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MiamiGreen.info is a Green Events Calendar featuring South Florida architecture, environmental design, garden lectures, and eco events. This events calendar is provided as a community service for South Florida environmental activists, garden enthusiasts and green industry professionals. Each of the organizations featured in our calendar is a priceless resource of information for sustainable living practices - consider joining a South Florida botanic garden, garden club or plant society today! Please check each organization's website for more information about individual events and to confirm last minute changes in venues, times and dates. Thank you for visiting! |
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month of November 2012
November 1 | Tropical Ornamentals Lecture topic: Enhancing Tropical Ornamentals at USDA Chapman Field Research Station speaker: Dr. Alan W. Meerow, is a Senior Research Geneticist for the USDA location: The Gifford Arboretum is located on the University of Miami Coral Gables campus near the intersection of San Amaro Drive and Robbia Avenue. contact: For more information please call (305) 284-1302 host: Friends of the Gifford Arboretum web: Gifford Arboretum Dr. Alan W. Meerow, is a Senior Research Geneticist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service at the National Germplasm Repository in Miami, Florida, where he has worked since 1999. Meerow is the author of "Betrock's Guide to Landscape Palms," Betrock's Cold Hardy Palms, Betrock's Landscape Palms, and with Timothy K. Broschat, "Betrock's Reference Guide to Florida Landscape Plants" and Ornamental Palm Horticulture (University Press of Florida). Dr. Meerow works on the genetics and systematics of tropical ornamentals, including breeding and selection programs on numerous subtropical ornamentals from around the world for possible introduction to the landscape and green industry trades. Join Dr. Meerow this evening to learn about the next generation of subtropical plants being introduced to the South Florida landscape design industry. November 1 | Green Drinks Miami Happy Hour when: The First Thursday of each Month time: 5:30-8 p.m. venue this month: Baru Restaurant | 1001 South Miami Ave | Miami, Florida 33131 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 Baru Restaurant. November 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 November 7 | 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. November 8 | South Dade Garden Club topic: New topic and speaker each month 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 9-11 | 72nd Annual Ramble 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 The Ramble is South Florida's most loved garden party. Experience the blend of old and new with art, antiques, rare books, a farmers market, the largest plant sale in South Florida and much more. Come ready to take home native and subtropical plants for your South Florida garden. November 15 | Gardens and Inspirations of Pierre du Pont topic: Great Garden Design: The Gardens and Inspirations of Pierre du Pont speaker: Debra DeMarco, owner of DDM Horticultural Services location: Kampong Gardens | 4013 South Douglas Road | Miami, FL time: Dessert Reception begins at 6:30 p.m | Lecture begins at 7 p.m. cost: Free to Kampong Members | General Public: $10 suggested donation web: National Tropical Botanic Garden: Kampong Website Stunning chateaus and gardens served as inspiration for Pierre Samuel du Pont to design Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. Longwood Gardens is now one of the world’s largest display gardens. Earlier this year, Longwood’s Director and Garden Historian hosted a tour to retrace Mr. du Pont’s sources of inspiration in Paris, France. The tour visited stunning gardens, many of which are held in family hands and generally not open to the public. Join Debra DeMarco this evening for a talk on how great garden design inspires us all. Debra will share her amazing adventure to Vaux le Vicomte, Courances, le Chatonnierre and Chareau deVillandry during her presentation. See these masterpiece gardens, learn how they inspired Longwood Gardens and then discover how you can extract design elements for creating your own great garden in Miami. Debra DeMarco is the owner of DDM Horticultural Services. a landscape design-build compnay striving to make Miami a more beautiful city, one garden at a time. November 20 | Bromeliad Society of South Florida Meeting speaker: Robert Myers topic: Bromeliads on the Web: Overview of International and US Societies 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 November 26 | East Everglades Orchid Society speaker: Prem Subrahmanyam of Prem Designs topic: Wild Orchids location: UF Miami-Dade County Extension 18710 SW 288th ST date: Fourth Tuesday of each month time: • Mini-class - 7:15 p.m. • General meeting & program - 8:00 p.m. web: www.orchidseeos.com November 27 | Florida Native Plant Society Miami-Dade topic: Native Plant Lecture location: Pinecrest Gardens 11000 Southwest 57th Avenue | Miami, FL 33156 time: 7:30pm – 9:30pm web: www.dade.fnpschapters.org Dr. Eric von Wettberg from FIU will speak about ways genetics can help us protect rare species in Florida and the Caribbean . November 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 November 29 | Sustainable Furniture Launch location: 2294 NW 2nd Avenue Unit C | Miami, FL 33127 time: 6-9 pm web: www.respondeshop.com Kick off Art Basel 2012 with the launch of respondé's new furniture line, Sustain. The eco-friendly line is a handsomely crafted line of sustainable furniture made with the most responsible, environmentally conscious materials. |
A Miami landscape design studio that is passionate about the design and craft of timeless, elegant gardens.
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