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month of July 2012
July 3 | Orchid Society of Coral Gables location: Fairchild Tropical Garden | 10901 Old Cutler Road | Miami, FL room: Corbin Building, classroom "A" date: first Tuesday pf every month time: 7:30 pm web: www.oscgonline.org July 12 | South Dade Garden Club topic: New topic and speaker each month location: Fruit and Spice Park | 24801 SW 187 Ave | Homestead, Florida 33031 date: Second Thursday of each month time: 7:00pm web: www.miamifruitandspicepark.com July 13 | Mango Grower's Summit location: Fairchild Tropical Garden, 10901 Old Cutler Road,Miami, FL 33156 time: 9:30 AM to 7:00 PM web: Fairchild Tropical Garden Event Website register: $60 (Includes admission to both days of the Mango Festival) contact: Ashley Amarante at 305.667.1651, ext. 3344 or aamarante@fairchildgarden.org. Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden will hold its 20th Annual International Mango Festival on July 14 and 15, 2012. The theme of the festival for 2012 is, “The Mangos of Fairchild -Evolution” and will explore how the mango has evolved during the 20 years Fairchild has celebrated this fruit. On Friday 13 July, 2012, the garden will conduct a Grower’s Summit to address specific issues that face the modern mango grower for the achievement of success through quality. This summit will focus on the production of quality mangos and will give you the opportunity to network with growers and take an in-depth look at the production of quality in mango production world-wide. July 14 and 15 | Fairchild Mango Festival 20th Anniversary location: Fairchild Tropical Garden, 10901 Old Cutler Road,Miami, FL 33156 time: 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM web: Fairchild Tropical Garden Event Website In the last twenty years, the Fairchild Tropical Garden has introduced the global mango community to new flavorful, fiberless mangos that are horticulturaly superior to mangos of the past and fit perfectly into modern production systems and today’s smaller yards. This year, Fairchild’s 20th annual International Mango Festival celebrates twenty years of The Mangos of Fairchild: Evolution. Visit the festival to shop Curator Choice mango trees and fresh fruit, enjoy mango lectures and smoothies, view the world's largest display of mangos, take part in the world's only mango auction and buy mango merchandise and botanical art. There will also be mango culinary demonstrations, their one of a kind mango brunch, a fantastic International Fruit Market and fun activities for kids. Visitoes may also purchase mango trees to incorporate into their South Florida garden designs. July 17 | Bromeliad Society of South Florida topic: "Everyone Loves Neos" by Bruce McAlphin location: Fairchild Tropical Garden, 10901 Old Cutler Road,Miami, FL 33156 room: Corbin Building | Classroom A dates: 7:30 pm web: www.bssf-miami.org July 18 | Orchid Society of South Florida speaker: Third Wednesday of every month | 7:30 pm date: Third Wednesday of every month | 7:30 pm time: Registration & Judging of plants 7:15 PM | Program Begins 8 PM web: www.sforchid.com July 24 | East Everglades Orchid Society speaker: Hurricane Preparation"" by Peter Kouchalakos location: UF Miami-Dade County Extension 18710 SW 288th ST date: Fourth Tuesday of each month time: • Mini-class - 7:15 p.m. • General meeting & program - 8:00 p.m. web: www.orchidseeos.com July 25 | Redland Tropical Fruit & Vegetable Society topic: New topic and speaker each month location: Fruit and Spice Park | 24801 SW 187 Avenue | Homestead, FL 33031 date: Last Wednesday of each month time: 7:30 pm web: Facebook July 26 | Opening Reception: Design for a Living World time: 7:00 pm location: Coral Gables Museum | 285 Aragon Ave | Coral Gables, FL tickets: Tickets for the opening reception which includes cocktails and hors d’oeuvres are $20 for Museum members and $25 for non-members. rsvp: Call 305-603-8067 for tickets and to RSVP today. The Nature Conservancy invited 10 designers to create objects from sustainable materials sourced from around the world. Wood, plants, wool and other organic materials were transformed into intriguing objects, revealing extraordinary stories about regeneration and the human connection to the Earth’s lands and waters. Together designers and consumers can re-shape our economy and help advance a global conservation ethic by choosing sustainable materials that support rather than deplete endangered places. Design for a Living World, which premiered at New York’s Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum and traveled to Chicago and Phoenix, showcases the works of Ted Muehling, Stephen Burks, Yves Béhar, Abbott Miller, Kate Spade New York, Isaac Mizrahi, Hella Jongerius, Christien Meindertsma, Ezri Tarazi and architect Maya Lin. This stop at the Coral Gables Museum will be the final chance to view this beautiful exhibition as The Nature Conservancy will have a closing party on October 25th with an opportunity to purchase these items during a live auction. July 27 | Landscape Architecture Now! Book Signing speaker: Raymond Jungles, ASLA topic: Contemporary Landscape Architecture location: Books and Books | 265 Aragon Avenue | Coral Gables, Florida 33134 time: 8:00 pm web: Books and Books Tashen's Landscape Architecture Now! calls on the work of the top designers of the moment, from landscape architects Ken Smith, author of the "Museum of Modern Art's" rooftop garden to Rotterdam's West8, but also from architects who have long been fascinated by the environments of their buildings. Among the new names highlighted is that of South Florida-based landscape architect, Raymond Jungles. Jungles has thirty-one years of experience in the study and practice of landscape architecture in Miami, the Caribbean and internationally. One of Raymond’s multiple award-winning projects is the bold, simple and timeless design for 1111 Lincoln Road, in the city of Miami Beach. The project received the 2011 City of Miami Beach Beautification Award and Award of Excellence from the Florida Chapter American Society of Landscape Architects. Jungles lecture opens the doors and windows of today's architecture into the gardens of tomorrow. |
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