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#GreenThisWeek | April 30 - May 5

4/30/2013

May 2 | Green Drinks Miami Happy Hour
when: The First Thursday of each Month
time: 5:30-7:30 p.m.
website: www.greendrinks.org/FL/Miami | www.facebook.com/greendrinksmiami

Hosted every first Thursday of the month, join green industry professionals for an informal meet-up known as Green Drinks.

May 2 | Butterflies: How they Function; What they Need; and Why they are Important
location: Gifford Arboretum is located on the University of Miami Coral Gables campus near the intersection of San Amaro Drive and Robbia Avenue .
time: 7:00 pm
admission: free
web: http://www.bio.miami.edu/arboretum/Calendar.html

Lector, Linda Evans, will present a program on the role ofbutterflies in our ecosystems. Ms. Evans is the Vice President of the Miami Blue Chapter of the North American Butterfly Association, and regularly gives butterfly tours at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden. The lecture will cover how to design a garden that attracts butterflies and also provide an opportunity to learn how butterflies interact with plants and their importance in our South Florida habitats.

Our passion is the Design+ Installation of Contemporary South Florida Gardens

#GreenThisWeek | April 22-28

4/21/2013

April 23 | Florida Native Plant Society Miami-Dade
topic: Florida Endemic Species
location: Pinecrest Gardens 11000 Southwest 57th Avenue | Miami, FL 33156
time: 7:30pm – 9:30pm
web: www.dade.fnpschapters.org

April 24-25 | Moonlight Garden Tours at Viscaya
location: Vizcaya Museum and Gardens
address: 3251 South Miami Avenue | Miami, FL 33129
time: 6:30 p.m.
tickets: $15; $10 for Members, Students and Seniors; available onsite only from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. on the evening of the program.
web: Viscaya Website

Vizcaya's bayfront gardens are breathtaking transformed by the glow of a bright Miami moon. The formally landscaped gardens will feature live music in the courtyard, the allure of an Italian-inspired landscape and the delicious temptations available in the café shop.

April 24 | 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

Design + Installation of contemporary South Florida gardens.

#GreenthisWeek | April 15 - April 21

4/14/2013

April 16-22 | Sustainotopia
locations: Various around Miami
time: Varies
web: http://www.sustainatopia.com
Sustainatopia is a unique seven-day fusion event focused on impact investing and sustainability taking place each year during April throughout Miami and the beaches. The week of events features conferences, speakers, movies and mixers geared toward environmental design and public awareness.

April 20-21 | Fairchild Food and Garden Festival
location: Fairchild Tropical Garden, 10901 Old Cutler Road, Miami, FL 33156
time: 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM
web: Fairchild Tropical Garden website
when: 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM

Come see what's cooking at Fairchild Tropical Garden's annual celebration of local foods and the gorgeous gardens that they grow in. Ask local experts on how to successfully incorporate native and exotic flora into your gardens and landscape designs and take home spectacular plants to from the 34th Annual Spring Plant Sale.

Gather new tips and recipes from popular culinary and gardening demos taught by top chefs and gardeners.
Shop the Farmers’ Market! Local vendors showcase the best fruits, vegetables and herbs available in South Florida, as well as honey, jams and fresh baked goods and spices.
Celebrate the season with crisp and refreshing spring brews and summer ales in our Beer Tasting Garden.
Discover Fairchild's Edible Garden, lush and delicious with herbs, vegetables, fruits and ornamentals that can be grown in your home garden.
Hear Random Acts of Gardening, ‘pop-up’ lectures in the plant sales area covering South Florida gardening, edible landscaping and more.
Enjoy special hands-on and culinary kids' activities in the KidWay.

April 20 -21 | Earth Day 2013 at Party for the Planet
location: Zoo Miami
address: 12400 SW 152nd St, Miami, FL 33177
time: 10am-4pm
web: ZooMiami
admission: General Admission for Adults & Children | Free with donation (see below)

Celebreate Earth Day 2013 with Zoo Miami’s Earth Day celebration. The Tropical Flowering Tree Society will be hosting its annual plant show and sale. There will also be fun “green” activities and entertainment for the entire family as well as animal enrichment with recycled items and/or natural materials like newspapers, cardboard tubes, bamboo, old tires, fire hoses, and more.

