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cfpacs CFPACS September 12 Meeting
by Bob Johnson- 11 replies
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CFPACS September 12 Meeting - Brevard Beaches You are invited to join CFPACS for our September 12 meeting - All are welcome! Our first stop: Our day will begin with a tour of Scott Ward’s Indialantic garden. Scott’s garden is a meticulously maintained “jungle” featuring palms, cycads and bromeliads. Scott began the transformation of his property from a typical subdivision lot into a tropical paradise in 1995. The palm canopy that he has created provides much shade to make understory plants (and garden visitors) comfortable during hot summer days. After visiting Scott’s garden we will break for lunch (on your own) before our second stop. There are many restaurants…
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cfpacs CFPACS sponsored event Melbourne, Florida
by Central Floridave- 0 replies
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Central Florida Palm and Cycad Society is sponsoring the Florida Tech Botanical Fest. It benefits the Jungle. Dent Smith (one of IPS founder) help start the jungle. More info: http://www.facilities.fit.edu/botanical_garden_fest.php
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Earring Point on Orchid Island (Vero Beach) and Ron's Sanctuary on Goat Creek (Valkaria) will be open to Central Florida Palm and Cycad Society members and guests March 23rd 10:30 - noon - Lifetime member Anne Michael and her family will host the Society for the first time since 2001. Tour Guide: Jason Baker. The stunning waterfront Michael property features mature and unusual palms planted decades ago in the hope of inspiring others to include more interesting and rare palms in their own gardens. Address: 1 Earring Point, Vero Beach FL 32963. Noon- 1 o'clock - Lunch on your own in the Sebastian area 1 o'clock - 3 o'clock - Ron Eward will lead tours of his car…
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cfpacs CFPACS Spring Meeting
by Bob Johnson- 3 replies
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CFPACS Spring Meeting • Vero Beach March 27, beginning at 10:30 am Our spring meeting will include stops at three gardens, an auction and plant sale. Our day will begin in McAnsh neighborhood just south of the Vero Beach airport where we will visit the gardens of Andreas Daehnick and Justin and Kimberly McSweeny. The gardens are adjacent to one another, two stops in one! Andreas' garden contain one hundred six species of palm and cycads. The McSweeny’s garden has over ninety species of palms and cycads. Both gardens have been in development since the mid nineties. After lunch we will visit the garden and nursery of Lee and Jay Rathbun. Situated on 8 acres, the Rath…
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cfpacs CFPACS Spring Meeting & Palm Sale in St Petersburg
by Mike Evans- 1 follower
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Central Florida Palm & Cycad Society will have its Spring meeting on March 31st. The first stop will be at Gizella Kopsick Palm Arboretum, located in downtown St. Petersburg. (901 North Shore Dr. St. Petersburg, FL 33713) Meeting will start at 10:00 with a tour of the garden. Info can be found at Gizella Kopsick. Everyone will have lunch on their own then visit the garden of Mike & Margie Evans, located at 6015 100th Way North, St Petersburg, 33708. Plan on arriving at the Evans garden ~ 1:00 - 1:30. There will be a tour of the 13 year old, 1.5 acre palm & cycad garden, with an auction, and sale afterwards. Attached are some maps of both areas. Note…
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cfpacs CFPACS Spring Meeting and Sale
by cfkingfish- 0 replies
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Attention everyone! The spring CFPACS meeting will be held Saturday, March 17th, from 10:30 AM to 2pm or so here in sunny Venice, Florida. The event will start at a five acre property where I have my nursery running (known as The Hague) on the outskirts of Venice, then the members will come into town to meet at my place (Christian Faulkner) at 12:30 PM. It is recommended to bring a folding chair for each attending member, but I will try my best to accomodate with furniture. Larger, specimen palms and cycads will be seen at the The Hague, and smaller, less common plants will be present at my property. The sale and auction start at 1 PM for those just wishing to purchas…
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cfpacs CFPACS Spring Meeting in St Petersburg March 26th
by Mike Evans- 7 replies
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Due to difficulty of displaying all info, I attached a pdf file. Everyone is invited to attend these great garden tours. CFPACS Spring 2016 Meeting.pdf
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cfpacs CFPACS Spring Meeting March 23
by Bob Johnson- 4 replies
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The CFPACS spring meeting will be on Saturday, March 23 in Wabasso and Valkaria. We will visit the gardens of Anne Michael and Ron Eward and Fiona Pearce. The Michael garden was started by Joe and Anne in the mid 1950s and features mature specimens of Attalea, Bismarckia, Borassus, Copernicia and Corypha among others. Ron Eward and Fiona Pearce’s garden was started in the late 1990s and features a large variety of exotic palms and crotons. In addition to the garden tours, auction and plant sale, Rob Branch will give a talk on combating spiraling whitefly. Meeting Schedule 9:30-10:30am - Board Meeting, home of Janice Broda, north Vero Beach 10:30am-12:15pm - Vi…
