November 14 | Building Materials for South Florida Gardens
time: 6:30 to 9:00 p.m.
location: Fairchild Tropical Garden | 10901 Old Cutler Road, Miami, FL 33156
fee: Member, $30; Non-member, $45
web: Fairchild Tropical Garden Education Classes
The key to building beautiful gardens in South Florida relies heavily on choosing the right building materials for your application and applying common sense construction techniques to your
garden design. Miami landscape designer, Carlos Somoza, will present both natural and man-made building material alternatives including precast concrete pavers, local and imported stone, and tropical hardwood decking. Samples of materials will be available during class and a list of local building material suppliers will be provided to students.
November 14| 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
November 16 | Green Home Tour
location: City of South Miami City Hall, 6130 Sunset Drive | South Miami, FL 33143
time: 12:oo pm
register: Miami-Dade GREEN Homes Tours
Join eco-enthusiasts, architects, planners and landscape architects on a guided tour of affordable to market rate LEED homes located within South Miami. Learn how LEED-certified homes are third- party vertified and built to last, energy efficient and attainable to anyone.
time: 6:30 to 9:00 p.m.
location: Fairchild Tropical Garden | 10901 Old Cutler Road, Miami, FL 33156
fee: Member, $30; Non-member, $45
web: Fairchild Tropical Garden Education Classes
The key to building beautiful gardens in South Florida relies heavily on choosing the right building materials for your application and applying common sense construction techniques to your
garden design. Miami landscape designer, Carlos Somoza, will present both natural and man-made building material alternatives including precast concrete pavers, local and imported stone, and tropical hardwood decking. Samples of materials will be available during class and a list of local building material suppliers will be provided to students.
November 14| 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
November 16 | Green Home Tour
location: City of South Miami City Hall, 6130 Sunset Drive | South Miami, FL 33143
time: 12:oo pm
register: Miami-Dade GREEN Homes Tours
Join eco-enthusiasts, architects, planners and landscape architects on a guided tour of affordable to market rate LEED homes located within South Miami. Learn how LEED-certified homes are third- party vertified and built to last, energy efficient and attainable to anyone.