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South Florida Palm Society 2015 Fall Show & Sale
by Leonard Goldstein- 4 replies
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The 35th edition of the South Florida Palm Society's Fall Show & Sale will take place November 7 and 8. Although hundreds of species of palms will be offered to the public, this event satisfies a broad spectrum of interests. Throughout the weekend, the Society will operate an information center to provide advice for successfully raising palms and to give away fresh seeds of a broad selection of species, as well as newly-printed PLANT A PALM bumper stickers. In addition, visitors will be entitled to a free palm seedling while quantities last. Finally, the Society's online special edition of the Palm Report will conclude its article on this year's theme, Palms of Madaga…
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South Florida Palm Society FALL PALM SALE
by Linda Apriletti- 28 replies
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The Anticipation is building.... November 6 - 7, 2010. The South Florida Palm Society will host the Fall 2010 Palm Sale featuring "The World's Largest Sale of rare and exotic palms." Hundreds of palms and cycads will be offered for sale. This sale will be held at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, 10901 Old Cutler Road, Coral Gables. Sale Hours are 9:30 am to 4:30 pm, Saturday and Sunday. FREE Palm seedlings to every guest while supplies last. Extensive selection of free palm seeds for attendees to choose from. Information about growing palms available. Palm art will also be on display.
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Does anyone know if this show been cancelled for the first weekend in November at Fairchild? Haven't seen the update at their website or on the facebook page.
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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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South Florida Palm Society Fall Show & Sale
by Leonard Goldstein- 13 replies
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On November 1 and 2, the South Florida Palm Society will hold its annual Fall Show & Sale featuring “The World's Largest Sale of Rare and Exotic Palms.” Each visitor may take home a free palm seedling while quantities last. Be sure to stop at the information table for advice on proper methods for growing a variety of palms. This event takes place at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, 10901 Old Cutler Rd., Coral Gables. The Garden is home to a world-class collection of palms and cycads, as well as a very popular butterfly collection. Sale hours are 9:30-4:30 both days. Free admission for Garden members. Admission for non-members: $25 for adults, $18 for age 65+, $12 fo…
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South Florida Palm Society's next Garden Tour will be on Saturday, October 24, 2009 at 9:00 am. This tour will be comprised of four stops in the southern portion of Miami Dade County, Florida. Schedule of Tour. 1st Stop: Meet at Action Theory Nursery. Claude Roatta is the owner and is a long time IPS Member and Board member of the SFPS. The Nursery is 8+ acres with many specimen palms, bamboos and flowering trees planted around the perimeter. There will be a light array of beakfast type victuals provided at this stop. Address: 18455 S.W. 130th Avenue Goulds, FL 33170-6217 Phone: 305-257-2244 2nd Stop: University of Florida T.R.E.C., Tropical Research & Educa…
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The South Florida Palm Society will hold their next General Meeting on Monday, February 4, 2013 at 7:00 pm. The venue will be at Pinecrest Gardens (formerly Parrot Jungle) 11000 SW 57th Avenue Pinecrest, Florida Craig Morell, Director of Horticulture will be the host showing off this splendid garden. Please bring a flashlight, it is not a well lit night time venue. Auction of plants will follow the tour.
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South Florida Palm Society General Meeting - April 1
by Linda Apriletti- 2 replies
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There will be a general membership meeting of the SFPS on Monday night April 1st., at 7:00 pm, at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden in the Corbin Room. Fairchild is located at 10901 S. Cutler Road, Coral Gables, FL. Dr. Aaron J. Palmateer of TREC will give a program on " New Insect Pests and Diseases Affecting Plant Nursery and Landscape Industries ". Please do not miss this very informative program. Please bring in palms for donation to the auction, which will be held after the program. Beverages will be provided. Food will be potluck. Free seeds will be available at the information table.
