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Monthly Meetings |
Board
Meetings |
Special
Society
Events |
Fairchild Events |
| January
16: |
Speaker:
Pamela Koide-Hyatt
Topic: Pam will discuss tillandsias with the society and delve
into her passion – eco tours
@ 7:30 PM @ Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
Raffle table
provided by Ellis Brown |
| February
13: |
Board
Meeting at 7:30PM at the home of Barbara
Partagas |
| February
20: |
Speaker:
Tropiflora’s Dennis Cathcart
Topic: Always the dreamer and adventurer, Dennis started
Tropiflora in the early ’70s as an outgrowth of a bromeliad collecting
hobby. A “hobby gone bad” he says. Following years of collecting
reptiles and traveling the Caribbean and Latin America, Dennis
discovered bromeliads or they discovered him; and, the direction of his
life was changed for evermore. Collecting and exploring were always his
first interests in the plant world and over the years he and Linda have
visited over 25 countries on more than 100 trips and expeditions.
Together they have made travel, adventure, plant exploring, speaking,
writing and the nursery business a way of life. He and Linda are now
passing their passion for plants on to their children, to take
Tropiflora into the second generation.
@ 7:30 PM @ Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
Raffle table
provided by Alex Bello |
| March
13: |
Board
Meeting at 7:30PM at the home of Sandy
Roth |
| March
20: |
Speaker:
Chip Jones
Topic: Terrestrial Bromeliads
“Our
plants perform well and look great. Eco-friendly, bold textures,
esoteric exotics, native plants, and good sizes for immediate impact in
residential and commercial landscapes are what we offer.” “If your
needs are plant related then Jones Landscaping can help. We provide
personalized service for small and large jobs. With a degree in
Horticulture, years of experience in landscape construction and
maintenance, and a passion for plants we can bring joy to your garden.
From lawn services to specimen trees to new construction we do
gardens.” Interested? 5301 SW 82nd Avenue, Davie, FL 33328, open by
appointment, call 954 296-2019, or email chipjones14@hotmail.com
@ 7:30 PM @ Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
Raffle table provided by TBA
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| March
24 & 25: |
Our
Annual Show and Sale
at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
10901 Old Cutler Road - Coral Gables, FL 33156
Show hours 9:30AM - 4:30PM
Show is free after paid admission to the Garden |
| April10: |
Board
Meeting at 7:30PM at the home of Barbara
Partagas |
| April
17: |
Speaker:
Pamela Koide Hyatt
Topic: Tillandsias
from Mexico
Pamela
Koide Hyatt, has been exploring and growing Bromeliads, with an emphasis
on Tillandsias for more than half her life. Since starting Bird Rock
Tropicals in 1981, Pamela has traveled extensively throughout Mexico,
Central and South America in search of tillandsias. During these travels
she has discovered more than a dozen species new to science as well as
many more natural hybrids. Experiencing plants in habitat and growing
for more than 35 years gives her a unique insight into this amazing
genus.
Pam created Tillandsia Samantha which was nominated for 'Plant of the
Year' at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show in 2012, and in 2013, Tillandsia
Samantha won the 'Glass Tulip Award' in the category of houseplants. The
Glass Tulip Award is one of the most prestigious awards in Horticulture
awarded by Flora Holland.
Additionally, Pamela is an International Accredited Bromeliad Master
Judge and has served as President and newsletter editors of both the San
Diego Bromeliad Society and the North County Bromeliad Society. She has
served as a Director of the Bromeliad Society International (BSI), and
Publications Chairman for the BSI, and currently, the Editorial Advisory
Board for the Journal of the Bromeliad Society (BSI). She recently
completed nine years as a Trustee at the San Diego Botanic Garden.
Pamela has consulted on a several different botanical projects. These
include consulting not only at private gardens, but Botanical Gardens in
Thailand, Singapore, Santa Barbara, Los Angeles and San Diego, as well
as hotel installations at the Mirage, Bellagio and MGM in Las Vegas.
