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cfpacs CFPACS December Meeting
by Bob Johnson- 37 replies
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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…
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cfpacs CFPACS Fall Meeting
by Bob Johnson- 35 replies
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What: CFPACS Fall Meeting • Garden tours, auction and sale When: September 20, 2008 • 10:30 am - 3 pm Where: St. Petersburg, Florida Meeting Schedule 10 am CFPACS Board Meeting 10:30 - noon Phil Stager’s Garden, 4184 51st Ave. S., St. Petersburg Noon Lunch on your own 1:15 Mike & Marjorie Evans’ Garden, 6015 - 100th Way N., St. Petersburg 2:00 Auction & sale All PalmTalkers are invited to come out for a fun day of garden tours, auction, sale, refreshments and conversation with fellow Palmateers. Our first stop is Phil Stager’s garden, started nearly 20 years ago and containing 55 palm species, 8 bamboo species…
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November, 2010 Palm Society of Southern California Meeting Saturday, November 20, 2010 Two Long-Established Gardens In San Clemente, California Mark your calendars to visit two marvelously mature gardens, with big plants you don't often see. San Clemente is a picture-book paradise. The graceful curve of the California Riviera coastline shows off the sapphire sea beneath an azure sky. The coastal climate is perfect for palms from Lord Howe and New Caledonia. The Bob de Jong Garden 119 Avenida Dominguez San Clemente, CA 92672 Garden phone: 949-338-3035 Mr. de Jong started his garden in 1978. It has matured into one of the most magnificent palm garde…
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cfpacs CFPACS Festival of Palms
by Bob Johnson- 34 replies
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Florida Institute of Technology Botanical Garden The Central Florida Palm & Cycad Society is proud to announce the Festival of Palms at the Florida Institute of Technology Botanical Garden in Melbourne on Saturday, November 15th. Free palm seedlings and palm seeds will be available to attendees. A Palm and Cycad Sale will run during the entire event. A wide variety of palms and cycads will be available for sale - rare and common, large and small, tropical and cold tolerant, moisture loving, drought tolerant, salt tolerant, indoor and outdoor palms. Throughout the day there will be talks on various aspects of palm gardening and guided tours of the FIT B…
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Palm Society of Southern California
by MattyB- 34 replies
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Next meeting is Saturday, Sept. 22. More info to come soon, I just wanted to get it up on the board. Palm Society of Southern California, meeting page We'll be touring the garden of our very own epicure3, John Shearson. Hope to see ya'll there. You might even be priviledged enough to see the likes of these mugs!
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PSSC May 2009 Kabary (Joyful gathering)
by DoomsDave- 33 replies
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Howdyall: It's that time for a kabary in California at the Quail in Encinitas, where there will be a palm sale of various vendors, palms galore, schmoozing up up the wazoo and more . . . . Come and hang with the gang, meet new friends, and if you're not a member, come anyway! So, who's coming? (I'll be, for sure . . . .) CLICK HERE FOR LINK
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cfpacs Central Florida Palm and Cycad Society (CFPACS)
by Central Floridave- 33 replies
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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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Meeting - SW FL Palm & Cycad Society Meeting
by SW_FL_Palms- 32 replies
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Palm & Cycad Society of SW Florida Meeting Date: Saturday March 1, 2008 Time: 10:00 am Location: Seabreeze Palms (239-560-1422) 16789 McGregor Blvd, Fort Myers 33908 Corner of John Morris Road & McGregor Blvd heading towards Sanibel Discussion Topic: Fertilization of Landscape Palms – Latest IFAS recommendations. SureGro Slow Release In-Ground Palm Special (8-2-12) will be for sale @$20/ #50 bag (Pre-order reservations required - email ), any remaining bags will be available to attendees) Agenda 9:30am arrive & Seabreeze Palms and browse the nursery. 10:00 am Introductions & Annoucements. 10:20am Palm Fertiliz…
