June 25 | Florida Native Plant Society Miami-Dade Lecture
topic: Cactus Barrens of the Florida Keys
location:  Pinecrest Gardens 11000 Southwest 57th Avenue | Miami, FL 33156
time: 7:30pm – 9:30pm
web:  www.dade.fnpschapters.org

June 26 | 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

June 18 | South Florida Bromeliad Society Lecture
topic: Hybridizing Bromeliads
location: Fairchild Tropical Garden, 10901 Old
Cutler Road, Miami, FL 33156
time: 7:30 PM 
web: http://www.bssf-miami.org/

June 20 | Screening: Magic in the Air: Hummingbirds at Home Documentary
Location: Tropical Audubon Society | 5530 Sunset Dr, Miami, FL ‎ 33143
Time: 7:30-9 p.m.

Chill out with Tropical Audubon Society on  June 20th, feed your mind and learn to how attract and track hummers in your  garden! TAS is hosting a special screening of the PBS Nature documentary  "Hummingbirds: Magic In the Air," part of  Audubon's new national program titled "Hummingbirds at  Home."

Hummingbirds can  be elusive in the wild. In "Hummingbirds: Magic In the Air," high-speed film technology enables us to enter their extraordinary world with stunning close-ups in thrilling HD. For more information, click here.

R.S.V.P.: Because the weather on June 20th may dictate that "Hummingbirds: Magic In
the Air" be screened indoors in the air-conditioned comfort of the historic Doc Thomas  
House, seating may be limited. To better assure your seat, please kindly R.S.V.P. at events@tropicalaudubon.org & arrive on time.

A donation BirdBar will provide liquid refreshment and popcorn will be on the house (in this case, the Doc Thomas House).  

June 22 | Why Landscapes Fail 
location: South Miami Library
address: 6000 Sunset Dr, South Miami, FL 33143 
time: 4:00pm to 5:00pm

Guillermo Salazar, an agent  with the the University of Florida's Extention office's Florida Yards &
Neighborhoods program, will teach attendees  about the most common landscape failures and how to prevent them in you back yard. Aspiring  gardeners can also learn how to design Florida-friendly landscapes and will also have the opportunity to participate in a shower head and light bulb
exchange.

June 25 | Florida Native Plant Society Miami-Dade Lecture
location: Pinecrest Gardens 11000 Southwest 57th Avenue | Miami, FL 33156
time: 7:30pm – 9:30pm
web: www.dade.fnpschapters.org

June 26 | 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

June 4  | 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

June 5 | 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

Admission prices are waived the first Wednesday of the month from June to November and each Sunday in August. Don't miss Free Days at Fairchild!  Spend a day exploring 83 acres of tropical palms, cycads, flowering trees and breathtaking vistas. 

June 6 | 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

June 8-9 | Bamboo 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 Event Website
where: Garden House   

The Bamboo Society's Plant Sale will showcase some of the best tropical  bamboo from around the world.  Bamboo can be divided into two types, runners,  which are invasive and grow in cooler climates and clumpers, which are  non-invasive and grow best in sub-tropical climates such as South Florida.

Bamboo is known for its  aesthetic beauty and captivating look.  In private gardens, landscape designers and collectors of the elegant vegetaion use bamboo to create privacy, shade, and as  sound barriers or wind breaks. Bamboo is also an  ecologically sound choice for planting in deforested areas because of its fast  growth rate and high carbon dioxide absorption rate.