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MAY 2014 GREEN EVENTS
May 6 | Orchid Society of Coral Gables
location: Fairchild Tropical Garden | 10901 Old Cutler Road | Miami, FL room: Corbin Building, classroom "A" date: first Tuesday of every month time: 7:30 pm web: www.oscgonline.org May 15 | South Dade Garden Club Meeting 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 May 10 and 11 | Tropical Flowering Tree Society Plant Sale location: Fairchild Tropical Garden | 10901 Old Cutler Road | Miami, FL 33156 time: 9:30am-4:30pm web: www.tfts.org/ The Tropical Flowering Tree Society holds its annual plant sale at Fairchild Tropical Garden on Mother's Day Weekend. Rare flowering trees, shrubs and vines will be for sale by local South Florida nurseries and members of the club. Plant delivery will be available for a nominal fee as well as special fertilizer for flowering tree species. Visit the sale and ask plant experts to answer your questions about using tropical flowering trees and shrubs in your landscape designs and gardens. May 17 | Salt, Wind and Heat-Tolerant Plants location: Miami Beach Botanic Garden address: 2000 Convention Center Drive | Miami Beach, FL 33139 time: 10am-Noon web: Miami Beach Botanical Garden There are those who like to dote over their roses and spend all day picking aphids off leaves, and then there are those who appreciate a plant that can take care of itself. This free seminar on salt, wind and heat-tolerant plants for South Florida homes and gardens will supply you with a written list and a visual guide to the plants that have perfected their ability to handle this trifecta of difficult growing conditions often found in South Florida. Find out which will work best for your landscape and what they’ll need to thrive. May 20 | Bromeliad Society Meeting location: Fairchild Tropical Garden, 10901 Old Cutler Road, Miami, FL 33156 time: 7:30 PM web: http://www.bssf-miami.org/ May 26 | Tropical Fern and Exotic Plant Society location: Fairchild Tropical Garden, 10901 Old Cutler Road, Miami, FL 33156 time: 7:30 PM web: http://tfeps.org May 27| A 38-Year Study in Pine Rockland Restoration and Maintenance speakers: Terry and Barbara Glancy location: Pinecrest Gardens address: 11000 Southwest 57th Avenue Miami, Florida 33156 time: 7:30pm – 9:30pm web: www.dade.fnpschapters.org May 27 | East Everglades Orchid Society 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 May 28 | 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 |
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