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Hawaii Island Palm Society
by Al in Kona- 5 replies
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HIPS (Hawaii Island Palm Society) will meet September 23, at 1 pm with a tour of two gardens, first the garden of Matt & Tiffany Rippa and then the garden of Jerry & Cindy Andersen (formerly Ken Foster's place). Expect to see some unusual palms. Any people interested in palms who might happen to be traveling in Hawaii at this time should definitely make an effort to come see these two unique gardens.
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PSSC March 2014 meeting in Orange County
by DoomsDave- 5 replies
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The PSSC’s March 22, 2014 Meeting The PSSC’s March 22, 2014 meeting will be held in the heart of Orange County at two gardens: (a) the home and garden of Ralph Velez, in Westminster; and ( Palm Island in Mile Square Park, in nearby Fountain Valley. Garden one: 15461 Devonshire Circle, Fountain Valley, CA 92683. Ralph Velez is one of the founding members of the PSSC, and his garden in Westminster shows what you can do on a suburban sixth-acre lot. Ralph is one of the original, dyed-in-the-wool consummate palm nuts. There’s not a lot that’s not on his lot. His garden was started in the early 1960s. Got a seedling Livistna carinensis? Raph’s got one, at maturity, in…
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The PBPCS will be holding its Spring Sale on Saturday, April 12 and Sunday April 13. The sale is at the Mounts Botanical Garden in West Palm Beach Fla. The hours are: 9-4 on Saturday and 9-3 on Sunday. The garden is on Military trail, between Southern Blvd. and Belvedere Rd. Admission is free during the sale. There will be a great selection of palms and cycads, fertilizersBooks T shirts etc., and free information.
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Hello Palm Friends! Please save the date for our the Northern California Chapter of the IPS meeting which will be held on: DATE: Saturday, March 29, 2025 from 12:00 - 4:00 pm LOCATION: The Garden of Dale Motiska in Vacaville, California Dale Motiska will open his garden to the society on March 29, from Noon to 4 pm. Dale has been planting and upgrading his Vacaville estate for over 40 years. The nearly 30 acre property contains hundreds of adult palms sprawling across beautifully imagined and creatively managed garden areas that take advantage of Vacaville’s unique microclimate. The garden includes a subtropical poolside oasis with palms, cycads and …
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Northern Ca Palm Society
by ghar41- 5 replies
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Upcoming meetings- "Save the Dates!" August 4th- Union City- Nelson Kirk led tour Sept 14th- Wotus Garden in Los Gatos
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New CFPACS President and more for 2013
by Bob Johnson- 5 replies
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I am pleased to announce that Lucinda McCartney will be the next CFPACS president, beginning January 1st, 2013. Lucinda has managed the seed bank for several years and has attended IPS Biennials. As seed bank manager, Lucinda has proven to be organized, persistent and resourceful - qualities that will serve all of us well in a new president. Lucinda is passionate about palms and CFPACS and is brimming with ideas to reinvigorate the society. I am also pleased to announce that Maryann Krisovitch will take over as CFPACS treasurer on January 1st. Maryann has been a member of CFPACS for several years and has assisted with treasurer duties at meetings. In addition, she ha…
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Brisbane Palm and Cycad society meeting
by Walter John- 5 replies
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Don't miss it. Mount Cootha auditorium, 7:30pm. Brom society guest speakers will be there and there's the raffle of course, and boy am I overdue for a win there. Come along, meet the friendly crew.
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Hawaii Island Palm Society is pleased to announce an upcoming lecture by one of the world’s foremost palm tree specialists and taxonomists, Dr. John Dransfield. Dr. Dransfield, an honorary research fellow and former head of palm research at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdon, is on a three week visit to the Hawaiian Islands to help identify and catalog palms at several major Hawaiian garden locations. You are invited to join us on Wednesday evening, February 18th, 7:00pm, at the University of Hawaii - Hilo, lecture room UCB 100, Hilo, Hawaii. The topic of the presentation will be Dr. Dransfield’s ‘Favorite Palms’, followed by an extended Q&A session. …
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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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Leu Gardens Spring Plant Sale March 11 & 12, 2023
by Eric in Orlando- 5 replies
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Plant Sale March 11 & 12, 2023 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. FREE Admission all Weekend! Plants, Plants & more Plants! Shop directly from the growers and best of all, Leu Gardens is free all weekend, donations are gratefully accepted at all entrances to help offset costs of this event. Make sure you bring a wagon or plant cart for your purchases. Rain or shine. No pets. Growers will be selling a variety of plants including: annuals, bamboo, bromeliads, butterfly plants, camellias, ferns, fruit trees, gingers, heliconias, herbs, native plants, orchids, palms, plumerias, roses, vines and more! Plus, we will have some great outdoor garden accessories! There wi…
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PSSC July 21, 2018 Meeting
by DoomsDave- 1 follower
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PSSC JULY MEETING SATURDAY, JULY 21, 2018 TWO GARDENS IN LA JOLLA, CA NEITHER PREVIOUSLY TOURED POTLUCK LUNCH, BRING A DISH Our next meeting of the PSSC will be Saturday, 21 July, 2018. Both gardens are in La Jolla (an area of San Diego) and neither has ever been toured by our group. The first garden is at the Home of Mark Tarpin. Mark had this to say about his love for palms and the garden: "I started growing rare palms, tropical fruits and tropical flowers in approximately 1984. My collection did not become extensive until I moved into my current residence which I have been in for approximately 30 years. After traveling to many tropical countries …
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cfpacs Central Florida Palm & Cycad Society - Fall Meeting - Fri. 10/02/2020 to Sun. 10/04/2020
by kinzyjr- 4 replies
