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Meetings and
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The
Tropical Fern & Exotic Plant Society meets on the fourth
Monday of every month, with the exception of July and August. Please see
calendar below.
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We
meet at Fairchild Tropical
Botanic Garden, 10901 Old Cutler Road, Miami, FL
33156, 7:30 p.m. in
the Corbin Building. Light refreshment are served, Plant
Raffle.
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Visitors are always welcome to
attend our meetings. Admission is FREE.
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Members
are kept informed through our Newsletter which is produced monthly
(no
newsletters in July and August).
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If
you have any questions about any of our Meeting or Events,
please e-mail us for additional info at:
tfeps1@aol.com
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2012
- Meetings
and Events |
| Jan.
23: |
Speaker:
Dr. Scott Zona
Program: A Botanical Tour of Chile
The tour will focus on wildflowers, trees, palms and
parasites of the Mediterranean and temperate regions of Chile from Santiago to Puerto Mont.
Dr. Scott Zona is Florida International University's Conservatory and Greenhouse Curator. He has explored for plants in Florida, California, Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, Bermuda, the Pacific Islands, Indonesia, Malaysia and Madagascar.
@ 7:30pm @
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
10901 Old Cutler Road. Coral Gables, Fl
Raffle table by: Frank
and Sally Tastinger |
| Feb.
27: |
Speaker: Jesse
Durko
Program: Using
Color in Your Garden
@ 7:30pm @ Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
10901 Old Cutler Road. Coral Gables, Fl
Raffle table by:
Redland Nursery
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| Mar.
26: |
Speaker:
Jeff Wasielewski
Program:
Gardening in South Florida
@ 7:30pm @ Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
10901 Old Cutler Road. Coral Gables, Fl
Raffle table by: Steve &
Marie Nock |
| April
23: |
Speaker: Bill
Coblitz
Program: Platyceriums
@7:30pm @ Fairchild
Tropical Botanic Garden
10901 Old Cutler Road. Coral Gables, Fl
Raffle table by: Phillip Iloo
and David McLean |
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Spring
Plant Sale at
Fairchild
Tropical Botanic Gardens
10901 Old Cutler Road. Coral Gables, Fl
9:00AM - 4:30PM Daily - Sale is free after paid
admission to the
Garden. |
| May
28: |
Speaker:
Georgia Tasker
Program:
TBA
@ 7:30pm @
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
10901 Old Cutler Road. Coral Gables, Fl
Raffle table by: Tim
Anderson and Craig Reid
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| June
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Our
2012 Fern &
Exotic
Plant Show & Sale
@ Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
10901 Old Cutler Road. Coral Gables, Fl
9:00AM - 4:30PM Daily - Show is Free after paid admission to the
Garden. |
| June
25: |
Speaker:
TBA
Program: TBA
@ 7:30pm @ Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
10901 Old Cutler Road. Coral Gables, Fl
Raffle table by: TBA
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| July &
August: |
No Meeting the months of July
& August |
| Sept.24: |
Speaker:
Dr. Robert Pope
Program: Gardens
by the Bay
@ 7:30pm @ Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
10901 Old Cutler Road. Coral Gables, Fl
Raffle table by: TBA |
| Oct.
22: |
Program:
Annual Auction
The auction will begin at 7:00 p.m.
The plant society will auction rare ferns, begonias, orchids, palms, heliconias, gingers, bromeliads, aroids as well as shrubs and tropical flowering trees. The club’s members as well as leading growers and nurseries in the South Florida area are donating specimen plants for this year’s auction.
Attendees will be able to preview plants beginning at 7 p.m. & the auction to follow at 7:30. The public is invited to attend this annual tropical plant auction. There is no entrance fee and there will be delicious refreshments available. This is a wonderful way to acquire beautiful plants at reasonable
prices.
Payment by check or cash only.
@ 7:00pm @ Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
10901 Old Cutler Road. Coral Gables, Fl
No Raffle Table. |
| Nov.
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Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
" The 71st
Annual Ramble "
10901 Old Cutler Road Coral Gables,
Florida
9:00AM - 4:30PM |
| Nov.
26: |
Speaker:
TBA
Program:
TBA
@ 7:30pm @ Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
10901 Old Cutler Road. Coral Gables, Fl
Raffle table by: TBA |
| Dec.
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Holiday Party
- TBA
Location: TBA
No Raffle table |
| Club
Meetings |
Show
& Sale Info |
Fairchild
Events |
Other
Events |
A few pictures from a past meeting.
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| Waiting for
meeting to start |
Yes, we have
refreshments |
Raffle Table
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Martha
Bogaards, Brenda Martinez
& Sherrin Smith |
Guest
Speaker-Philip Iloo & Judy Cook |
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| Angiopteris
- Bonus plant on Raffle table |
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| Delores
speaking on scented plants |
Larry Cox
speaking on Orchids |
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