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Plantae–palooza Garden Festival - 2026

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The Central Florida Palm and Cycad Society is slated to host a booth at the Plantae–palooza Garden Festival.  Enjoy the tropical landscaping, buy some plants, and enjoy some good food!

More information will be posted as it becomes available.

We nearly sold out of plants at the sale in 2023 and 2025! 

2023 Sale Thread: https://www.palmtalk.org/forum/topic/76607-plantae–palooza-garden-festival-formerly-plantopia-saturday-february-25th-2023/

2025 Sale Thread: https://www.palmtalk.org/forum/topic/87378-plantae–palooza-garden-festival-saturday-february-22nd-2025/

Come early, buy often.

For more information, visit our homepage at: http://cfpacs.com/org/

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    • 4 weeks later...
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    Everyone on our mailing list should have received their first update for 2026.  This event is now advertised on our Home page and a list of another events and future meetings is now on our Events page.  The content of our email was also shared on our Facebook page.  Best to everyone as the new year starts!

    For more information, visit our homepage at: http://cfpacs.com/org/

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    • 3 weeks later...

    Not the official release just yet, but one I created using ChatGPT.  The times have been updated to give us an extra half hour at the end.

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    Lakeland, FL: USDA Zone 2023: 10a  2012: 9b  1990: 9a | Record Low: 20F/-6.67C (Jan. 1985, Dec.1962)

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    The city made the official announcement today:

    https://www.lakelandgov.net/news/posts/2026/feb/city-news-blog-hollis-garden-comes-alive-for-the-5th-annual-plantae-palooza/

    Less than 3 weeks already.  After the winter we've had, there will be plenty of opportunities to replenish stock or replace plants gone by with hardier alternatives.  See you there!

    Lakeland, FL: USDA Zone 2023: 10a  2012: 9b  1990: 9a | Record Low: 20F/-6.67C (Jan. 1985, Dec.1962)

    Should be a beautiful day out . Enjoy if you can folks 

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    We received the official poster today.  Feel free to share the image or the PDF.  Next weekend is the sale.  We look forward to seeing everyone there!

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    20260220_OfficialPlantaepaloozaPoster.pdf

    For more information, visit our homepage at: http://cfpacs.com/org/

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    I'm looking forward to this event and will be heading out there this weekend. New to the area this past year but looking forward to meeting some new folks. 

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    1 minute ago, palmsrgreat said:

    I'm looking forward to this event and will be heading out there this weekend. New to the area this past year but looking forward to meeting some new folks. 

    Excellent!  I was just down on the Lake Mirror Promenade measuring our booth space for planning purposes.  Looking forward to meeting you there!

    Lakeland, FL: USDA Zone 2023: 10a  2012: 9b  1990: 9a | Record Low: 20F/-6.67C (Jan. 1985, Dec.1962)

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    We plan on having President Dave Hall, longtime vendor Farnsworth Farms, @kinzyjr, and @PalmBossTampa at the booth to assist everyone.  We'll have canopy, umbrellas and a cart to help you stay dry while shopping and on the way to your vehicle in the event we get a rain shower.  For anyone that pre-ordered plants, we'll have them at the booth ready for pickup.  We also look forward to a pilot with our new electronic payment system.

    See you all there!

    For more information, visit our homepage at: http://cfpacs.com/org/

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    Thank you to everyone who made this event another resounding success!  We'd like to give a quick shout-out to some of our members and friends who attended from PalmTalk: @kinzyjr @PalmBossTampa @Jdash @TroyM @Plantking165 @MinoFL @flplantguy @Fishinsteeg234 @Maddox Gardening-youtube and @cycadjungle

    If we missed anyone, don't be afraid to post and let us know you stopped by.  We just announced the details for our 2026 Spring Meeting and look forward to seeing everyone there!

    A quick recap of the event is available here: 20260228_PlantaepaloozaRecap.pdf

    Photos from the event:

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    For more information, visit our homepage at: http://cfpacs.com/org/

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    What a nice Florida day it was!  I had been itching for more IRL palm talk and mission accomplished 

    I look forward to the next meeting.  I’m thinking about my auction donations already. Hope to see you all there

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