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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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CFPACS June Meeting in Orlando
by 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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Northern California Palm Society
by ghar41- 18 replies
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Please join us for our first meeting of the year on Sunday, May 24th from 1:00 to 5:00 PM. at the Mill Valley garden of the late Don Worth. Mr. Bob Navaros, Don’s partner, has invited us to celebrate Don's extraordinary botanical achievement in this decades old garden. This garden is an unique composition in a splendid and harmonious setting. Don was a long-time member of the Northern California Palm Society, a musician, and a renowned photographer. He had worked with and for Ansel Adams. Many of his photography subjects came from his garden. An avid gardener, he amassed an extraordinary collection of over 40 species of palms, ferns, agaves, succulents, Cacti, Brome…
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PSSC MEETING JULY, 2014 VENTURA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
by DoomsDave- 18 replies
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JULY PSSC MEETING SATURDAY, JULY 19, 2014 CAMARILLO, VENTURA COUNTY The July meeting will have two gardens on tour in Camarillo, Ventura County. Both gardens have seen many changes and have flourished since our last visit five years ago. We will be having a potluck luncheon so don’t forget to bring a favorite side dish (a main meat dish will be provided). The first garden is that of Robert and Pam Solakian and the tour will begin at 11:00a.m. Many small and medium-sized palms are growing well under an open tree canopy. There are large Howea and Rhopalostylis now encircle the pool area and many new species rare to the Ventura/ Santa Barbara area. Tropical …
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Please save the dates of October 19th and 20th for the Fall Meeting and plan on it taking place in the Naples/Ft. Myers area. Last I heard, Naples Botanical garden was to be one of the stops. If you are interested in serving on the board or having your garden included at an upcoming event, please feel free to respond to the email you received if you are a current or former member. Further details and updates will be provided as they are finalized on this thread.
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PSSC JULY 15, 2017 MEETING
by DoomsDave- 1 follower
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SATURDAY JULY 15, 2017 PSSC MEETING Los Angeles, CA The PSSC's July 15, 2017 meeting will be at two gardens in Los Angeles County, near the Orange County border: Jackie and Rene in La Mirada, and Sergio Burciagga, in Whittier. Both of these gardens are true gems, maintained to tidy perfection with perfect examples of envy-inducing rare palms. FIRST GARDEN Jackie and Rene's garden is a first time garden with many gems raised by dedicated palm fanatics. Highlights include various Dypsis and a hybrid Hyophorbe, with trunk. There’s also a large H. verschaffeltii, and a Cocothrinax miraguama, and many more. Not a huge garden but grand just the sam…
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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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In case some of you need to make travel plans - this event is coming up. South Florida Palm Society 2012 Spring Palm Show & Sale at Montgomery Botanical Center March 17 and 18 9;30 am to 4:30 pm Free Admission Parking and enterance will be at: Gulliver Academy (south end of Montgomery's property) 12595 Red Road (Old Cutler), Coral Gables, FL 33156 The "World's Largest" Sale of Palms and Cycads has over 25 vendors and thousands of rare and exotic plants for sale. Ribbons are awarded for several categories including "Rarest Palm" and "most unusual plant". Montgomery Botanical Center will be providing guidedtours of th…
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Well, the 2nd Ratpack tour kicks off next Friday (29th August), in conjunction with the Brisbane Palm and Cycad Society. This is a four day event with a road trip from Brisbane to Rockhampton, a tour of the Rocky Botanical Gardens, Day trip to Blackdown Tablelands, Trip to Byfield, Tour of the best private garden in Rocky with BBQ and Palm Society members from Rocky, plus Kershaw gardens, a nursery visit then back down to Brisbane. It should be an action packed trip! Everyone is welcome to attend! PM Daryl, Wal or Newcal if interested.
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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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Dear Palm Lovers: We are extremely pleased to announce that we will be having our November 19, 2022 gathering at two gardens in northern San Diego county, one in Encinitas, and the other in Oceanside. Garden No. 1: The first garden will be at the home of Tracy & Dana Strahl at 1723 Eucalyptus Ave, Encinitas, CA 92024. The garden in the coastal Leucadia portion of Encinitas was started in 2010. While this is an older neighborhood, the quarter acre lot was stripped nearly bare of plantings after they purchased the home to make room for Tracy’s container collection of Palms and Cycads he accumulated after running out of space to plant in their…
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PSSC'S JULY 2022 IN PERSON MEETING IN SANDY EGO
by DoomsDave- 16 replies
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Hello, everyone: The PSSC's July 16, 2022 PSSC meeting is going to be in the Point Loma section of San Diego at two gardens which are only a few minutes apart. There will be a PSSC Board meeting at the first garden, followed by a potluck lunch, auction and raffle at the second garden. Most importantly, the ocean is nearby, so you can take a break from that torrid inland heat and enjoy a palmy day near the beach. GARDEN NUMBER ONE: Home and garden of Burt Repine at 4575 Orchard, San Diego 92107. A garden filled with rare palms, including Roystoneas, Archontophoenix, etc. On a hillside with an incomparable view of the ocean. GARDEN NUMBER TWO: Home of…
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The Palm Beach Palm & Cycad Society is back with another great sale. Saturday, April 9, 2022 9am-4pm Mounts Botanical Garden 531 N. Military Trail West Palm Beach, FL 33415 10+ vendors offering hundreds species of Palms & Cycads in all shapes and sizes, palm special fertilizer, palm and cycad reference books, Palm Beach Palm & Cycad Society t-shirts available for purchase Mounts and Palm society and garden members free entrance to the garden
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PSSC PALM SOCIETY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
by JEFF from Trabuco Canyon CA- 16 replies
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Saturday, July 25, 2009 Solakian and John Rees gardens in Camarillo, Ventura County The July meeting will have two gardens on tour in Camarillo, Ventura County. Both gardens have seen many changes and have flourished since our last visit three years ago. We will be having a potluck luncheon followed by a palm auction. Don’t forget to bring a favorite side dish (a main meat dish will be provided). The first garden is that of Robert and Pam Solakian and the tour will begin at 11:00 a.m. Many small and medium-sized palms are growing well under an open tree canopy. Large Howea and Rhopalostylis now encircle the pool area and many new species rare to the Vent…
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BPACS Christmas gathering - Photos Posted here
by Walter John- 16 replies
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Brisbane Palm and Cycad Society Christmas Gathering at Darren Jones’ Sunday 14/12/2014 11:00am Address is Lot 237 ‘unnamed Rd’, Pine Mountain. If you want to use a GPS to get there, select James Rd, Pine Mountain, which is off the Brisbane Valley Hwy as you head for Fernvale. There will be signage on James Rd to show the way to Darren’s place. Starting time is 11:00 and the BBQ will be fired up at 12:00. Bring a chair, meat for BBQ, and alcohol if you desire.
