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The Palm Society of South Texas will be holding their April meeting at the garden of Dr. Romeo Montalvo on a Saturday (TBD) beginning at 12:00 noon. I will update this thread with more details when they become available. Reservations will need to be made prior to the meeting and a link to a form will be posted. If you have any questions regarding this meeting or PSST membership please contact the PSST secretary Maria Escobedo at 956-465-9085. If there's any interest in starting up a local chapter such as the former Houston chapter please contact the PSST president Chuck Malloy at 850-322-4907.
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CFPACS 2025 Summer Meeting Date: Saturday, June 7th, 2025 Please RSVP to cfpacs.membership@gmail.com prior to the meeting. We will only email the addresses for the sites to members who have sent an RSVP. Site 1: A Private Garden in Saint Augustine South Time: 10:00AM – 11:00AM Site Address: Will be given to those who RSVP. Description: We have lived here for 42 years and our garden has 22 different species of palms and has a tropical look for this far north. We also have a large mango tree, two starfruit trees, and many flowering plants. The front yard is very sunny and the backyard is a shady, coastal live oak hammock with palms in the understory. …
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PSSC MAY 2025 MEETING IN SEAL BEACH, OC CA
by DoomsDave- 0 replies
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Everyone, we are pleased to announce that the PSSC's meeting on May 17, 2025 will be in Seal Beach, Orange County, in two gardens, by the sea. One is older, the other is relatively new. The last time the older garden (Snyder's) hosted a PSSC meeting was in the 1990s, about 30 years ago. Garden No. 1: Home and garden of Kenny Lam, 4741 Ironwood Ave, Seal Beach, CA 90740. Mr. Lam has been growing palms at his current location for 13 years. Several of his beauties were planted in his early years there, after he replaced much of the native clay soil with a more grow-friendly mixture. On approach to his property, a blue Bismarckia nobilis and a "Silver Sword" …
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Palm Society Tour of Gardens 1 2 3 4
by Jeff Searle- 121 replies
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The South Florida chapter put together three awsome gardens to tour in Broward County. The weather was beautiful as well as a great turn out of visitors. For many, it was their first time seeing some of these gardens. The first garden we went to was Paul Humann who has 2 1/2 acres and has been there 14 years now. There was at least 8 forum members including myself there as well, so please feel free to add your own pictures if you like. Here's Andrea with Paul Humann as we arrived.
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South Florida Palm Society Fall Sale Nov. 3rd, 4th 1 2 3
by Palmarum- 100 replies
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South Florida Palm Society's Fall Sale November 3rd & 4th, 2007 Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden A quick notice to get it mentioned on the calendar. If you need information or will be attending the sale, please post away. If you are coming, please come visit all the booths and say hello to everyone. There should be quite a few Forum members there that weekend, both selling and visiting. Ryan
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PSSC MARCH, 2010 MEETING 1 2 3
by DoomsDave- 89 replies
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Well, smack me upside my head with a frozen durian . . . . I'm stoked and my anticipation is stroked because our March 20, 2010 Palm Society of Southern California meeting is going to be at two marvelous San Diego gardens, not far from the 5 Freeway. GARDEN OF JIM WRIGHT Ever wonder what it would be like to have Rhopalistylus, Hedyscepe, and Howeas for tall canopy, instead of the usual Archontophoenix? Ever cry yourself to sleep believing you will never see such a thing in your life, without paying a fortune in air fare for a trip to the South Pacific? Well, put away your crying towel, bring your portable swooning chaise lounge and come to the meeting at Mr…
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Palmfest 2007 1 2 3
by Tag- 82 replies
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I attended a meeting of the First Coast Palm Society this past Saturday and the members agreed to facilitate and host Palmfest 2007. It is my understanding that FCPS Treasurer, Matt Encinosa, has been in contct with John DeMott to advise that we will be hosting the event. We are in the process of determing a venue to host the event in the NE Florida area and setting the date. We are looking at hosting the event some time in the September to early October range. We do want to make sure that the event does not conflict with any large Palm Sales or other events that may detract from interest in the event. Is anyone aware of any other events that we should take into con…
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South Florida Palm Society Spring Sale 1 2 3
by Tim McKernan- 80 replies
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South Florida Palm Society Spring Sale March 15 and March 16 9:30AM to 4:30 PM The Montgomery Botanical Center 12205 SW 57th Avenue Coral Gables, FL Free seedlings to every visitor while supplies last Free Admission There will be a special event on Friday, March 14th from 5:30PM to 8:30PM. Members can see the huge offering of palms prior to the sale and some vendors will offer the chance to tag plants to be purchased the following morning. There will be awards given for several catagories of palms and cycads as well as light refreshments and live entertainment. T…
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Costa Rican Palm Society Meeting - Saturday October 31, 2009 10AM 1 2
by Jeff in St Pete- 68 replies
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The next meeting of the Asociación Costarricense de Palmeras (Costa Rican Palm Society) will be held at Marco Herrero's palm farm in the Central Valley. The meeting will take place on Saturday October 31, 2009 at 10AM. The Board of Directors will hold their first official meeting at 9AM, followed by the tour of Marco's farm at 10AM. A little bit of history about Marco and the farm: The farm (20 hectares) was started in 1980 when Marco returned to Costa Rica after studying abroad. Those first years he grew Dracaena masangeana and Dracaena marginata. The palm bug bit him in 1984 when he visited the Botanical Garden in Rio de Janeiro. Later, he started importing se…