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If you are a CFPACS Member or former member, you should have received an email regarding the itinerary for the fall meeting. If you are not a past or present member, but are interested in joining and/or attending, please PM me at your earliest convenience. CFPACS was able to get a block of rooms reserved at a special group rate in the Miami area for our attendees. The details of how to lock in the group rate are included in the email sent earlier, but you will need to reserve a room by Monday, August 31st, 2020. The tentative itinerary is shared below: Tentative Itinerary Date Time …
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cfpacs Central Florida Palm and Cycad society call for F.I.T vendors Date: March 2, 2013
by Central Floridave- 4 replies
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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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SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 2019 TWO GARDENS IN POWAY, CA BOARD MEETING, TOURS AND AUCTION POTLUCK LUNCH, BRING A DISH Our next meeting of the PSSC will be Saturday, 23March, 2019. Both gardens are in Poway, about 20 minutes north of San Diego off Fwy 15. Both have a “wilderness” feel to them as Poway is a rural community. The first garden is at the Home of Mike and Diane Marika. Mike is now retired as the head Superintendent of Balboa Park grounds and has assisted us for meetings on numerous occasions. The Marikas moved to Poway in 1984. At that time, Poway Road was only a 2 lane country road off I-15 freeway. Beeler Creek flows through their proper…
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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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PACSOA Brisbane group
by Walter John- 4 replies
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Special Guest: Ross McKinnon AM, the Curator-in-Charge of the Brisbane Botanic Gardens and Patron of the Brisbane Palm and Cycad Society. Ross will give a presentation entitled "A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE (NEW) BRISBANE BOTANIC GARDENS - Including the evolution of the palm and cycad collections". These Gardens are internationally regarded as being amongst the world’s leading sub-tropical Botanic Gardens and Brisbane’s second largest tourist attraction featuring significant plant collections and include the world's largest representative collection of Australian native rainforests plants. Ross has a weekly gardening column, and has hosted various television and radio g…
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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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Northern California Palm Society
by ghar41- 4 replies
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Our next meeting will be Sunday, July 19th at the Oakland Palmetum. The Mediteranean garden has been planted and it is already in full bloom. It makes a wonderful entrance to the palm garden. Mark your calendars. More details will follow.
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cfpacs CFPACS Fall Meeting
by Bob Johnson- 4 replies
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It is my pleasure to announce the CFPACS Fall Meeting on October 16th in Orlando. All are invited - you do not need to be a CFPACS member to attend. Schedule for CFPACS Fall Meeting, October 16 9:30-10:30 am: CFPACS Board meeting 10:30 am - noon: Garden tour of Dave Witt's Dave Witt began growing palms at his Dr. Phillips property in 1993. As of 2008 he had over 130 palm species planted in the ground. All of these are planted on a typical subdivision lot, including a Corypha utan (it is damaged every time we have a freeze, but it still survives). Dave has served as CFPACS president (2001-2) and has compiled copious information on central Florida freezes.…
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PalmFest 2007
by Tag- 4 replies
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The Florida First Coast Palm Society invites you to see just what will grow in the “Far North”. You may be surprised to find so many palm and cycad species thriving in spite of the conditions. Friday and Saturday October 5th and 6th. Three gardens with very different climates less than 50 miles apart: Garden of Dr. Kyle & Jeanette Brown – This garden includes approximately 150 species, varieties and forms of palms including numerous variegated and dwarf forms. Not all are in the ground, but all are available for viewing. The Encinosa Jungle – is located in one of the warmer areas of the First Coast. An acre or so of palms, cycads, bromeliads, and ginger…
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Ruth Sallenbach
by palmmermaid- 4 replies
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All, I am sure many of you in South Florida know Ruth Sallenbach. Many of you have visited her garden over the years. Last week Ruth fell and broke her hip. She is in the hospital and recovering. Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers.
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We are meeting at the Phipps Plantation off Meridian Rd at 1pm. bring cameras and any plants to buy/sell/ trade. includes Native palm plantings, a Phoenix hybrid, and Large mule palm are part of this private plantation. http://palmsociety.blogspot.com/ Luke
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PSSC auction at SD Botanical this weekend?
by Pete in Paradise Hills- 4 replies
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Thinking of going but need good reasons to go as it's a little far for me and I have two small kids. Anybody have more info on this one? thanks
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cfpacs CFPACS April 25th Meeting
by Bob Johnson- 4 replies
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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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John Dowe in FLorida
by Robert Lee Riffle- 4 replies
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John Dowe, Australian expert on Livistona, will offer three presentations at Indian River Community College (IRCC) in Fort Pierce on Saturday, August 26 and Sunday, August 27. His appearance is sponsored by Central Florida Palm & Cycad Society, Heathcote Botanical Gardens, and the Lifelong Learning Institute of IRCC. A morning and an afternoon session are scheduled for Saturday. At 10:00 a.m., Dr. Dowe will speak on all species of Livistona for about 90 minutes, with a question time afterward. After a break for lunch, his topic at 1:30 p.m. will be the cyclone/hurricane adaptation of palms, with particular reference to Livistona. This should conclude at aroun…
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