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More details will be provided as they become available. For now, a look back at a previous meeting in Micco: Jason's Yard - YouTube Tour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3npF-_HbvM Auction Time at the Meeting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9iLmeCDCLs PalmTalk Thread from the Meeting: https://www.palmtalk.org/forum/index.php?/topic/41221-central-florida-palm-and-cycad-society-meeting-3292014/
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Sunday, December 01, 2019 10:00am Heathcote Botanical Gardens 210 Savannah Rd. Fort Pierce, FL 34982 We will have a private tour of the Heathcote Gardens at 10 with an emphasis on the palms and cycads. 12:00 noon Lunch Lunch on your own 1:30pm Anne Michael’s 1 Earring Point Vero Beach, FL 32963 For those of you who have been before, you know what a treat this is. For newbies, it is…
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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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Date: April 13 & 14, 2019 Location: Mounts Botanical Garden on Saturday plus other locations for Sunday Address for Mounts: 531 N Military Trl, West Palm Beach What’s happening: Saturday, April 13 – 9am to 4pm The Palm Beach Palm and Cycad Society is hosting their annual one-day fundraiser sale at Mounts Botanical Garden. Over 500 species of Palms & Cycads in all shapes and sizes, a limited supply of a top-rated fertilizer, palm and cycad reference books, Palm Beach Palm & Cycad Society t-shirts available for purchase. (https://www.palmtalk.org/forum/index.php?/topic/59521-palm-sale-at-mounts-on-april-13th/) CFPACS has made arran…
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The 2021 Spring Meeting is tentatively scheduled for March 6th, 2021 in Oak Hill, FL at a 28 acre palm and citrus nursery. We are inviting all of our vendors for a plant sale. Planning for a BBQ and Oyster Roast along with a potential camp out for those interested is underway. The details will be provided as they are confirmed.
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When more information becomes available, this thread will be updated. For now, a preview of upcoming meetings for the year and an updated listing of our officers is available at: http://www.cfpacs.com/
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Meeting Itinerary: DATE: Saturday, March 25th, 2023 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM: Location: Algonquin Sports Complex Crespino Ct, Indian Harbour Beach, FL 32937 Please park your vehicle at this location and take the short walk to the garden. To get to Crespino Ct, you can turn right as soon as you pass the garden address. Please DO NOT park on the street in front of the house or on the median. 10:00 AM to Noon: Location: 211 Wimico Dr, Indian Harbour Beach, FL 32937 Tour three gardens packed with palms tolerant of salt and…
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The itinerary for our 2022 Spring Meeting is posted below: Tentative Itinerary Saturday, March 26th, 2022 Time Description Things to bring: 10:00 AM Garden Tour – Justin McSweeny Vero Beach, FL 32960 · Chair · Plant for the auction · Any PPE you deem necessary (gloves, masks, etc.) Noon Lunch – Bring a picnic lunch or enjoy eating at nearby restaur…
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SUMMER MEETING At our last meeting, it was announced that we would meet at Leu Gardens on or around June 13, 2020. Unfortunately, due to health and safety concerns and Orlando cancelling all indoor meetings through June, we will not be holding an official meeting. A group of members who have reciprocal memberships to Leu Gardens will go that morning to walk the gardens while respecting the social distancing guidelines. Others are welcome to do the same should they deem it safe to do so. QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER The Palmateer will still be published and those who wish to submit an article, photograph or other content are encouraged to email their content t…
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Our Summer Meeting is tentatively slated for Saturday, June 15th, 2024 in Lakeland, FL. A few details for the meeting are still being hammered out, so mark your calendars and keep your eyes peeled for the full itinerary in the coming weeks. A link to the Fall 2022 Meeting in Lakeland, FL: https://www.palmtalk.org/forum/topic/73966-central-florida-palm-cycad-society-fall-meeting-sat-10222022/
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Our summer meeting is tentatively scheduled for Saturday, June 12th, 2021. Current plans are a visit to Leu Gardens in the morning and a lunch and nursery visit in the afternoon. More details will be made available as they are finalized.
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It has been three years since our last visit. You can view photos from the meeting in June 2019 here: https://www.palmtalk.org/forum/index.php?/topic/60319-central-florida-palm-cycad-society-flash-summer-meeting-sat-06082019/ Please RSVP to the email going out if you plan to attend so we have a count for lunch.
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YOU’RE INVITED!!! Central Florida Palm and Cycad Society & The First Coast Palm Society Fall Field Trip & Meeting Saturday, October 13, 2018 11:00am – 3:00pm Private Garden of John Rossi 8310 CR 13 South, Hastings, FL First Coast will be providing Sonny's BBQ & Central Florida will provide a Low-Country Seafood Boil About the garden: At John Rossi's home and spectacular garden you will find over 100 species of palms, several types of cycads, many varieties of Agaves, Cacti, Yuccas and other desert plants! Please R.S.V.P. by the Monday before the meeting to…
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Central Florida Palm and Cycad Society
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The Central Florida group has some real momentum these days. Look for their news letter and future events! http://www.cfpacs.org/membership-info/
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Central Florida Palm and Cycad Society
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The Central Florida Palm and Cycad Society will be meeting at Bok Tower Sanctuary in Lake Wales on September 30th. For more details, check out the website. CFPACS
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Central Florida Palm and Cycad Society 1 2
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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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Central Florida Palm and Cycad Society (CFPACS)
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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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Central Florida Palm and Cycad Society at Florida Tech Sale
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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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Central Florida Palm and Cycad society call for F.I.T vendors Date: March 2, 2013
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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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Central Florida Palm and Cycad Society meeting June 17th
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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 (Central FL) Meeting & Garden Tour June 8th
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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 2nd Annual Festival of Palms
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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 April 25th Meeting
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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 December Meeting
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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…