Bob Johnson- 4 replies
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 CFPACS will meet at Ron's Palm Sanctuary in Valkaria on Saturday, April 25th from 10:30 am through the afternoon. Garden tour, lunch on the grounds, auction and sale. You will enjoy a jungle containing nearly 300 varieties of palms, flowering trees, bamboo, crotons (over 150 varieties), orchids . . . well, just about everything tropical. For more information please see the CFPACS web site: Meeting Details and Directions All are welcome - you don't have to be a member to attend. Hope to see you there! 
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 It is that time of year for a great roundup of garden tours. Two beautiful gardens in the Sarasota area. Along with the plant auctions and sale. YOU’RE INVITED!!! Central Florida Palm and Cycad Society’s Annual PALM GARDEN TOURS CUBAN PIG ROAST DEMONSTRATION: HOW TO CREATE YOUR OWN RARE BONSAI PALM PLANT AUCTION AND SALE DECEMBER 7, 2013 10:30- 3:15 TOUR #1 – 2508 19TH St, Sarasota FL – garden of Gina Valentino and Nicholas Georgiades – You’ll think you’re in Hawaii when you see this private half acre of palms, bamboo, bromeliads, aroids, tropical and edible plants carefully planted by the enthusiastic owners. 10:30-NOON TOUR #2 – 1315 38th St, Sarasota FL –… 
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				  cfpacs CFPACS December Meetingby 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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				  cfpacs CFPACS Fall Garden Tour (Tampa FL)by Mike Evans- 2 replies
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 It is that time of year. Everyone is welcome! YOU’RE INVITED!!! Central Florida Palm and Cycad Society’s Fall Tour Tours of Two Private Gardens in Tampa PLANT AUCTION AND SALE Saturday, October 4th, 2014 10:00am- 3:00pm TOUR #1 – 7225 N Mobley Rd, Odessa, FL 33556 (Map to Radha's Garden) Radha Kanuri Garden, 10:00 – 11:30. Radha has a 1 acre garden that has been over 4 years in the making. Located in North West Tampa, she has many types of Palms, Cycads and numerous Fruit Trees overlooking beautiful Rock Lake. Oak and Cypress canopy complement this great location. TOUR #2 – 8336 W Forest Circle, Tampa, FL 33615 (Map to Frank's Garden) … 
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				  cfpacs CFPACS Fall Meetingby Bob Johnson- 4 replies
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 It is my pleasure to announce the CFPACS Fall Meeting on October 16th in Orlando. All are invited - you do not need to be a CFPACS member to attend. Schedule for CFPACS Fall Meeting, October 16 9:30-10:30 am: CFPACS Board meeting 10:30 am - noon: Garden tour of Dave Witt's Dave Witt began growing palms at his Dr. Phillips property in 1993. As of 2008 he had over 130 palm species planted in the ground. All of these are planted on a typical subdivision lot, including a Corypha utan (it is damaged every time we have a freeze, but it still survives). Dave has served as CFPACS president (2001-2) and has compiled copious information on central Florida freezes.… 
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				  cfpacs CFPACS Fall Meetingby 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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				  cfpacs CFPACS Festival of Palmsby Bob Johnson- 34 replies
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 Florida Institute of Technology Botanical Garden The Central Florida Palm & Cycad Society is proud to announce the Festival of Palms at the Florida Institute of Technology Botanical Garden in Melbourne on Saturday, November 15th. Free palm seedlings and palm seeds will be available to attendees. A Palm and Cycad Sale will run during the entire event. A wide variety of palms and cycads will be available for sale - rare and common, large and small, tropical and cold tolerant, moisture loving, drought tolerant, salt tolerant, indoor and outdoor palms. Throughout the day there will be talks on various aspects of palm gardening and guided tours of the FIT B… 
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				  cfpacs CFPACS Florida Meeting Sept 14 ( East Sarasota )by Mike Evans- 9 replies
