CFPACS September 12 Meeting

[Bob Johnson]

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 of all price ranges on the way to the next garden.

Our second stop: After lunch we will regroup in Merritt Island for a tour of Steve and Cindy Rael’s garden. The Rael’s enjoy growing a wide variety of plants. Cacti, succulents, many bromeliads - and palms - are some of the plants that you will see in their garden. Their large foxtail has been fruiting since 2001 and supplied the CFPACS seed bank with much seed when that species was much more uncommon than it is today.

Schedule:

• 10 am - 12 noon: Tour Scott Ward’s garden, 500 Orlando Ave., Indialantic FL 32903

• 12 noon - 1:15 pm: Lunch (on your own), CFPACS Board meeting

• 1:15 - ???: Tour Steve & Cindy Rael’s garden, auction, palm & cycad sale, 50 Melbourne Ave., Merritt Island, FL 32953

If you would like to be on the CFPACS email list, please send me an email. You will receive updates on palm events like this throughout Central Florida - you do not need to be a CFPACS member to be on our email list.

Other Upcoming CFPACS Events

October 10-11, USF Fall Sale, USF Botanical Garden, Tampa

October 24, 2nd Annual Festival of Palms, FIT Botanical Garden, Melbourne

December 12, CFPACS Holiday Social, Faith Bishock’s, Old Myakka

[Bob Johnson]

A few before and after pics of Scott Ward's garden:

[Zeeth]

I wish I could make this one, but it's a day after my birthday and on the other side of the state... Good thing the next one is at USF, I'm pretty sure I'll be there

[Bob Johnson]

I wish I could make this one, but it's a day after my birthday and on the other side of the state... Good thing the next one is at USF, I'm pretty sure I'll be there

Zeeth, we will miss you. Hope you can make it to the USF sale in Tampa and to our December meeting n Old Myakka - not too far from you.

[Bob Johnson]

Please note a few details on the am stop at Scott Ward's:

__His street is Orlando Blvd. (not Ave. as incorrectly given above). Please Google "500 Orlando Blvd., Indialantic, FL" for directions.

__Please park at nearby Orlando Park, not in Scott's driveway or in the street in front of his house. Thanks!

[Bob Johnson]

Some folks have asked "how do I get there???"

Here is a link to maps with the garden tour destinations. You can Google yourself directions from your location

[Central Floridave]

thanks for the notice! See ya'll there.

[Central Floridave]

This Saturday reminder!

[Central Floridave]

I took some photos and posted them on the link on my signature.

Scott's garden was fantastic!

[Dave-Vero]

This was my second time to visit Scott's garden. It's looking even better, if that's possible. The palms and such all have adequate space and good growing conditions (unlike some crowding in my own yard). The Copernicia baileyana is impossibly tall--check Dave's photo. This yard upends some notions about palms being 'slow'.

Just as amazing, Scott's yard has no weeds. Not a single one, unless you count a few bromeliads that could be thinned. That's an enviable 'problem'.

Maybe best of all, the yard fits nicely into its neighborhood, despite (horrors!) not having a lawn.

[tikitiki]

I can not believe how young this garden is. The hospitality of the hosts and hostess was wonderful. If any one has a small palm and wants to see what it will look like grown but does not have the time to wait take it to scott's.

[LeannF]

VERY educational as well as inspiring!!

-Leann