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South Florida Palm Society Holiday Party
by George Sparkman- 10 replies
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South Florida Palm Society will have its Holiday Party on December 7th at 7pm at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden. Click here for more information
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South Florida Palm Society Holiday Party '06
by Palmarum- 13 replies
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South Florida Palm Society Holiday Party 2006! Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden The Garden House Auditorium - 7:30 PM General Meeting, Holiday Party & Elections This really is the palm party everyone talks about in South Florida! Please come and join all the palm fanatics of South Florida for awesome food, great drink, and the largest auction of palm species you have ever seen! There is no cover charge, but please try to bring your favorite covered dish to add to our spread. Any plant donation, palm or otherwise, would also be greatly appreciated. Any type of plant may also show up in the auction, including very rare selections from Fairchild TB Garden's n…
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South Florida Palm Society Meeting
by Cindy Adair- 1 follower
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South Florida Palm Society Welcome Palm Enthusiasts, A reminder that Rory Antolak will present a program titled, "A Photo Tour of Neotropical Palms in Situ" at the SFPS meeting tomorrow. …
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South Florida Palm Society Meeting
by EllisB- 0 replies
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The S.F.P.S. is holding their meeting tonight Feb 6. at Fairchild Botanic Tropical Gardens. Quest speaker is the one and only Jeff Searle. Festivities start at 7:00pm
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South Florida Palm Society Meeting 8/4/2014
by George Sparkman- 5 replies
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I wanted to make sure PalmTalkers know about this meeting. Dear South Florida Palm Society Members, Monday Aug. 4th at 7:00 pm, at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, which is located at 10901 Old Cutler Rd., Coral Gables, FL., there will be a general meeting of the membership in the Corbin room. Refreshments will be provided, food will be Pot Luck. We are happy to announce that Chip Jones, owner of Jones Landscaping in Broward County, will pre- sent the program at the August 4 meeting of the South Florida Palm Society. His topic will be "The Letter 'C' for Palms." Chip has been a resident of southern Florida for 12 years and has…
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Monday evening, August 3, 2009 at 7:30 pm at Fairchild Tropical Botanical Garden Come join the fun with other palm enthusiasts and new people seeking knowledge and experiences. Our guest speaker is Dave McLean, well known from many plant societies in South Florida. Come enjoy his must see presentation, a light spread to nibble on, fellowship and an auction where awesome deals are realized just about every meeting. 10901 Old Cutler Road Coral Gables, FL 33156 Phone: 305-667-1651 Come early if you have palm questions, answer desk will be available at this meeting. Hope to see you there!
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South Florida Palm Society meeting, Monday 2/1
by Linda Apriletti- 1 reply
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SFPS Meeting - Monday Feb 1, 7:30 pm at Fairchild Tropical Garden, 10901 Old Cutler Road. We will have a general meeting Monday evening, February 1, 7:30 pm at Fairchild Tropical Botanical Garden, which is located at 10901 Old Cutler Road, Coral Gables, FL. Michael Ferraro, a well-known expert in tropical flora and former curator at Nong Nooch Tropical Botanical Garden in Thailand, the host venue for the International Palm Society's 1998 Biennial Meeting. He is in the midst of a visit to South Florida and recently spoke to the Flowering Tree Society about " Flowering Plants of Venezuela." Michael has graciously consented to present a program titled “Palms of Venezu…
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South Florida Palm Society Meeting, Monday 4/5
by Linda Apriletti- 2 replies
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The South Florida Palm Society meets this coming Monday, April 5, 7:30 pm at Fairchild Tropical Botanical Garden. Rick Johnson, Roadway Operations Manager for Miami-Dade Expressway Authority (MDX) will give a presentation and slideshow titled "Pavement to Palms; How the Miami-Dade Expressway Authority is Growing Gardens, Community Image and Quality of Life" about the palms and other plants being used in plantings on local expressways. 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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South Florida Palm Society Meeting, Monday Aug 2
by Linda Apriletti- 3 replies
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South Florida Palm Society: There will be a general meeting Monday evening, August 2nd, 7:30 pm at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden. Mr. Elvis Cruz will give a presentation and slideshow titled "Two Tickets to Paradise: A Visit to the Seychelles Islands" Elvis, who is a fellow palm society member, will impart information about the palms of the Seychelles, including information on Coco de Mer, Lodoicea maldivica. Elvis will raffle some souvenirs from his trip. Also, the first 20 members to arrive at the door will receive free money. The program will be followed by an auction of palms. Light refreshments will be served. Come early with questions about your …
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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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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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South Florida Palm Society Meeting, Monday, Feb 7
by Linda Apriletti- 1 reply
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South Florida Palm Society: There will be a general meeting Monday evening, February 7, 7:30 pm at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden. Dr. Aaron Palmateer of TREC will give a presentation about the diagnosis of diseases and disorders affecting palms and how to manage them. The program will be followed by an auction of palms. Light refreshments will be served. Seeds available. Come early with questions about your palms for the answer desk. Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden is located at 10901 Old Cutler Rd. Coral Gables, FL. Phone 305-667-1651.
