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CFPACS Notices and Upcoming Events
CFPACS Spring Meeting, Vero Beach
When: Saturday, March 27
The CFPACS spring meeting will be in Vero Beach. Our day will begin in the McAnsh neigbrhood just south of the airport where we will visit the gardens of Andreas Daehnick and Justin and Kimberly McSweeny. In the afternoon we will visit the garden of Jay & Lee Rathbun.
Andreas' garden contain 106 species of palm and cycads. The McSweeny garden has over 90 species of palms and cycads. Both gardens have been in development since the mid 1990's. Jay & Lee Rathbun' garden and nursery contains a collection of numerous varieties of plants and exotic palms.
There will be an auction and plant sale in the afternoon.
Get more information and directions

CFPACS 2010 HomeTown Grant
Final Proposal Deadline: February 15, 2010
The 2010 Hometown Grant application period has ended. Recipient selection is now taking place. A winner will be announced soon.
Other Upcoming Events
  • Annual Plant Sale at Leu Gardens , Orlando
    When:
    Saturday, March 20 9am - 5pm
    Sunday, March 21 9am - 5pm
    FREE admission
    More info at www.leugardens.org/events.html.
  • Palm and Cycad Show and Sale sponsored by the South Florida Palm Society, Montgomery Botanical Center, Miami
    Please note that Spring sales are now at Montgomery.
    When:
    Saturday, March 20 9:30am - 4:30pm
    Sunday, March 21 9:30am - 4:30pm
    FREE admission
    Location of Montgomery Botanical Center.
  • 20th Annual Spring Garden Festival at Kanapaha Botanical Gardens, Gainesville
    When:
    Saturday, March 20 9am - 6pm
    Sunday, March 21 10am - 5pm
    Admissions to the park and festival is $7.00 for adults, $4.00 for children 6-13, and children 5 and under are admitted free (when accompanied by parent).
    Additional info: Festival page     Kanapaha Botanical Gardens website
  • Marie Selby Gardens Annual Spring and Garden Plant Festival, Sarasota
    When:
    Saturday, March 20 9am - 6pm
    Sunday, March 21 10am - 5pm
    Admissions to the park and festival is $8.
    Additional info: Directions     Selby Gardens page
  • Annual Spring Plant Festival at University of South Florida (USF) Botanical Garden, Tampa
    When:
    Saturday, April 10 10am - 4pm
    Sunday, April 11 10am - 3pm
    Additional info: USF Garden website     Directions to USF Garden.     USF Calendar: Saturday     Sunday
Recent Events & Interesting Stories
Miami Meeting Recap (April 4)
21 CFPACS members made the trip down to Miami on April 4 to join with about 30 South Florida Palm Society members for a joint meeting at Montgomery Botanical Center and St. Thomas the Apostle Church.

St. Thomas Church The day began at MBC with members planting a population of Roystonea oleracea grown from seed collected during MBC fieldwork in Trinidad and Tobago in 2007 . After planting the palms, members took a tour of the MBC palm collection led by MBC executive director Dr. Patrick Griffith. The time at MBC concluded with a barbecue prepared by SFPS members.

After lunch, several members continued on to St. Thomas the Apostle Church. The 22-acre church campus has several acres of gardens landscaped with ponds, waterfalls and tropical plants, and populated with rare and exotic birds. Members of both societies enjoyed meeting together for this very full day. (BJ)

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