March 10 | Tropical Flowering Tree Society Meeting
location: Fairchild Tropical Garden | 10901 Old Cutler Road | Miami, FL 33156
speaker: Debra DeMarco of DDM Horticulture
room: Corbin Building, classroom "A"
time: 7:30 pm
web: www.tfts.org/
About the speaker: Debra A. DeMarco, B.S., Ornamental Horticulture, is the owner of D.D.M. Horticulture Services, Inc. in South Miami, Florida. She is a horticulturist knowledgeable in plant materials from Zone 4 to Zone 10b. A graduate of Delaware Valley College of Science and Agriculture (Doylestown, Pennsylvania), she has taken additional business and professional courses at both Clunyhill College and Harvard University. Debra has been received the first place award for landscape display excellence for the Philadelphia Flower Show. DDM has received eight awards and Recognitions from the FNGA Landscape Award Program.
March 12-13 | Vizcaya Moonlight Garden Tours
time: 6:30PM
contact: 305.860.8423
location: 3251 South Miami Avenue, Miami, Florida
web: http://vizcaya.org/programs-moonlightgarden-tours.asp
Vizcaya's bayfront gardens are breathtaking by day, don't miss the chance to see them transformed
by the glow of a bright Miami moon. With live music in the Courtyard, the allure of Italian-inspired gardens and delicious temptations available in the Cafe & Shop. Tickets $18; $12 for Members, Students and Seniors; available onsite only from 6:00-8:00 p.m. on the evening of the program.
March 13 | 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
March 13| Herbs and Medicinal Plants with David McLean
location: Miami Beach Botanic Garden
address: 2000 Convention Center Drive | Miami Beach, FL 33139
time: 6pm - 8pm
web: Miami Beach Botanical Garden
Join one of the Miami Beach Botanical Garden’s most popular speakers for an intro to
herbs and medicinal plants that you can grow in South Florida. Nurseryman and landscape designer, David McLean has spoken previously at the Garden on topics such as balcony and container gardening, and is known for his wit and extensive practical knowledge of plants that everyone
can relate to. In this discussion, David will share a list of 20 “A to Z” plants with healing properties, from medicine cabinet staples such as aloe for sunburns, to fun and flirty aphrodisiacs such as saw palmetto for increased sex drive.
Participants will get a chance during the lecture to purchase all of the plants David touches upon, so you can go home ready to immediately plant your own medicinal garden. Each participant will also receive one aloe plant grown at the Miami Beach Botanical Garden, and one tilo plant grown
by David McLean. Tilo plants (Justicia pectoralis) is used to reduce fevers, and also makes an excellent shade groundcover.
March 15/22/29/30 | Garden Dialogues: Miami + Palm Beach
Get exclusive access to private gardens in Miami and Palm Beach and hear directly from the landscape architects and designers about their collaborative process. How do clients and designers work together? What makes for a great, enduring collaboration? The Cultural Landscape Foundation's Garden Dialogues provides unique opportunities for small groups to visit some of today’s most beautiful gardens created by some of the most accomplished landscape designers
currently in practice.
Biscayne Bay Water Garden
date/time: Saturday, March 15th | 5:00 to 6:30pm
location: Sunset Islands, Miami, Florida
designer: Margie Ruddick of Margie Ruddick Landscape Design
This island retreat begins with a fantastical landscape of royal palms and lush tropical plantings centered on an environmental artwork. There are two wild gardens leading to the bay - and a luxurious swimming pool in a water garden, with floating terraces.
Palm Beach Residence
date/time: Saturday, March 22th, 10:30 to 11:30am
location: Palm Beach, Florida
Designer: Keith Williams of Nievera Williams Landscape Architecture
This elegant and exotic British West Indies style estate was an empty lot just two years ago. The home has three gardens that feature tropical, drought-tolerant plants rich in texture, color and
foliage, with an emphasis on sustainability. The front garden has succulents and uses minima instead of lawn, the back garden allows for entertaining, dining and swimming, while the “secret garden” – which the owners consider an intimate work of art – fulfills the quest to see a garden from every first floor window and door.
The Breakers Palm Beach
date/time: Saturday, March 29th |10:00 to 11:30am
location: One North Breakers Row | Palm Beach, Florida
Designer: Gregory Lombardi of Gregory Lombardi Landscape Design
A spectacular resort destination on Florida’s Atlantic coast and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, The Breakers Palm Beach has lured generations of discerning travelers to its
idyllic, Italian-Renaissance setting. Gregory Lombardi Design has been honored to work with The Breakers since 2005 on its landscape revitalization and expansion initiative, redesigning key areas and collaborating with The Breakers’ team to preserve, conserve and restore the prevalence of native plants throughout the resort property
Oak Garden at Silver Bluff
date/time: Sunday, March 30th | 5:00 to 7:00pm
location: Coconut Grove, Florida
Designer: Carlos Somoza of Carlos Somoza Landscape Design
Perched atop an ancient limestone ridge, Oak Garden was created beneath the canopy of two dozen, mature Southern Live Oak trees. Visitors will tour three outdoor rooms: entrance garden, secret garden and pool terrace. Each garden is embraced by drifts of native flora, accented with subtropical vegetation that create a distinct plant palette and garden narrative.