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cfpacs CFPACS trip to Montgomery Botanical Center, Miami
by Central Floridave- 1 reply
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Sorry for the forum redirect, but too much work to copy the photos and text over here. Joint Meeting with the South Florida Palm Society at Montgomery Botanical Center When: Saturday, April 4 at 10 am Where: Montgomery Botanical Center, Miami Photos: http://www.2ndlight.com/fusetalk/forum/mes...p;enterthread=y
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cfpacs CFPACS Website Update
by CFPACS- 6 replies
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Those who receive our emails were notified of multiple updates to our website. These were shared last evening: The tagline under the title has been changed to Preservation, Education, and Commitment. The itinerary for the 2024 Holiday meeting is now on the Home page. https://cfpacs.com/org/ The About Us section has a new look more consistent with what used to be published in The Palmateer. https://cfpacs.com/org/about-us/ The previous Palmateer section has been set to open without a password and contains links to a plethora of web resources and our previous publications. h…
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cfpacs CFPACS Winter Palm Social
by SubTropicRay- 11 replies
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The Central Florida Palm and Cycad Society will be having a winter meeting on December 8th. Details are included in the attached link. Central Florida Palm and Cycad Society Winter Social
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COME TO THE PSSC MEETING
by DoomsDave- 10 replies
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Howdyall: If you're anywhere in the vicinity, of San Diego California on March 26, 2011 come to the Palm Society of Southern California meeting, located at the following address: 11123 Valley Lights Drive El Cajon, CA 92020 This will be a marvelous garden, in the ground by a dedicated palmateer for more than 20 years. He uses Dypsis for canopy, or so I've heard! No charge, come one come all. You don't have to be a member, though we admit we hope you become one. But, no obligation. There will be a potluck, and shmoozing up the wazoo about palms, palm-related matters, etc. I'll be there (I'm a member of the PSSC Board) but don't let that scare you. …
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Coming Out
by Bilbo- 5 replies
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I have been instructed by UGL of England that we are all supposed to make the Craft less "secret" . Oh well I have been a member for many years and I loved the ceremonials and those fantastic dinners. Thats where I learned my public speaking. Us guys are NOT in a Great Conspiracy for World Domination. Mores the pity! We raise millions for heart and cancer charities and are bringing up and educating orphans. If there is a great conspiracy please let me know! (its usually Masons, Jews, Communists, and Gays who are responsible apparently) - sure we have Jewish and Gay Guys on the forum -some of top members - tho I doubt if we have any Commies here! Regardez brethren …
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Costa Rica Palm Society Meeting at Wilson Botanical Garden
by Jeff in St Pete- 11 replies
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The next meeting of the Costa Rica Palm Society will be held at Wilson Botanical Garden (Las Cruces) on Saturday April 9, 2011. Wilson Botanical Garden was known at one time as having the second largest palm collection in the world. This is a great opportunity for our members to see many species of mature palms from all around the world. Cabinas are available for rent at the garden and the rate includes accommodations, 3 meals per day, 1/2 day guided tour, and all taxes. For more information, please contact Jeff Anderson through the Costa Rica Palm Society website www.costaricapalms.org
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Costa Rican Palm Society Meeting - Saturday October 31, 2009 10AM 1 2
by Jeff in St Pete- 68 replies
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The next meeting of the Asociación Costarricense de Palmeras (Costa Rican Palm Society) will be held at Marco Herrero's palm farm in the Central Valley. The meeting will take place on Saturday October 31, 2009 at 10AM. The Board of Directors will hold their first official meeting at 9AM, followed by the tour of Marco's farm at 10AM. A little bit of history about Marco and the farm: The farm (20 hectares) was started in 1980 when Marco returned to Costa Rica after studying abroad. Those first years he grew Dracaena masangeana and Dracaena marginata. The palm bug bit him in 1984 when he visited the Botanical Garden in Rio de Janeiro. Later, he started importing se…
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Cyber vs. Face-to-Face
by Paul The Palm Doctor!- 2 replies
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How many cyber friendships from "Palm Talk" and other web communities have emerged from two dimensional status to three dimensional friendships? How many posters regularly visit eachother's homes and over time, have developed strong face-to-face friendships? Just Curious? Also if you all do "get together" do the conversations mostly concentrate on palms or do your "live" frienships usually go beyond the initial focus subject that brought you together?