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South Florida Palm Society Spring Sale 2009 1 2
by Tim McKernan- 65 replies
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I have a really good feeling about this year's show at MBC. All of the usual growers are coming as well as a couple of new vendors. It sounds like the vendors have lots and lots of fantastic plants to move. Please join us for this very special event. 12205 Old Cutler Road, Coral Gables, Florida 9:30am-4:30pm March 14 &15 Member's Party 6pm-8pm; March 13 Admission to the sale will be FREE. MBC staff will be offering guided tours of it's collections for $5 Dollars per person and free to children 16 and younger accompanied by an adult. Over 25 different vendors will offer over …
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cfpacs Central Florida Palm and Cycad Society 1 2
by SubTropicRay- 65 replies
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The next meeting of the Central Florida Palm and Cycad Society will be on June 23 in Valkaria, Florida (near Melbourne). See the attached link for more details. CFPACS homepage
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Aussie palmtalkers day out.... 1 2
by Kennybenjamin- 1 follower
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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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Palm Beach Palm & Cycad Society Spring Sale 1 2
by Caribbean Palms- 62 replies
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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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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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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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Palmfest 2007 1 2
by SubTropicRay- 54 replies
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Paul C. and John D., Now that the Biennial year has come and gone, are there any plans to have a Palmfest this year? May is approaching and would be an ideal time of year. Perhaps Memorial Day weekend would work as it did back in 2003. Ray
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TROPICAL PARTY - SATURDAY, JUNE 21st 1 2
by BobbyinNY- 53 replies
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Hey everyone...... It's that time again for our annual summer Kick-off party on Long Island with Tropical Drinks, Steel Drum Music, all the food you can eat, and of course - loads of palms..... Anyone from Palmtalk who will be visiting the New York area is invited...... In the last (4) years since we've been having this party, it has steadily grown to take on a life of it's own..... We estimate over 100 people will be attending this year. Anyone who's interested, PM me for all the info.....
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SFPS SALE CHANGE OF VENUE 1 2
by Ken Johnson- 53 replies
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SFPS will hold its sale at Montgomery Botanic Center for the first time ever! A limited tour is available but why look at their stuff when you can buy the same thing for yourself? The very seed from MBC palms (and don't forget the ones from FTBG and Flamingo) are distributed to us and we waste no time getting them to market! See palms that are almost never available for sale anywhere, all in the same place at one time! Folks this is the real thing. This is The Worlds Largest sale of palms, from many vendors, in one place. Don't miss it!
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PSSC BANQUET 1 2
by JEFF from Trabuco Canyon CA- 49 replies
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It was 33 years ago, when Palm Society of Southern California (PSSC) president at that time, Ralph Velez, thought it would be a good idea to have an annual banquet, so made arrangements to have it, of all places, at the Palms restaurant in Anaheim. The following year it was held at Sam’s Seafood in Seal Beach. For a number of years, it was held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel and that’s where Ralph has arranged to have it again this January 2009. It’s a very exclusive Hotel with a beautifully landscaped garden featuring a wonderful collection of palms. The special thing about the Hyatt’s garden is that it was planted many years ago, so is one of the better public examples of m…
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cfpacs CFPACS June 13th Meeting 1 2
by 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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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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PSSC MAY 2015 MEETING 1 2
by DoomsDave- 43 replies
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May PSSC Meeting Laguna Hills and Mission Viejo Saturday May 16, 2015 In May we will be visiting two gardens, first that of Jim Vargin and, second, that of Jawad and Brooke Nesheiwat. Here is some background each have to say about their gardens: In the words of our hosts, Jim Vargin, and Jawad and Brooke Nesheiwat: Vargin Garden: 25011 Marin Ct. Laguna Hills, CA 92653 Nesheiwat Garden: 26631 Cuenca Dr., Mission Viejo, CA 92691 Mr. Vargin says: We moved into our house 13 years ago this May. When my wife and I were looking, her initial response to this house was "over my dead body". Well, after lots of talk and promises, we purchased the house tha…
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ANNUAL BANQUET 1 2
by JEFF from Trabuco Canyon CA- 40 replies
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Annual Banquet at the Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens Saturday January 26, 2008 11:00 A.M. Check-in 1151 Oxford Road San Marino, CA Phone 626-495-2125 Website: http://www.huntington.org/BotanicalDiv/HEHBotanicalHome.html We will have our annual banquet at the same location as last year and the menu was so popular that we will have the same menu. It consists of BBQ chicken and tri-tip, organic beans, garden salad, coffee or soft drinks and fresh cherry pie. Tickets will be $39. For those of you who have not been to the Huntington Gardens or the new conservatories you are in for a real treat. It is really top notch.…
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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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