During Party for the Planet, guests can come in free of charge if they turn in a cellphone as part of our ECO-CELL phone recycling program. Not only will each person donating a cellphone enter the zoo for free on these two days, but they will also help save gorillas! Cell phones include coltan, a mineral extracted in the deep forests of Congo in central Africa, home to the world's endangered lowland gorillas. Fueled by the worldwide cell phone boom, Congo's out-of-control coltan mining business has in recent years led to a dramatic reduction of animal habitat and the rampant slaughter of great apes for the illegal bush-meat trade. By turning in your cell phone, we can hopefully reduce the need for additional coltan … and help protect the gorillas.

Our pasison is the design and craft of contemporary South Florida gardens.

#GreenThisWeek | April 7 - April 14

4/7/2013

April 8 | Tropical Flowering Tree Society
topic: Flowering Tree Lecture
location: Fairchild Tropical Garden | 10901 Old Cutler Road | Miami, FL 33156
room: Corbin Building, classroom "A"
time: 7:30 pm
web: www.tfts.org/

April 8 | University of Miami Architecture School Lecture
topic:How Neighborhoods and Buildings That Inhabit Them Can Change the World
speaker: John Torti of Torti Gallas & Partners, Silver Spring, Maryland
location: Jorge M. Perez Architecture Center Glasgow Hall
address: 1215 Dickinson Drive, Coral Gables, FL 33146
time: 6:00 p.m.
admission: Free and open to students, faculty and the public.

April 11 | 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

April 13-14 | South Florida Bromeliad Society Sale
location: Fairchild Tropical Garden, 10901 Old Cutler Road, Miami, FL 33156
time: 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM
web: Fairchild Tropical Garden website

Bromeliads are extremely tropical and add easy color to any landscape design or garden. The Bromeliad Society of South Florida Annual Show and Sale will be a perfect opportunity to add bromeliads to your collection. Many of Florida's finest bromeliad nurseries and best individual growers will be offering bromeliads for sale.

April 13 | Landscaping 101 for South Florida Gardens
location: Miami Beach Botanic Garden
location: 2000 Convention Center Drive | Miami Beach, FL 33139
time: 10AM-Noon
web: Miami Beach Botanical Garden

Do you want to redesign your garden this spring but feel completely lost? Come learn the secrets of the South Florida landscape design trade and how you can apply them to your own property. Topics include microclimates and which plant species do well in typical garden areas typical to South Florida gardens. Attendees are encouraged to come with sketches of their property to discuss their individual needs and gardening goals.

April 13-14 | Bromeliad Society of South Florida Meeting
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

April 14 | Pincecrest Gardens Earth Day 2013
location: Pinecrest Gardens 11000 Southwest 57th Avenue | Miami, FL 33156
time: 7:30pm – 9:30pm
web: Pinecrest Gardens
Pinecrest Gardens invites you and your family to celebrate the beauty of our planet, with eco-friendly activities. It is a full fun-filled day of entertainment on stage in their outdoor amphitheater, informative gardening workshops and demonstrations on a variety of relevant ecological topics, interactive and environmental educational opportunities, garden tours, delicious food, music, yoga, massages, and so much more! Don’t miss this festival for the whole family in the lush surroundings of South Florida's most beautiful botanical garden.

Design + Installation of contemporary South Florida gardens.

#GreenThisWeek | Apri l 1 - April 7

4/1/2013

April 2 | 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

April 4 | Green Drinks Miami Happy Hour
when: The First Thursday of each Month
time: 5:30-7:30 p.m.
venue this month: Dream Hotel | Miami Beach, Florida
website: www.greendrinks.org/FL/Miami | www.facebook.com/greendrinksmiami

Hosted every first Thursday of the month, join green industry professionals for an informal meet-up known as Green Drinks. This month, join the Green Drinks Miami chapter and NET IMPACT for a sustainability happy hour and networking event at Dream Hotel located at 1111 Collins Ave, Miami Beach 33139.

Our passion is the design + craft of contemporary gardens.

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