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 Time for the Fall meeting. This will be a good one at Bishock's and Presley's farm gardens. These are large country garden settings. Not to be missed. See everyone there. SAVE THE DATE – NEXT CENTRAL FLORIDA PALM & CYCAD SOCIETY GARDEN TOURS AND CARIBBEAN BARBECUE COMING UP SEPT. 14TH CFPACS will meet again on September 14th, starting first at Faith Bishock’s place (IPS Director) in Hidden River east of Sarasota, then at Catherine and Joe Presley’s farm about 10 minutes away. Faith grows many rare and unusual palms. Conversely, at five years old, the Presley place is a work in progress. Along with palms – particularly variegated raphis -- they raise Zebus, th… 
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				  cfpacs CFPACS Garden Tour in Sarasota, June 20thby Mike Evans- 3 replies
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 There are 2 great gardens to tour in Sarasota. Everyone is welcome. Bring a plant for the auction. YOU’RE INVITED!!! Central Florida Palm and Cycad Society’s Summer Meeting Saturday, June 20, 2015 10:00am – 3:00pm Tour of two private gardens plus PLANT AUCTION AND SALE Join fellow palm enthusiasts for a west coast tour of two private gardens in Sarasota! Agenda 10:00am – 11:30am – Tour of Rob Branch & Susie Dow’s 12:00pm – Lunch at Scott & Darlene Williams (Lunch & drinks provided by the Williams, bring a side or dessert to share and a chair) 12:30 – 1:30pm - Tour of Scott & Darlene’s 1:30pm –1:45pm - Membership Meeting … 
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				  cfpacs CFPACS Holiday Meetingby Bob Johnson- 6 replies
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 CFPACS 2010 Holiday Meeting Saturday, December 4th, Sarasota Garden tours, Holiday Feast, Auction and Plant Sale It is my pleasure to invite you to the CFPACS 2010 holiday meeting in Sarasota. You do not need to be a CFPACS member to attend, all palm enthusiasts are welcome! This is a meeting that you will not want to miss. We will spend the morning at the garden of Dr. Byron & Libby Besse. The Besse's have a mature garden with many large palm and cycad specimens. There is a lot to see here. In addition, there is a another palm and cycad garden within walking distance of the Besse's that we may visit. After this we will drive a short distance to Rob Branch's gard… 
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				  cfpacs CFPACS Holiday Meeting Dec. 13 at Gaylord Palmsby Bob Johnson- 18 replies
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 Central Florida Palm & Cycad Society Holiday Meeting Saturday, December 13, 10 am - 2 pm Gaylord Palms Resort, Kissimmee Join fellow palm enthusiasts for a special tour of the Gaylord Palms palm collection with the horticulture staff. Go behind the scenes to learn just what it takes to maintain palms in an indoor climate. Discover tricks the staff uses to make their palms and cycads (plus thousands of other tropical plants) look great all year round. Also, get a chance to view the double coconut (Lodoicea maldivica), newly transplanted from Dr. Young’s collection, thanks to CFPACS members. As an added bonus, the hotel is gorgeously decorated for the holidays… 
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				  cfpacs CFPACS Holiday Meeting in Winter Haven FLby Mike Evans- 0 replies
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 YOU’RE INVITED!!! Central Florida Palm and Cycad Society’s Holiday Meeting Saturday, December 12, 2015 10:00am – 3:00pm Private Tour of Bok Tower Gardens & Tour of Private Member Garden in Winter Haven plus PLANT AUCTION AND SALE Join fellow palm enthusiasts for tours in the center of the state! Agenda 10:00am – Arrive at Bok Tower 10:15am – Private Guided Bok Tower Tour Begins at Visitor Center (Special private tour price of $15 will be paid by CFPACS for current members) 11:15am – Optional Tour of Pinewood Estate (on your own for extra fee) or travel to next garden… 
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				  cfpacs CFPACS June 13th Meeting 1 2by Bob Johnson- 48 replies