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Group, The next meeting of the PSSC is this Saturday, November 18th in Fallbrook, CA. There will be a garden tour, two guest speakers on palms, and an auction/raffle. Please go to this link for details. November Meeting PSSC Phil Bergman
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You weren't hallucinating. It's new, it's improved, it's sleek, it's sophisticated, and all the links work. I think. New server, servin' well. Click on the link and see. Now, you can do PayPal for everything! http://palmssc.org/ If something's missing, or inaccurate, shoot me a PM. Thanks
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Palm Beach Palm and Cycad Society Sale
by pdleft- 31 replies
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The Palm Beach Palm and Cycad Society will present its Spring Show and Sale at Caloosa Park, Saturday April 10, 9am to 4pm and Sunday April 11, 9am to 3pm. There will be over 500 species of Palms and Cycads, all sizes. There is NO ADMISSON CHARGE. Caloosa Park is located in Boynton Beach at the end of 35th Ave. (east side of Congress Ave , between Atlantic and Woolbright). We accept cash, checks and credit cards. Hope to see you there. For information call Tom at 561-386-7812 or Betty at 561-722-8106
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PSSC meeting in South Orange County
by DoomsDave- 1 follower
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The PSSC’s July 16, 2016 Meeting The Palm Society of Southern California will have its July, 2016 meeting at two gardens in South Orange County, in Trabuco Canyon and Mission Viejo. The first stop will be at the home and garden of Gary Siegel (nomme de PalmTalk "Cagary"), at 21046 Briarwood Lane, Trabuco Canyon, CA 92679. The second phase will be at the home and garden of Brett and Sheryl Portwood ("Brett in Mission Viego"), at 25822 Chrisanta Drive, Mission Viejo, CA 92691. Gary Siegel has built a unique garden which includes palms, other tropical s and countless rare fruit trees. Gary purchased his pie-shaped lot before this home was even buil…
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NEXT MEETING IN VISTA, CALIFORNIA SATURDAY, JULY 18th, 2015 GARDEN OF DR. MARDI AND CHERI DARIAN Many members have heard of the famous garden of Mardi Darian and have dreamed of some day visiting it. Exactly five years ago the PSSC did visit his garden and over 250 people attended. Well, now you have another chance to see it. Dr. Darian and his wife Cherie have agreed to host our next meeting. Realize that this opportunity has rarely come along over many decades since he introduced so many rare palms to California. The date is Saturday, July 18th at 11:30 AM. Note that only members of the PSSC will be allowed entrance. Wives and children ten and older can attend…
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South Florida Palm Society
by Jeff Searle- 29 replies
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For those of you that live down here in South Florida, does anyone know the exact dates for this annual event? It's a large auction of palms and cycads,(and I believe other plts. as well) that runs the entire evening. The spread of food that is offered is also very delicious as well. I plan on going down, but as of yet, I have not seen or heard of anything. Jeff
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PSSC's April 16, 2022 meeting
by DoomsDave- 1 follower
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TWO GARDENS, SIDE BY SIDE RARE SPECIES, MATURE TREES - PLANT AUCTION AND RAFFLE GARDEN #1 THE QUA GARDEN 5328 BRAGG ST., SAN DIEGO, CA 92122 Bret and Linda Qua purchased their home in early 2002. Within a year they had begun work on installing a pool and working on hardscape and landscaping, of course centered around their love of palms. Bret has attempted to create a somewhat wild looking, only marginally manicured garden with palms that appeal to him. As such, there are a combination of both common and somewhat rarer palms. Three sizable Washingtonia that came with the house still surround the spa, while other less common species abound such as Roystonea, Burretio…
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PSSC MAY 2017 MEETING
by DoomsDave- 1 follower
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Our next meeting of the PSSC will begin at 11AM Saturday, 20th of May, 2017 at the garden of Gregg and Debbie Hamann. Their home is located in El Cajon, CA - about ten miles east of San Diego off Freeway 8. As a group over the last few decades we have seen this garden twice before. It was begun about thirty years ago and offers an amazing selection of rare palms, cycads and tropical plants. Pathways meander down a southern exposure slope with exciting plants at every turn. On the curvy pathways you'll see trunks of rare species towering overhead. Most who have visited it feel it's one of the top gardens in Southern California. You'll experience a lush tropi…