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South Florida Palm Society Meeting, October 4, Monday
by Linda Apriletti- 0 replies
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South Florida Palm Society: There will be a general meeting Monday evening, October 4, 7:30 pm at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden. Carl E. Lewis, Ph.D., Director of Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, will give a presentation titled "The Palms of David Fairchild's Cheng Ho Expedition". Seventy years have passed since Dr. David Fairchild explored remote islands of the Philippines and Indonesia on his famous Cheng Ho expedition. Volunteers in the archives of Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden recently uncovered and digitized the original expedition diaries and photos. They found new information on the unusual and rare palms Dr. Fairchild encountered before the exped…
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South Florida Palm Society October 5 Meeting
by Leonard Goldstein- 0 replies
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While southern Florida's climate allows us to grow tropical flora that hobbyists in most of the rest of the country can enjoy only through photos, our many seaports make it fairly easy for plant diseases to enter the state. To stay on top of what's affecting some palms here, plan to attend Dr. Monica Elliott's program, "Palm Disease Updates on the Top Three Diseases in Florida," to be presented at the October 5 general meeting of the South Florida Palm Society. Dr. Elliott is Professor and Acting Co-Director of the Ft. Lauderdale Research and Education Center of IFAS. She earned a Ph.D. in Plant Pathology from Montana State University and a law degree, summa cum laude, …
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PRA Time! It is time for another famous South Florida Palm Society Palm Garden Tour. Four exceptional gardens will visited that no palm fan would want to miss. Lunch will be provided. This is a no cost event for South Florida Palm Society members, $10.00 charge for non-members to cover lunch costs. Non-members may become a member at the tour with a $20.00 membership fee and filled out application. This tour is a great opportunity to spend a fabulous spring weather Saturday with fellow palm-a-holics and getting ideas for your own garden. A large turnout is anticipated. Please RSVP with Dr. Jeff Chait (305) 934-2839 or (305) 595-6122. or E-mail: JEFROJUL@aol.com. We…
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South Florida Palm Society Sale
by Moose- 7 replies
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Spring Palm Sale Set for March 28-29 at FTBG!!! If you've been planning a trip to Minnesota for ice fishing at the end of March, put it off. The South Florida Palm Society is pleased to announce that its 2015 Spring Palm Sale will be held on the weekend of March 28-29 at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden. This change marks the return of the sale to its traditional month, following last year's steamy May weekend. Be sure to mark your calendar with the new dates. And don't forget to come to the Happy Hour on the evening before the sale. More information will follow. All members – whether you sell palms for a living or are a backyard grower loo…
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South Florida Palm Society SFPS Community LINK
by MameyDisco- 0 replies
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The South Florida Palm Society SFPS Community is now linked to the SFPS Facebook page. I invite you to check out the page and drop by. https://www.facebook.com/groups/SFPalms
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