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We encourage guests speakers and have a history of excellent presentations relating to all types of gardens, travel, equipment and trees. If you would be interested in making a presentation at one of our monthly meetings in Miami, Florida, please contact our Special Projects Coordinator via the comments section on the comments page. (a complementary 5 year membership is awarded to each guest speaker)

CURRENT EVENTS
Regular monthly meetings are held the second Monday of the month, 7:30pm, at Fairchild Tropical Botanical Garden, 109001 Old Cutler Road, Coral Gables, FL 33156

8 September 2008 - Regular Monthly meeting at Fairchild - Rob Bobson will be speaking on Flowering Trees of India.  Rob will show some of the interesting finds as well as talk about the upcoming trip in March.

20 September 2008 -  At Montgomery Don Ellison will speak on Flowering Trees at 10:00.  Following will be a light lunch. Don Ellison will speak at Montgomery Foundation down the road from Fairchild. Don Ellison, author of Cultivated Plants of the World - Trees, Shrubs and Climbers, is a very energetic Australian seed merchant - the biggest supplier of Eucalypt seed in the world. He has roamed the world, visiting more than 70 countries collecting seed and taking photos of flowers and plants. There are 4230 photos of trees, shrubs and climbers in his Cultivated Plants of the World. $160. Nurseries find this book ideal for showing customers what the flower looks like when the plant is not in flower.

 

 

21 September 2008 - Board members and significant others are invited to attend a dinner with Don Ellison. Arrangements are still being made

 

4 October 2008 - Pignic at the Kampong - tour starts at 10:30. Call Cindy David to let her know what side dish or dessert you are bringing also how many people you have attending. 305-815-2421

 

13 October 2008 - weekly meeting Robert McMillian will be speaking

 

8-9 November 2008 - RAMBLE at Fairchild Tropical Garden NO MEETING THIS MONTH

 

8 December 2008 -  TFTS Holiday party.  Please we need volunteers from the board to help with this party.

 

12 Jan 2009 - General meeting - Speaker to be announced

 

9 February 2009 - Dr. John Cozza, University of Miami will be speaking on his project at the U of Miami Gifford Arboretum. Dr. Cozza was instrumental in choosing his plants the have interesting interactions with other plants, insects and animals. We will speak on those relationships

 

9 March 2009 - General meeting - speaker to be announced

 

20 March 2009 - India Trip

 

13 April 2009 - General Meeting Speaker to be announced

 

9-10 May 2009 - Mother's Day show and sale

 

6-8 June 2009 - Royal Poinciana Fiesta


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