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PALM SOCIETY EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS |
| | San Francisco Palm Tour | Date: Sunday, April 18th, 2010
Time: 10am- 5pm
Location: 2563 33rd Avenue, SF) and Dave Childers (1027 Santiago Street, SF)
San Francisco Palm Tour. Darold Petty (2563 33rd Avenue, SF) and Dave Childers (1027 Santiago Street, SF) Gardens, followed by a meeting and auction at the Flora Grubb Gardens, (1634 Jerrold Ave. San Francisco, CA 415-626-7256.
www.floragrubb.com)
Darold and Dave will hold simultaneous tours (due to tight space) between 10 am and 2:30 pm, then we will meet at Flora Grubb Nursery between 3-5pm. Darold Petty began planting his garden in 1983 and hasn't yet stopped! The front garden is dominated by a large Parajubaea cocoides, and the rear yard by 2 hybrid Rhopalostylis. This small garden also features adult palms of Archontophoenix, Ceroxylon, Geonoma, Hedyscepe, Howea, and Laccospadix; (plus the usual suspects Chamaedorea, Chamaerops, Rhapis, and Trachycarpus!) Darold's garden is at 2563 33rd Avenue, SF, 94116 between Ulloa and Vicente. Both Dave and Darold's gardens are easy to locate. The Sunset neighborhood features numbered avenues increasing westward toward the ocean. The named streets proceed alphabetically from north to south. Darold's phone is 415-731-7060 if you need directions. Dave Childers started his palm garden in 1994. It is located about 2 miles from the beach at an elevation of 375' with a southern exposure which allows it to warm up a little faster than surrounding areas on sunny days. Among the many interesting palms in his garden are Lepidorrhachis mooreana, Lytocaryum weddellianum, mature Chamaedorea woodsoniana, costaricana (high elevation/robust form), linearis, glaucifolia, tepejilote, Pritchardia minor, Ceroxylon alpinum subsp. ecuadorense. From New Caledonia, Alloschmidia glabrata and Basselinia gracilis. Most of the palms were planted out as 1 gallon plants 10-15 years ago. Also, Dave will be offering potted palms for sale including Butia archeri 15 gal., Acoelorraphe wrightii 10 gal., Trithrinax brasiliensis 20 gal., Livistona australis 15 gal. as well as some smaller palms, 1-5 gallons: Pritchardia affinis, Dypsis tsaratananensis and pusila, Rhapis excelsa, Bismarkia nobilis, Latania loddigesii, Licuala sarawakensis, aurantiaca, peltata, orbicularis, Siphokentia beguinii, Nenga pumila, Hedyscepe, Wallichia disticha, Chamaedoreas radicalis and costaricana, Syagrus schizophyla, Livistona muelleri, and more! 1027 Santiago Street, San Francisco, CA 94116 between 21st and 22nd Avenues. 415-753-0307.
Flora Grubb Gardens will round out the tour. A very wide selection of rare plants, with many palms, can be found as well as many other items and design ideas to help create a special touch in your own garden. This is a plant aficionado’s nursery and is not for the everyday flower or plant…but for the truly unique. (1634 Jerrold Ave. San Francisco, CA 415-626-7256) www.floragrubb.com
Contact: Darold Petty
Phone: 415-731-7060
NIKAU@QB-soft.com |
| | Richard Josephson Garden | Date: Sunday, June 13th, 2010
Time: 1-5 pm
Location: 119 Effey St., Santa Cruz
The garden of Richard Josephson; 119 Effey St., Santa Cruz. Potluck, meeting and auction. The Josephson garden is a well established (1983) collection of palms, bamboos and subtropicals in the coastal community of Santa Cruz. Situated in Sunset zone 17, the garden features mature Acoelorrhaphe wrightii and Phoenix reclinata (both with 18 ft. trunks!) as well as mature Rhopalostylus sapida and baueri. Many other palms are featured including a Caryota gigas that is likely the largest in Northern California. A large pond and greenhouse are also included in this wonderful garden. From the peninsula take US-101 south to exit #398 Cupertino/Santa Cruz on to CA-85 South. Next take the San Jose/ Santa Cruz exit on to CA-17 south to Santa Cruz. Turn left on Broadway, left on Cayuga St. and right on Effey St. More details soon.
Contact: Glenn Harris
Harris.G@monet.k12.ca.us |
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