cfpacs Central Florida Palm & Cycad Society - Summer Meeting - Sat. 06/12/2021

[kinzyjr]

Our summer meeting is tentatively scheduled for Saturday, June 12^th, 2021.  Current plans are a visit to Leu Gardens in the morning and a lunch and nursery visit in the afternoon.  More details will be made available as they are finalized.

[kinzyjr]

This is a general update with more concrete information coming this coming weekend (May 15th, 2021/May 16th, 2021).  Tentative time for Leu is 10AM, then planning on a BBQ lunch in the Lake Nona area ~1pm.  After that, a visit to MB Palms.  We're planning on having a list of palm species that will be available for purchase as well as an auction.  The usual "things to bring" list includes a chair, a side/dessert/salad, a mask, and a plant for the auction.

[kinzyjr]

Below is the itinerary for the Summer Meeting:

Saturday, June 12th, 2021
Time	Place	Description
09:00AM to 11:00AM	Leu Gardens 1920 N. Forest Avenue Orlando, FL 32803	Guided tour of Leu Gardens with Eric Schmidt.
12:30 PM	MB Palms 6948 Beth Rd. Orlando, FL 32824	BBQ Lunch at MB Palms
2:00 PM	MB Palms 6948 Beth Rd. Orlando, FL 32824	Nursery tour of MB Palms with Mike Smukall.

Please wear a mask and bring:

• a chair

• a palm/plant for the auction

• a reciprocal garden pass, if you have one

• a side/dessert/salad to share for lunch

Please RSVP at your earliest convenience if you plan to attend.

[kinzyjr]

For those planning on attending, you should have received an email with an Excel price list for MB Palms.  In addition to the usual items to bring, you may want to consider sunscreen (and an umbrella) as well.

[kinzyjr]

Only a couple of days left until the meeting.  Looks like there is a chance of showers the day before and the day of the meeting, so it wouldn't hurt to bring an umbrella just in case:

[Eric in Orlando]

It was a great turnout, thanks for coming to Leu!

[kinzyjr]

Meeting Summary and Future Plans:

Pictures: Photos of the event are posted on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Nonprofit-Organization/Central-Florida-Palm-Cycad-Society-145851341806/

Fall Meeting: Currently in planning for the west coast of Florida, probably in the Tampa/St. Pete area and/or Sarasota areas.  More details will be made available as they are finalized.  Some locations mentioned were Sunken Gardens and Kopsick, but those are not written in stone as of yet.

Holiday Meeting: Currently planned to take place in December in Hastings, FL.  Since the last visit to this garden, quite a lot has been added in regard to palms, other plants and landscaping.

For a look back at the last time we were at this garden: https://www.palmtalk.org/forum/index.php?/topic/58209-the-garden-of-dr-john-rossi-hastings-fl/

The Palmateer: For those who are members, you should receive an email in the next week or so with a password for the summer edition of our quarterly, The Palmateer.  This issue will feature a write-up about the visit to Leu Gardens and MB Palms, the first part of a series of articles on how to start a botanical garden by someone who is actively going through the process, and an article concerning the use of small and midsize palms on suburban lots.  If you're not a member and would like to become one, visit http://cfpacs.com/org/membership-info/

If you need to renew, you can do so using the same link as above.  For questions regarding membership, contact our membership chair: membership@cfpacs.com

Seed Bank: If you have seeds to donate, please contact our seed bank coordinators for instructions: http://cfpacs.com/org/seeds-for-sale/

IPS: Remember that joining the International Palm Society is now free!  Sign up at: https://palms.org/register/

[kinzyjr]

@Eric in Orlando Thank you for leading the tour through Leu!  Everyone really appreciates your willingness to experiment and let the rest of us in Central Florida know what worked and what didn't.

[Eric in Orlando]

On 6/26/2021 at 8:32 PM, kinzyjr said:

@Eric in Orlando Thank you for leading the tour through Leu!  Everyone really appreciates your willingness to experiment and let the rest of us in Central Florida know what worked and what didn't.

You're very welcome, good to see everyone!