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  • Wednesday, November 30, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm – Plants in Space, Online

    Our lives on Earth are totally dependent on plants. As people start making plans for long-distance space travel, there is a critical need for technology that can bring life-sustaining plants along on the journey. Join Dr. Carl Lewis as he discusses current space gardening technology and the research now underway to make it better.

    Dr. Carl Lewis is Director of Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, a position he has held since 2008. He received a Ph.D. in Systematic Botany from Cornell University in 2001 and a bachelor’s degree in Botany from Connecticut College in 1995. With a research specialization in systematics and evolution, Dr. Lewis has conducted field research in tropical regions worldwide.

    He expanded Fairchild’s public outreach with the addition of major citizen science initiatives including the Million Orchid Project and Growing Beyond Earth. Dr. Lewis is the principal investigator on several NASA grants awarded to Fairchild.

    This New York Botanical Garden online talk will be held November 30 at 6 pm. $15 for NYBG members, $18 for nonmembers. Register HERE

  • Tuesday, February 12 – Sunday, February 17, 2019 – South Florida: The Best of Miami and Naples’ Gardens

    Join Pacific Horticulture on February 12 – 17 for an immersive garden adventure in the semi-tropical clime of South Florida. From our base in Miami we’ll visit Kampong, a botanical garden that was once the private estate of Dr. David Fairchild, an influential horticulturist and plant collector. Other botanical garden visits include Montgomery Botanical Center and Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, lush educational gardens committed to the conservation of tropical plants, and we’ll take in the exquisite beauty of a 20-acre estate in Redlands known at Patch of Heaven (pictured below). Our visit to R.F. Orchids includes a tour of the beautiful nursery and background on their history, production methods, and sales operation.

    Landscape designer Raymond Jungles, who is renowned for his work on private gardens and resort hotels throughout Florida and the Caribbean, will accompany our group to Naples Botanical Garden. Jungles, who was part of the garden’s design team, will provide a special tour with backstory about the garden’s design and implementation. An associate of Raymond Jungles will provide our group exclusive entrance to four private home gardens that they have created before a farewell dinner at Fogo de Chao Brazilian Steakhouse on Miami Beach. This tour will be escorted by San Diego landscape designer Amelia B. Lima. Your hotel will be the Residence Inn by Marriott, and the price is $2,950 for PHS members, $3,050 for nonmembers. To read the complete brochure visit https://www.pacifichorticulture.org//srv/htdocs/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/south-Florida-Feb-2019.pdf

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  • Tuesday, February 13 – Sunday, February 18 – South Florida: The Best of Miami & Naples Gardens

    Tuesday, February 13 – Sunday, February 18 – South Florida: The Best of Miami & Naples Gardens

    Join Pacific Horticulture for an immersive garden adventure in the semi-tropical clime of South Florida, February 13 – 18. From our base in Miami we’ll visit Kampong, a botanical garden that was once the private estate of Dr. David Fairchild, an influential horticulturist and plant collector. Other botanical garden visits include Montgomery Botanical Center and Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, lush educational gardens committed to the conservation of tropical plants, and we’ll take in the exquisite beauty of a 20-acre estate in Redlands known at Patch of Heaven (pictured). Our visit to R.F. Orchids includes a tour of the beautiful nursery and background on their history, production methods, and sales operation.

    Landscape designer Raymond Jungles, who is renowned for his work on private gardens and resort hotels throughout Florida and the Caribbean, will accompany our group to Naples Botanical Garden. Jungles, who was part of the garden’s design team, will provide a special tour with backstory about the garden’s design and implementation. The designer will also provide our group exclusive entrance to four private home gardens that he has created and join us for a farewell dinner at Fogo de Chao Brazilian Steakhouse on Miami Beach. This tour will be escorted by San Diego landscape designer Amelia B. Lima. Land cost $2,920 per person. For more information visit http://www.holbrooktravel.com/where-we-travel/florida/south-florida-pacific-horticulture-societys