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MiamiGreen.info is a Green Events Calendar featuring South Florida architecture, environmental design, garden lectures, and eco events.  This events calendar is provided as a community service for South Florida environmental activists, garden enthusiasts and green industry professionals.  Each of the organizations featured in our calendar is a priceless resource of information for sustainable living practices - consider joining a South Florida botanic garden, garden club or plant society today!

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Carlos Somoza Landscape Design | Miami, Florida
A Miami landscape design studio that is passionate about the design and craft of timeless, elegant gardens.

                                                           month of  August 2012


August 1 | Free Wednesday at Fairchild Garden
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

Enjoy the wonder of Fairchild, every Sunday in August and the first Wednesday of every month from June to November, for free. A day at Fairchild is a day in paradise. Where else can you visit a tropical rainforest, view world class art, dine at an award winning café and do it all surrounded by the unparalleled beauty of nature? Only at Fairchild.

August 5, 12, 19, & 26 | Free Sundays at Fairchild Garden
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

Enjoy the wonder of Fairchild, every Sunday in August and the first Wednesday of every month from June to November, for free. A day at Fairchild is a day in paradise. Where else can you visit a tropical rainforest, view world class art, dine at an award winning café and do it all surrounded by the unparalleled beauty of nature? Only at Fairchild.

August 7  | Orchid Society of Coral Gables
location:  Fairchild Tropical Garden | 10901 Old Cutler Road | Miami, FL
room: Corbin Building, classroom "A"
date: first Tuesday 0f every month
time: 7:30 pm
web: www.oscgonline.org

August 8  | Natural Stone Seminar
location:  AECOM | 800 Douglas Road North Tower Suite 2 | Coral Gables, Florida
time: 6:00 - 10:00 pm
contact: Allyson Humphries | 305-247-0947
admission: This seminar is geared toward architects, landscape architects and related design diciplines. 

Allyson Humphries of Larry’s Cap Rock and Stone will provide an informative lecture series on the characteristics of natural stone and rules to follow when specifying stone material for architectural interior and exterior applications.  Four CEU classes will be offered:

Class I: Intro to Stone I
Class II: Intro to Stone II
Class III: Genuine Stone – A Natural Choice For Sustainable Design Course
Class IV: Natural Stone- The Evolving Marketplace Classroom Course


August 9 | 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

August 15 | 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

August 21 | Bromeliad Society of South Florida
topic: "Why didn't my plant make it to the head table?" by Jay Thurrott
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 

August 21 | Native Plant Workshop
topic: "Pine Rockland Plants'
location: Miami Dade College Kendall Campus's Landscape Technology Nursery
address: 11011 Southwest 104th Street, Miami, FL 33176
dates: 7:00 pm | Third Tuesday of the Month
web:  http://nativeplantworkshop.ning.com/
parking: Park outside of the gate | Map of Campus

This months Native Plant Workshop covers "Pine Rockland Plants".  For a list of Florida rockland plant species that you can incorporate into your Florida gardens and landscape designs visit this link: http://bit.ly/OyGWBJ.  Participants are asked to bring in at least 3 plants, which needn't necessarily be related to this month's native plant lecture.

August 28 | East Everglades Orchid Society
speaker: Jerry Meola of Pelican Coast Farms Orchid Growers
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

August 29 | 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
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