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AUGUST 2013 GREEN EVENTS
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August 3 | Plants that Attract Wildlife
Time: 11AM Location: Kendall Branch 9101 SW 97 Ave. University of Florida IFAS Master Gardener Glenn Huberman will teach audience members which South Florida plants to grow in their gardens in order to attract wildlife garden. Learn which plants to incorporate in your garden designs so that you can enjoy birds, butterflies and other desirable wildlife in your residential landscape. August 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 August 6 | Orchids 911, Diseases and Insects Time: 6 p.m. Location: Shenandoah Library Branch – 2111 SW 19 St. | Miami, Florida University of Florida IFAS Master Gardener Angela Kim will teach you how to manage typical orchid pests in a Florida friendly way. August 7 | Free Wednedays @ 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 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. Spend a day exploring 83 acres of tropical palms, cycads, flowering trees and breathtaking vistas. Don't miss free tram tours (limited seating) on these special days. August 8| 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 August 18 | Bike Tour: Coral Rocks - Bike and Swim! location: Coral Gables Museum address: 285 Aragon Avenue | Coral Gables, FL 33134 time: 11:00 AM Learn how the City Beautiful, Coral Gables, got its name. Tour the earliest homes of Coral Gables via bicycle, and learn, how the City's iconic homes and landscapes were built out of local quarried oolitic limestone, commonly called 'coral rock'. Each craft style, historic building and garden tells a unique story. The Coral Gables Museum invites you to bring your swim suit and your bike lock because this tour ends at Venetian Pool, a former coral rock quarry! Pool admission paid separately. Gables Bike Tours are presented by Coral Gables Museum and Bike Walk Coral Gables. Gables Bike Tours are powered by Voss Water. Bike rentals and helmets (required for children under 16) are available at No Boundaries (305.444.3206), conveniently located across the street from the Museum. Cost: $10; $5 for Museum members and children under 12. Space is limited. Please RSVP to 305.603.8067 August 20 | South Florida Bromeliad Society Lecture speaker: Don Beadle location: Fairchild Tropical Garden, 10901 Old Cutler Road, Miami, FL 33156 time: 7:30 PM web: http://www.bssf-miami.org/ Bromeliad collector, Don Beadle, will speak on the his history and relationship with the billbergia bromeliad genus that ranges over a span of 40 years. The presentation covers Don's first encounter with the billbergia bromeliad thru his addiction of learning to hybridize this beautiful species. August 24 | Butterfly Garden Design 101 Time: 4:30 p.m. Location: Kendale Lakes Branch – 15205 SW 88 St. | Miami, Florida University of Florida IFAS Master Gardeners Jennifer Dewsnap-Shipley and Lorna Bravo will present a collection of South Florida plants home owners can grow in their backyards in order to attract and protect butterflies. Class members will learn how to design a butterfly habitat in their gardens. August 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 |
A Miami landscape design studio that is passionate about the design and craft of timeless, elegant gardens.
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