March 15 | 2014 Annual Tour of Miami Beach Gardens
location: Miami Beach Botanic Garden
address: 2000 Convention Center Drive | Miami Beach, FL 33139
time: 10am - 3pm
web: Miami Beach Botanical Garden
tickets: $25/members, $30/non-members
Explore the alluring private gardens of Miami Beach this spring with the Miami Beach Botanical Garden. Bike or drive to six hidden oases, each with its own inspiring character and taste. Tour
participants are invited to indulge in a special day at the Miami Beach Botanical Garden the day of the tour as well. From 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. enjoy fresh produce at the gardenside farmers market, food trucks, live music by Broken Tenure and the Gems & Junque rummage sale.
March 15 | International Migratory Bird Day
address: Tropical Audubon Society | 530 Sunset Dr. | Miami, FL 33143
organization website: www.tropicalaudubon.org
time: 10 a.m. to 2p.m.
Join the Tropical Audobon Society and learn more about living in one of the most a species-rich environments, and play a part to support bird populations in North and South America. The Society has hatched an agenda full of activities and games that will teach you and your family all about our precious feathered friends.
Activities for participants of all ages, dynamic presentations, prizes and more! Bring your friends, this is a free event- spread the word. Free parking provided!
March 15 | Dinner in Paradise
organization: Paradise Farms Organic
address: 19801 SW 320th St, Homestead, Florida 33030
time: Arrive at 6PM
website: http://paradisefarms.net/dinner-in-paradise/
Dinner in Paradise at Paradise Farms features the finest chefs in Miami preparing a delicious five course meal made with local organic products and paired with fine wines. The magic and charm of the farm's lush edible landscape coupled with the finest chefs in Miami creates a uniquely
intimate dining experience under the stars. Each year, Paradise Farm donates proceeds to a local charity or organization philosophically in line with the organization's vision of sustainable, healing, and healthy organic food. This year the farm is sponsoring “Learning in Paradise”, the farm's outreach program to host children’s field trips to the farm.
location: Fairchild Tropical Garden | 10901 Old Cutler Road | Miami, FL 33156
speaker: Debra DeMarco of DDM Horticulture
room: Corbin Building, classroom "A"
time: 7:30 pm
web: www.tfts.org/
About the speaker: Debra A. DeMarco, B.S., Ornamental Horticulture, is the owner of D.D.M. Horticulture Services, Inc. in South Miami, Florida. She is a horticulturist knowledgeable in plant materials from Zone 4 to Zone 10b. A graduate of Delaware Valley College of Science and Agriculture (Doylestown, Pennsylvania), she has taken additional business and professional courses at both Clunyhill College and Harvard University. Debra has been received the first place award for landscape display excellence for the Philadelphia Flower Show. DDM has received eight awards and Recognitions from the FNGA Landscape Award Program.
March 12-13 | Vizcaya Moonlight Garden Tours
time: 6:30PM
contact: 305.860.8423
location: 3251 South Miami Avenue, Miami, Florida
web: http://vizcaya.org/programs-moonlightgarden-tours.asp
Vizcaya's bayfront gardens are breathtaking by day, don't miss the chance to see them transformed
by the glow of a bright Miami moon. With live music in the Courtyard, the allure of Italian-inspired gardens and delicious temptations available in the Cafe & Shop. Tickets $18; $12 for Members, Students and Seniors; available onsite only from 6:00-8:00 p.m. on the evening of the program.
March 13 | 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
March 13| Herbs and Medicinal Plants with David McLean
location: Miami Beach Botanic Garden
address: 2000 Convention Center Drive | Miami Beach, FL 33139
time: 6pm - 8pm
web: Miami Beach Botanical Garden
Join one of the Miami Beach Botanical Garden’s most popular speakers for an intro to
herbs and medicinal plants that you can grow in South Florida. Nurseryman and landscape designer, David McLean has spoken previously at the Garden on topics such as balcony and container gardening, and is known for his wit and extensive practical knowledge of plants that everyone
can relate to. In this discussion, David will share a list of 20 “A to Z” plants with healing properties, from medicine cabinet staples such as aloe for sunburns, to fun and flirty aphrodisiacs such as saw palmetto for increased sex drive.