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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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PSSC Meeting September 19, 2009
by DoomsDave- 27 replies
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Howdyall: I am pleased to announce that the Palm Society of Southern California Meeting of September 19, 2009 will be held at the home and garden of Messrs. Gregory Haines and John Cressey, at 2170 Mendocino, Altadena, California 91001; 626-675-0849. This will be the third PSSC meeting at Messrs. Haines and Cressey's garden, and we thank them heartily for hosting us again. Those who have seen the garden before will delight in its development, and first-time viewers are in for a real treat. "Tropicana Palms" is on more than an acre in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains at an altitude of 1,300 feet above sea level, which, combined with the sloping terrain,…
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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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A non Biennial year = Florida's Palmfest
by SubTropicRay- 27 replies
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The Palm and Cycad Society of Florida usually organizes a Palmfest on non IPS Biennial years. Well, we're in a non Biennial year and not a peep about the next Palmfest. The gauntlet has been thrown down. Ray
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PSSC Annual Banquet
by JEFF from Trabuco Canyon CA- 27 replies
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Annual Banquet When: Saturday January 20, 2007 11:00 A.M. Check-in Where: Huntington Botanical Gardens 1151 Oxford Road San Marino, CA 91108 Garden’s telephone number 626-495-2125 Website www.huntington.org Let’s start the New Year off with our annual banquet. At 12:00 noon BBQ chicken, tri tip, green salad, fruit salad, dessert, soda and water will be served. Limited seating luncheon tickets will be $37 if purchased before January 18, 2007. Banquet tickets after that date or at the door will be $50. RSVP to Bud and Jo Zager by telephone (714) 870-0114 and pa…
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Northern CA PS meeting
by ghar41- 1 follower
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August 19th, 2018 1330 Albina Ave, Berkeley, CA Scott and Cyndi Stanfield welcome you to their home and palm garden in North Berkeley. Their 80+ palms (and many cycads and tree ferns) were planted by the late Thomas Roe, also a member of the IPS, over the past 4 decades on a third of an acre. The house is a fully-restored grand Victorian built over 123 years ago. The Berkeley Architectural Heritage Association recently bestowed their top award to the house in 2012. Some of the palm highlights include:- Jubaea chilensis (nearly 40')- Rhopalostylis baueri (cluster of 7)- Howea belmoreanas (a pair of double-trunked)- Howea forsteriana (plenty)- Ceroxylon quidiuense…
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Brisbane Palm and Cycad Society
by Mark Wuschke- 27 replies
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Tuesday May 25 - Mike Foale, an enthusiastic promoter and researcher of the Coconut Palm will be our special guest speaker. He will give a talk on the Coconut, its natural history, and its products.
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The Palm Society of Southern California San Diego Meeting and Auction Saturday, March 23, 2013 - 11:00 AM TO 3:00 PM Phil Bergman, San Diego Chair Our next Society meeting will be March 23, 2013 in Encinitas, CA. Encinitas is about 25 miles north of San Diego, right off Freeway 5 at Encinitas Blvd. These two gardens are about ten minutes apart. Both are interesting gardens with lots of palm trees. Many unusual and rare species will be seen. There will be an auction and raffle at the second garden. This will be a POTLUCK meeting, so bring a dish to share with others at the Riedler garden. Not sure what to bring for a dish to share? Bring what you like…
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Autumn palm sale at Fairchild?
by Creekside- 26 replies
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Does anyone know if there is going to be a South Florida Palm Society-sponsored palm sale at Fairchild (or elsewhere) again this fall? I didn't see it in their list of upcoming events. Cheers, Catherine Presley
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