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Door Persons Needed -- PSSC BANQUET
by DoomsDave- 12 replies
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Howdyall: The PSSC needs two volunteers to work the door for our banquet, in particular to take payments from people who will want to pay at the door -- expected to be a large proportion, if not the majority, of the attendees. If interested, please send me a PM. Thanks to all, and hope to see you there this Saturday!
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Hawaii Island Palm Society is pleased to announce an upcoming lecture by one of the world’s foremost palm tree specialists and taxonomists, Dr. John Dransfield. Dr. Dransfield, an honorary research fellow and former head of palm research at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdon, is on a three week visit to the Hawaiian Islands to help identify and catalog palms at several major Hawaiian garden locations. You are invited to join us on Wednesday evening, February 18th, 7:00pm, at the University of Hawaii - Hilo, lecture room UCB 100, Hilo, Hawaii. The topic of the presentation will be Dr. Dransfield’s ‘Favorite Palms’, followed by an extended Q&A session. …
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Dypsis marojjejyi seed
by Bill Austin- 0 replies
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Dypsis marojejyi seed $3 each $10 for mail PM with address
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Date: Sunday, September 11th, 2011 Time: TBA Location: 590 Rider Ridge Road, Scott’s Valley, CA. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We are delighted to have an invitation to revisit one of the most beautiful gardens in the area. As you will remember, Ed and Janet’s large mountain property has wonderful panoramic views, including one of the Pacific Ocean. The garden is diverse, including many spectacular specimen palms, a state of the art vegetable garden, large orchard, protea area and many rare and unusual plants. The garden was not affected by the cold winter weather this year. This will be a potluck, no alcohol, ple…
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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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Save the date for our next palm meeting on Sunday, July 16th for a double treat with Guest Speaker Dr. Sanchez from Cuba and a tour of the Edith Bergstrom gardens. Directions and Garden Info from Edith Bergstrom Directions to 149 Hawthorn Drive, Atherton From the San Francisco take the 101 freeway south toward San Jose. Leave the freeway at the Marsh Road. The city just north of Atherton is Redwood City and the street before Marsh Rd. is Woodside Road. You will go about a mile on Marsh. You are heading west toward the sun. The road will dead-end into Middlefield Rd. Turn left. Drive what will seem like a very long block until you see a large …
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Fall Tour of the Gulf Coast Palm Society Saturday, October 19, 2024
by apriliarider15- 2 replies
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Tour starts at 10 AM prompt at the Ankers Doug & Marilyn Akers - Tour starts at the Akers at 10:00 AM, Sat. Oct 19, 2024 13212 Alabama St., Elberta, AL . Order: 1) Tour, 2) Presentation: Preparing Palms for Winter by Joe Taverniti 3) Palm Auction and Plant Sales The Akers purchased their 4-acre small town property in the Spring of 2014. Doug and Marilyn work as a team but each has their favorite plants. Marilyn enjoys bromeliads, cordylines, vegetable gardening and perennials while Doug’s favorites are palms, citrus, bananas, gingers, and tropical clumping bamboos. They enjoy creating a private space for themselves and habitat for songbirds. The A…
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FCPS Fall Meeting
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Jim Menge has offered to host our Fall Meeting at his home and garden. Jim is one of the many people that originally contributed to building/planting, the Palm & Cycad Garden at FCCJ South Campus, in 1988. He will be grilling marinated chicken for our meal, and if anyone would like, you may bring a vegetable, fruit, dessert or anything to add to the cookout. The meeting will be Sunday September 21st., starting at 4:00pm. Of course like always we will have an auction/sale at 5:30pm, so feel free to bring any palms, cycads and other plants, for the auction/sale, if you desire. Jim & Gaye Menge Address: 990 Hagler Drive Neptune Beach, FL. 32266 Please R.…
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FCPS Spring Meeting
by Tag- 7 replies
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For our Spring 2008 FCPS Meeting. Dr. Merrill Wilcox has invited us to his two gardens. The meeting will be held on Saturday April 5th. @ 10:30 am. Dr. Merrill Wilcox has one of the most mature and established palm gardens in our society. The first location we will be meeting at 10:30 am is at : 2911 NW 30th. Terrace Gainesville, FL. 32605-2728 Here we will tour the garden for 1-2 hours and then we will go over to the second location (approx 20-25 minute drive) at: 9430 NW 226th Street Alachua FL. 32615-7842 At this location we will tour the garden have lunch, then have a palm/cycad/plant auction, for donated items to the FCPS. We will also hav…
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FCPS Summer Meeting
by Tag- 0 replies
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Chuck Hubbuch will be giving the group a slide presentation of his recent palm, cycad and plant adventures. We will also tour the Palm & Cycad Garden and have an auction. If anyone desires, you may bring drinks and snacks for the meeting. Please RSVP with FCPS President David Casella at dc_palm@msn.com or 904-568-4151.