@ 7:30 PM @ Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
Raffle table provided by TBA
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| May
8: |
Board
Meeting at 7:30PM at the home of Sandy
Roth |
| May
15: |
Topic:
Bromeliad Bingo
@ 7:30 PM @ Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
Raffle table provided by TBA |
| May29
- June 3: |
World
Conference in San Diego California |
| June
12: |
Board
Meeting at 7:30PM at the home of Barbara
Partagas |
| June
19: |
Speaker:
Guillermo Rivera
Topic: Bromeliads of Peru: Land of the Incas
The
talk will cover a voyage through the whole country of Peru: from the
dry, deciduous forest in the North around the cities of Chiclayo and
Jaen, to the lower slopes of the Andres and into the Amazon region. We
will explore the habitats around Huaraz, a beautiful town nestled in the
valley between the Cordillera Blanca and Cordillera Negra. In the end we
will cross the Andes once again heading towards the Sacred Valley of the
Incas to finish our voyage in Machu Pichu. We will see amazing
Tillandsias in flower, high elevation Puya, spectacular Vrieseas and the
most incredible bromeliad Puya raimondii growing at 4400 meters, with
its inflorescence of over 20 feet!
About
Guillermo:
Born
in Argentina. Owner of Plant Expeditions (former South America Nature
Tours), a company dedicated to the organization of tours for the last 15
years, throughout South America (Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Peru,
Colombia, Bolivia, Ecuador), Mexico and South Africa, Madagascar, and
Namibia with emphasis on plants (bromeliads, cacti, and orchids), and
birding.
Former researcher at the University of Cordoba, Argentina. BS degree in
Biology University of Cordoba. MS Marine Biology, Northeastern
University. PhD in Botany University of Cordoba.
If you wish to know more about these or other tours, please visit www.PlantExpeditions.com
where you can subscribe to a newsletter to receive information
about future trips. Or contact him directly at info@plantexpeditions.com
@ 7:30 PM @ Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
Raffle table provided by TBA
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| July
10: |
Board
Meeting at 7:30PM at the home of Sandy
Roth |
| July
17: |
Speaker:
TBA
Topic: TBA
@ 7:30 PM @ Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
Raffle table provided by TBA |
| August
14: |
Board
Meeting at 7:30PM at the home of Barbara
Partagas |
| August
21: |
Speaker:
TBA
Topic: TBA
@ 7:30 PM @ Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
Raffle table provided by TBA |
| Seotember11: |
Board
Meeting at 7:30PM at the home of Sandy
Roth |
| September
18: |
Speaker:
TBA
Topic: TBA
@ 7:30 PM @ Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
Raffle table provided by TBA |
| October
9: |
Board
Meeting at 7:30PM at the home of Barbara
Partagas |
| October
16: |
Topic:
Annual Auction
@ 7:30 PM @ Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
No Raffle Table
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| November
9, 10, 11: |
Fairchild
Tropical Botanic Garden "The Ramble"
at the Garden 10901 Old Cutler Road, Coral Gables, FL.
9:30AM - 4:30PM
Free with paid admission to the Garden |
| November
13: |
Board
Meeting at 7:30PM at the home of Sandy
Roth |
| November
20: |
Speaker:
TBA
Topic: TBA
@ 7:00 PM @ Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
No Raffle Table
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| December
11: |
Board
Meeting at 7:30PM at the home of Barbara
Partagas |
| December
18: |
Holiday
Party Pot Luck
Call Sandy Roth 305-301-0306
or Mike Michalski 305-279-2416
to offer your culinary masterpiece that you elect or wish to
deliver to the December 18th Holiday Party.
Plant Exchange at
Holiday Party
It has simple rules. Wrap a
bromeliad so that the naked eye cannot
discern the plant
within. When you arrive with such a plant, you
receive a ticket – a la raffle style. The master ticket holder
will call
out numbers in an order – hence
the first called will have the pick
of one of the plants wrapped; and the second
will have one pick of
the
remaining
plants, and so forth. If you really want to engage,
bring wrapped plants, or even more, and you will
receive more
tickets, which means you will have more wrapped plants
to blindly
pick up.
No Raffle table
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