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Cycad Day 2007
by Fred Zone 10A- 7 replies
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In connection with this year’s Board of Directors meeting, The Cycad Society will hold Cycad Day 2007 on Saturday, June 16 at the world-renowned Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens in San Marino, California. Society members will be treated to a day of activities at the Huntington, including: • Stimulating talks by cycad experts • A tour of the Huntington’s cycad collections • An auction of donated cycads to benefit the Society The $35 ticket price includes admission to the Huntington (a $15 value) and a delicious catered lunch (a $25 value). This is the Society’s only event planned for this year, so you’ll want to be included. You’ll meet …
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Cycad Day 2011
by George Sparkman- 10 replies
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Cycad Day 2011 This year's Cycad Day event will be held on Saturday, June 25, at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden in Coral Gables, FL. It is open to TCS members and non-members alike. Click here for more information. We hope to see you there!
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Cycad Day 2015
by George Sparkman- 5 replies
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The Cycad Society announces Cycad Day 2015 at Mounts Botanical Garden in West Palm Beach, Florida on Saturday October 24. In association with our yearly board meeting (also held this year at the same institution on Friday, October 23), the Cycad Society is holding it’s annual event, Cycad Day 2015, at: Mounts Botanical Garden 531 North End Military Trail West Palm Beach, Florida 33415 This event will start at 10 AM, and will consist of a series of lectures about cycads (including reports from Cycad 2015 held in Medellin, Colombia in August), a catered lunch, and a plant auction. Details are being worked out now, but this promises to be an excellent event for all love…
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Cycad presentation in Phoenix
by mcrawford- 0 replies
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On Sunday November 22nd, Dr. Leo Martin will give a presentation on Cycads at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix. Leo is a great speaker who has been to Dioon-Central in Oaxaca on two Jeff Chemnick trips, amongst many other botanical accomplishments. The talk is free, as is admission to DBG. At the entrance, mention that you are there for the talk only. See attached notice.
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Dick Douglas Garden
by ghar41- 24 replies
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Date: Sunday, October 3rd, 2010 Time: 10AM - 5PM Location: 35 Amberwood Ln. Walnut Creek, Ca. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This garden is featured in many photos listed in the Species section of the Northern California Palm Society web site. Many of the Palm Trees here are some of the most mature and rare specimens that are known to exist in Northern California. These are all cold hardy palms and stunning specimens. There is also an assortment of other Species in this garden to compliment the large landscape. There will be NO POTLUCK at this meeting. However, there will be an auction around 1:30 or 2:00.…
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Don Hodel at Leu Botanical Gardens
by SubTropicRay- 17 replies
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CFPACS will be hosting Don Hodel at Orlando's Leu Botanical Garden Sunday, July 20th. Don Hodel's Chamaedorea talk - July 20th
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Don Hodel Palm Presentation
by tropicalb- 0 replies
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Posting this at the request of Jeff Chemnick folks...this is his post on the cycad group board: Hello Group, Dry your crying eyes! Though Cycad Day at the Huntington has just sold out, here is an equally entertaining opportunity for a botanically-fascintating Saturday, June 16...at Lotusland in Santa Barbara! Don Hodel, noted palm authority, will be visiting Lotusland and making a presentation on...palm trees (large group of derived monocotyledonous angiosperms superficially evocative of and splendid examples of convergent evolution with cycads). The program begins in the afternoon and will feature not only a riveting talk and garden tour but wine, cheese, etc. …
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Door Persons Needed -- PSSC BANQUET
by DoomsDave- 12 replies
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Howdyall: The PSSC needs two volunteers to work the door for our banquet, in particular to take payments from people who will want to pay at the door -- expected to be a large proportion, if not the majority, of the attendees. If interested, please send me a PM. Thanks to all, and hope to see you there this Saturday!
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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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