Nov 8 and 9, 2025, South Florida Palm Society Palm Show and Sale, Fairchild Garden, Coral Gables, FL

[Dave from Miami]

Palms, Cycads and Paintings at Fairchild. And Palm Tours! We invite you to the SFPS Fall Sale, Nov 8 and 9, between the hours of 10:00 am to 5:00 PM at Fairchild Garden in Coral Gables. The sale will feature hard-to-find palms and cycads.  We expect that over 300 species of palms will be for sale.  Our local growers will be on hand to offer expert advice.  The sale will be held in the palmetum, where many of garden's rare palms are growing, so we will have palm tours on both Saturday and Sunday.  In addition, a local artist, Linda Apriletti, will join us,  offering with her beautiful "plein air" style of  oil based paintings.  Many scenes will seem very familiar to Florida residents. 

Our vendors will be compiling the plants for sale, and we will post this information to our website..  Click here for the SFPS website.   Also, tour times will be added shortly before the sale. 

Fairchild is a beautiful garden,  so why not spend the day there? See the. Fairchild Botanic Tropical Garden website for more information.  

 

[Dave from Miami]

Two vendors have submitted their species list for a total of 171 plants (161 palms and 10 cycads).  I think we will be way above 300 species by Oct 25.  See www.southfloridapalmsociety.org 

[Johnny Palmseed]

Is there an admission fee?

[Visgoth]

10 minutes ago, Johnny Palmseed said:

Is there an admission fee?

Yes.

Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden: Miami's Botanical Garden

[JD in the OC]

Was thinking of going...but you're saying we have to pay admission to the gardens in order to buy palms at the sale?
 

JD

[Visgoth]

I don't see what the apparent issue is, like any event held at a public venue they are going to charge. Not trying to be snide when I say this, but people have to maintain the gardens, people have to run security, people have to organize this entire event. Yes, you have to pay to participate in it. Tamiami International Orchid Festival, Redland Orchid Festival, Aroid Festival, Comic Con, it's like anything along those lines.

[JD in the OC]

I understand what you're saying. Just trying to make a point that if vendors are trying to sell plants and make money, it would be easier if it was a free event open to the public.  The Edison Estate and also Naples Zoo do similar events here on the Gulf Coast and they are free and open to the public.  But maybe event is really only for palm society members..so charging a fee isn't a big deal to them

Either way, I'll planning to attend on Nov 8th!

JD

[Dave from Miami]

JD, great to know you are coming.   The sale is absolutely open to the public, and the admission  fee is not charged by SFPS, but it is the normal  general admission charged by Fairchild Garden.  So, on any given day, you pay for the opportunity to enjoy the garden itself, including the butterfly exhibit, the rainforest,  the conservatory (my personal favorite), the Victoria lily pond, the vine pergola,  and the cafe where you can watch butterflies as you have lunch.  So, you can consider the SFPS palm and cycad sale as the main event or an added attraction.   We will have palm tours also, each day at 11:00 and 2:00 pm.   I hope to complete posting of all species lists by November 1.