Participants will get a chance during the lecture to purchase all of the plants David touches upon, so you can go home ready to immediately plant your own medicinal garden. Each participant will also receive one aloe plant grown at the Miami Beach Botanical Garden, and one tilo plant grown
by David McLean. Tilo plants (Justicia pectoralis) is used to reduce fevers, and also makes an excellent shade groundcover.
March 15/22/29/30 | Garden Dialogues: Miami + Palm Beach
Get exclusive access to private gardens in Miami and Palm Beach and hear directly from the landscape architects and designers about their collaborative process. How do clients and designers work together? What makes for a great, enduring collaboration? The Cultural Landscape Foundation's Garden Dialogues provides unique opportunities for small groups to visit some of today’s most beautiful gardens created by some of the most accomplished landscape designers
currently in practice.
Biscayne Bay Water Garden
date/time: Saturday, March 15th | 5:00 to 6:30pm
location: Sunset Islands, Miami, Florida
designer: Margie Ruddick of Margie Ruddick Landscape Design
This island retreat begins with a fantastical landscape of royal palms and lush tropical plantings centered on an environmental artwork. There are two wild gardens leading to the bay - and a luxurious swimming pool in a water garden, with floating terraces.
Palm Beach Residence
date/time: Saturday, March 22th, 10:30 to 11:30am
location: Palm Beach, Florida
Designer: Keith Williams of Nievera Williams Landscape Architecture
This elegant and exotic British West Indies style estate was an empty lot just two years ago. The home has three gardens that feature tropical, drought-tolerant plants rich in texture, color and
foliage, with an emphasis on sustainability. The front garden has succulents and uses minima instead of lawn, the back garden allows for entertaining, dining and swimming, while the “secret garden” – which the owners consider an intimate work of art – fulfills the quest to see a garden from every first floor window and door.
The Breakers Palm Beach
date/time: Saturday, March 29th |10:00 to 11:30am
location: One North Breakers Row | Palm Beach, Florida
Designer: Gregory Lombardi of Gregory Lombardi Landscape Design
A spectacular resort destination on Florida’s Atlantic coast and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, The Breakers Palm Beach has lured generations of discerning travelers to its
idyllic, Italian-Renaissance setting. Gregory Lombardi Design has been honored to work with The Breakers since 2005 on its landscape revitalization and expansion initiative, redesigning key areas and collaborating with The Breakers’ team to preserve, conserve and restore the prevalence of native plants throughout the resort property
Oak Garden at Silver Bluff
date/time: Sunday, March 30th | 5:00 to 7:00pm
location: Coconut Grove, Florida
Designer: Carlos Somoza of Carlos Somoza Landscape Design
Perched atop an ancient limestone ridge, Oak Garden was created beneath the canopy of two dozen, mature Southern Live Oak trees. Visitors will tour three outdoor rooms: entrance garden, secret garden and pool terrace. Each garden is embraced by drifts of native flora, accented with subtropical vegetation that create a distinct plant palette and garden narrative.
March 15 | 2014 Annual Tour of Miami Beach Gardens
location: Miami Beach Botanic Garden
address: 2000 Convention Center Drive | Miami Beach, FL 33139
time: 10am - 3pm
web: Miami Beach Botanical Garden
tickets: $25/members, $30/non-members
Explore the alluring private gardens of Miami Beach this spring with the Miami Beach Botanical Garden. Bike or drive to six hidden oases, each with its own inspiring character and taste. Tour
participants are invited to indulge in a special day at the Miami Beach Botanical Garden the day of the tour as well. From 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. enjoy fresh produce at the gardenside farmers market, food trucks, live music by Broken Tenure and the Gems & Junque rummage sale.
March 15 | International Migratory Bird Day
address: Tropical Audubon Society | 530 Sunset Dr. | Miami, FL 33143
organization website: www.tropicalaudubon.org
time: 10 a.m. to 2p.m.
Join the Tropical Audobon Society and learn more about living in one of the most a species-rich environments, and play a part to support bird populations in North and South America. The Society has hatched an agenda full of activities and games that will teach you and your family all about our precious feathered friends.
Activities for participants of all ages, dynamic presentations, prizes and more! Bring your friends, this is a free event- spread the word. Free parking provided!
March 15 | Dinner in Paradise
organization: Paradise Farms Organic
address: 19801 SW 320th St, Homestead, Florida 33030
time: Arrive at 6PM
website: http://paradisefarms.net/dinner-in-paradise/
Dinner in Paradise at Paradise Farms features the finest chefs in Miami preparing a delicious five course meal made with local organic products and paired with fine wines. The magic and charm of the farm's lush edible landscape coupled with the finest chefs in Miami creates a uniquely
intimate dining experience under the stars. Each year, Paradise Farm donates proceeds to a local charity or organization philosophically in line with the organization's vision of sustainable, healing, and healthy organic food. This year the farm is sponsoring “Learning in Paradise”, the farm's outreach program to host children’s field trips to the farm.
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