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The Palm Society of Southern California had its November 15, 2015 meeting and all went very well. The first half was at the home and garden of Barry McElmurry, in Vista. He has about an acre there, and it's full of great palms.
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Southern California Membership Drive
by palmazon- 16 replies
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Do it NOW so we don't SPEND a lot of MONEY mailing back issues individually Palm Society of Southern California Membership
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Louisiana Palm and Cycad Society
by Kathryn- 16 replies
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The Louisiana Palm and Cycad Society will have their August Meeting at my home in Destrehan. I began my palm collection eight years ago with a Phoenix roebelenii. I now have about 40 non-cold hardy palms and cycads in pots and about 80 in the ground, representing a total of 70 different species. 2:00 Business Meeting 3:00 While we tour the yard, I will lead a discussion on how to select the right palm for your garden and avoid the mistakes I made, the discussion will focus on non-common palms that can be grown in South Louisiana, growth rate, light requirements, etc. 4:00 Beef and Veggie Burgers and BBQ Chicken will be served, please bring coordinating side dishes or…
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Northern California Palm Society
by ghar41- 16 replies
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The Northern California Palm Society has scheduled three meetings so far for this year. Please check back for updates. Please contact me if you are interested in hosting a meeting at your garden. We hope to see you! April, May, June- Open Edith Bergstrom Garden- Atherton, Ca. -July 8th, 2012. Ian McDonald Garden- San Rafael, Ca.- August 26, 2012. Scott and Cynthia Sanfield Garden- Berkeley, Ca.- October 7th, 2012.
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International meeting Botanical garden Meise Brussels (Belgium)
by Texeltropics- 1 follower
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Im organizing an international meeting on May 30th, 2015. There will be lectures take place, various stands with plantsales from all kinds of plants, and people that swap or sell plants from their own private collections. There are also tours behind the scenes. For these tours you have to sign in..there is limited space. It started to be a meeting for cycadlovers (European Cycad Society) but to make it attractive to a larger group of people there is chosen for more plantgroups like palms, aroids and succulents. If you want to join this day please sent me a message or email to info@texeltropics.nl to sign in. People who sign in before will get discount on the entrance. (5 …
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Palm Society of Southern California May 2012 Meeting
by DoomsDave- 15 replies
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The Palm Society of Southern California’s May, 2012 meeting will be held at the gardens of Ralph Velez and Larry Black, in Westminster and Fountain Valley, California on May 19, 2012. PSSC meeting, tours, potluck lunch, and Auction/Raffle Saturday May 19, 2012 ADDRESS # 1: 15461 Devonshire Circle, Westminster, CA 92683 Here we meet at one of the most-established gardens in Southern California, followed by a visit to a rising star. The first stop will be the Ralph Velez garden in Westminster. If you're an old-time member, you've likely been here before. Mr. Velez, a long-time board member of the PSSC, started his garden in the early 1960s. Here you can see w…
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You're invited to the Central Florida Palm and Cycad Society's Spring 2024 meeting. Tentative details are provided below: Date: Saturday, April 6th, 2024 Time: 10:00AM - 3:00PM Location: The Langley Garden - Lutz, FL (additional information provided via email) Please plant to bring: A chair An auction plant A side dish to share There will be a board meeting after the garden visit for those who wish to attend. Suggestions will be taken for potential sites to visit at future meetings as well.
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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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PACSOA 2009 show
by Walter John- 15 replies
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Palm and Cycad Societies of Australia 2009 Annual Show Weekend 14/15 March 9 am - 4 pm Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens Auditorium Brisbane Features :- Australia's largest selection of common and rare palms and cycads for sale, both plants and seeds. Displays of native and exotic palms and cycads. Bookstore - clearance sale of society books and magazines. Educational displays. Food and refreshments. Membership. Admission: Adults - $3.00 Pensioners - $2.00 Children - Free
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when is the spring sale at Montgomery
by edbrown_III- 15 replies
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I missed the November sale at Fairchild and wanted to go the spring sale --- I believe is at MBC When is it? Best regards Ed
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