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 CFPACS returns to Tampa on June 13th. We will begin at the garden of the late Dr. U. A. Young. Dr. Young’s garden is one of the great private palm and cycad collections in Florida with many specimens dating back to the 1960’s. Dr. Young’s son Brad will serve as our tour guide. Brad has been tending the garden and working with the cycads over the past year, producing good seed from several rare species. The noteworthy palm and cycad specimens in the garden are too numerous to mention. This is an opportunity to see many mature palms and cycads that have survived long term in central Florida. In the afternoon we will visit Dorothy Kellog’s garden. Dorothy’s gard… 
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 The summer meeting of the Central Florida Palm & Cycad Society will be help on Saturday, June 25 In Gainesville. We will enjoy a guided tour of Kanapaha Botanical Garden in the morning. In the afternoon we will visit the garden of CFPACS members Roger and Marilyn Bachmann where we will have our plant sale and auction. All are invited - you do not have to be a member to attend the meeting. This will be a great opportunity for us to meet some of our palm friends from north Florida. Schedule 10 am: Kanapaha Botanical Garden. Guided tour begins at the visitor center. A special group tour price of $6.50 will be paid by CFPACS for current members. Non members can … 
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				  cfpacs CFPACS June Meeting in Orlandoby Mike Evans- 18 replies
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 Mark Your Calendars! Central Florida Palm & Cycad Society Garden Tour & Meeting Saturday, June 28, 2014 10am to 3pm Leu Gardens, Orlando Join your fellow palm and cycad enthisiasts on a guided tour of the gardens & palm collection with Leu's specialist Eric Schmidt Free for current CFPACS members. $8 for non-members. 
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				  cfpacs CFPACS June meetingsby Mike Evans- 2 replies
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 CFPACS June Meetings Palm Presentations by Dr. John Dowe Saturday and Sunday, June 12 and 13 Orlando and Largo For our June meetings, CFPACS will host noted Australian palm expert Dr. John Dowe for talks in Orlando and Largo Florida. In Orlando he will speak on Livistona, a palm genus that does very well here in central Florida (including several species that are quite cold hardy). In Largo Dr. Dowe will talk about the outstanding palm gardens in North Queensland, Australia. Both talks will be illustrated with copious photographs. Come and bring a friend to the location of your choice! These are FREE events and open to anyone. This event in Largo is co-h… 
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				  cfpacs CFPACS March 21st Meeting on East Coastby Mike Evans- 4 replies
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 Everyone is welcome. Bring a plant for the auction. YOU’RE INVITED!!! Central Florida Palm and Cycad Society’s Spring Meeting Saturday, March 21, 2015 10:00am – 3:00pm Tour of two private gardens plus PLANT AUCTION AND SALE Join fellow palm enthusiasts for an east coast tour of two private gardens in New Smyrna Beach. It’s not often that we got this far north for a tour, so be sure to join us on March 21st! Agenda 10:00am – 11:30am – Tour of Dave Hall’s palm collection 12:00pm – Lunch at Frank Radosta’s (Hamburgers and hot dogs provided by Frank, bring covered dish and a chair) 12:30 – 1:30pm Tour of Frank Radosta’s palm collection … 
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				  cfpacs CFPACS March 29th Meeting (2 Gardens on FL East Coast)by Mike Evans- 13 replies
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 It is time for the Spring Central Florida Palm & Cycad meeting. We are going to the East Coast at the end of the month. Another great year is lined up for the Palm enthusiast. You do not have to be a member to join in the fun, but it helps. YOU’RE INVITED!!! Central Florida Palm and Cycad Society’s Spring Tour Tours of One Public & OnePrivate Garden PLANT AUCTION AND SALE Saturday, March 29, 2014 10:00am- 3:00pm (Board meeting at 9:15am – everyone is welcome!) TOUR #1 – 150 W. University Blvd, Melbourne, FL – Florida Institute of Technology’s Botanical Garden – 10:00am-NOON – CFPACS has been to FIT a few times over the past sev… 

 
						
							 
	 
	 
						
							 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	