tfeps - meetings & events

	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 The tropical landscapes that Jesse has designed are known for their color, texture and elegance. Though trained as a horticulturist, he has the eye and design sense of an artist. In his presentation he will share tips on plants to use as well as placement and care for best results in the South Florida environment. He will also bring plants that will be available for sale following his presentation. Jesse graduated from Rudgers University with a BS in horticulture. He then worked with the University of Florida in their plant introduction program. He then became the Director of Horticulture at Flamingo Gardens in Ft. Lauderdale. Currently he owns and manages a 10 acre tropical plant nursery and private botanical garden featuring plants collected during his world travels. Jesse Durko’s Nursery in Davie, Florida has become one of the largest collections of tropical species found in the state. @ 7:30pm @ Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden 10901 Old Cutler Road. Coral Gables, Fl Raffle table by: Redland Nursery
Mar. 26:	Speaker: Jeff Wasielewski Program: Gardening in South Florida This lecture will cover the reasons why the rules are different in South Florida when it comes to growing plants. Jeff will address soils, pests, hurricanes and climate in this informative, power-point driven presentation. Jeff Wasielewski is the multimedia specialist for Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden where he works as a writer, editor and video-grapher. He holds a master’s degree in education from the University of Miami. He is also an adjunct professor at Miami Dade College where he teaches horticulture. He loves the plants and natural areas of South Florida and enjoys sharing his knowledge through classes, articles and videos. @ 7:30pm @ Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden 10901 Old Cutler Road. Coral Gables, Fl Raffle table by: Steve & Marie Nock
April 14-15:	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.
April 23:	Speaker: Dr. Bruce McAlpin Program: Platycerium Tricks and Other Odds & Ends Bruce is one of the favorite speakers of TFEPS because of his knowledge, energy and willingness to share secrets and tricks for growing tropical plants. This lecture/demonstration will share tricks for successfully growing platyceriums. Bruce has an eclectic collection of rare tropical plants so the second half of the program will focus on some of his oddities and their growing tips. Bruce retired from Miami Dade College where he was a professor of botany. Prior to that he worked at Marie Selby Botanical Garden, Las Cruces in Costa Rica and the New York Botanical Garden. He earned his Master’s and Ph.D. in Plant Anatomy from Duke University. He will be bringing plants from his collection to sell at the conclusion of his program. @7:30pm @ Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden 10901 Old Cutler Road. Coral Gables, Fl Raffle table by: Phillip Iloo and David McLean
May 28:	Speaker: Georgia Tasker Program: Gardens of South Asia: Botanical and Otherwise Georgia is a writer on staff at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Gardens. She writes for The Tropical Garden magazine, has a blog on gardening on Fairchild’s website, and has written 3 handbooks in her on-going series, Gardening with Fairchild. She is also a passionate traveler, having been to the Arctic and the Antarctic, Madagascar, Africa, Borneo, Papua New Guinea, Australia, China, Japan, all of Europe, Central America and much of South America. Just recently, she spent six weeks in Myanmar, India, Bhutan and Nepal. In this talk she will take us on a pictorial tour of the Gardens of South Asia. Prior to joining the Garden staff in 2009, Georgia was garden writer with The Miami Herald and author of 3 garden books. She is a graduate of Hanover College in Indiana and received the first certificate in tropical botany from FIU in 1984. She has been awarded the Barbour Medal from Fairchild and the first lifetime achievement award from Tropical Audubon Society. @ 7:30pm @ Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden 10901 Old Cutler Road. Coral Gables, Fl Raffle table by: Tim Anderson and Craig Reid
June 2 & 3 :	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
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. :	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. ?:	Holiday Party - TBA Location: TBA No Raffle table