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To all PSSC members: The Palm Society of Southern California has been the victim of a financial crime, which we first learned about after our meeting on September 20, 2014. Our investigation as to the full extent of losses is continuing and we will keep members updated as details become known. We are working with law enforcement to effect the arrest and prosecution of those responsible. We will not allow this to stop our publication of the Palm Journal or other work we do. We intend to move forward, however much the losses turn out to be. As always, we are and remain grateful for your support. David Bleistein, President
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You are cordially invited to the First Coast Palm and Cycad Society Fall Meeting in Glen St. Mary, FL. The tentative itinerary is below: Saturday, October 16th, 2021 Time Location Description 10AM-Noon 11818 N. CR 125 Glen St. Mary, FL 32040 Garden Tour with Kyle Brown Come see a wonderful north Florida garden that has matured over the last 45 years. The garden features many palms, cycads, and other exotic plants. …
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First Coast Palm Society
by Tag- 0 replies
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Re-posted by permission from Matt Encinosa: "Mrs. Doris Smith has invited us to visit her late husband Dent Smith's palm garden in Daytona. For those who don't know, Dent Smith was the founder of the International Palm Society and was the first to plant a large number of tropical palms that far north. And since this is the 50th anniversary of the IPS many chapters are visiting. While Dent was successful in growing palms Doris tells me that since his death hurricanes and hard freezes have reduced the numbers quite a bit. Ed Brown in his nice article with photos in the March issue of "Palms--Journal of the International Palm Society" says there are still a good number …
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For those on the big Island Hawaii.
by Kevin S- 0 replies
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This weekend zoo annual plant sale and palm tour.
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Fous de Palmiers - General Assembly
by mike in kurtistown- 0 replies
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This is to inform the palm enthusiast community about our general assembly coming quite soon as from the 8th to the 10th of May at Nice with a really exiting programme! Please find attached the provisionnal agenda: FOUS DE PALMIERS GENERAL ASSEMBLY - NICE (French Riviera ) on the 8th, 9th and 10th of MAY 2014 This is the 25 years anniversary of our French association celebrated during three days with the following exiting agenda : Thursday 8th Morning : Round table : « Save our palms against new pests » Chairmen: Ruddy Benezet (fous de palmiers secretary) & Pierre-Olivier Albano (Fous de Palmier President) · Feedback on actions propose…
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Garden and Croton Party April 26
by waykoolplantz- 2 replies
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Garden Tour- Hawaii Island Palm Society
by realarch- 1 follower
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Sunday, September 14, HIPS is holding it's 2nd annual Member palm sale, potluck, and garden tour at the Thornton garden. Members only, but you can join at the event. Go to our website for more info. hawaiiiaslandpalmsociety.com Tim
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General Meeting, April 4 - South Florida Palm Society
by Linda Apriletti- 1 reply
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The South Florida Palm Society will be holding a general membership meeting on Monday evening, April 4, 7:30 pm at Fairchild Tropical Botanical Garden. 10901 Old Cutler Road, Coral Gables. Larry Noblick, Ph.D., Palm Biologist at Montgomery Botanical Center, will give a presentation on the genus Syagrus. This will be an updated and expanded version of his program on Syagrus which was well received at the 2010 Biennial Meeting of the International Palm Society. The talk will be followed by an auction of palms. Light refreshments will be served. Come early with questions about your palms for the answer desk. 305-667-1651
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Gizella Kopsick Palm Arboretum Sale
by Kailua_Krish- 2 replies
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Does anyone have any information on this? I saw it was a CFPACS event and was interested in going. -Krishna
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"Save the Date" for this upcoming meeting of the Northern California Palm Society. More information to come.
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Go to the PSSC Meetin'
by DoomsDave- 26 replies
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Jjust so, you ddon't fforget, the PPalm SSociety o'Southern California's next meeting is going to be a week from this SSaturday, November 21, 2009, out in Riverside. Come one, come all, have a ball. Participate in the auciton. See the Maxon garden . . . Who's going?
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Got Palms has really got palms -- come and see
by DoomsDave- 14 replies
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Hello, all, I'm pleased to announce that we are meeting at two Whittier, CA gardens on November 16, 2013. Garden No. 2 is Sergio, "Got Palms" place. I'm salivating . . . . 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 …
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Gulf Coast Chapter
by Don- 2 replies
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Sunday Oct. 28, 2012 12:00 noon Where; Mobile Botanical Gardens 5151 Museum Drive, Mobile, Alabama Plan to arrive around 11:30 for registration. There will be a pot luck lunch at noon. A business meeting and palm auction will follow. Members are encouraged to bring guests and newcomers are always welcome!
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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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Gulf Coast Chapter of the IPS
by Kathryn- 1 reply
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Here is the meeting information from the newsletter I received: The fall meeting of the Gulf Coast Chapter will be co-hosted by Maxwell Stewart and Tony Naman at the Stewart's home in west Mobile, Alabama. As usual, plan to arrive around 11:30 for registration. Bring an appetizer, salad, main dish or dessert for the pot luck lunch that will begin at noon. Craig and I plan to attend and will bring several palms for the auction, including Arenga engleri, Sabal causiarum, Trithrinax campestris, Serenoa repens, Phoenix theophrasti, Copernicia alba, Trachycarpus latisectus, Dypsis decipiens, and whatever else I grab from behind the garage. Max's wonderful 10 acre gar…
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