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Newsletter of the Palm Beach County Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society
March March March
201120112011
The Florida Native Plant Society promotes the preservation of our native flora through education and conservation. To attract wildlife, promote water conservation and prevent the further introduction of non-native pest plants, the society encourages the cultivation of nurs-ery-propagated Florida native plants and promotes their use as ornamentals in public and private landscapes.
March Chapter Meeting
Tuesday, March 15
7:30 – 9:00 pm (doors open at 7)
Palm Beach County Extension—University of Florida/IFAS
Mounts Building Auditorium
531 North Military Trail, West Palm Beach, FL 33415
Saturday, March 19 9am—12pm
Clayton Hutcheson Building
Come help us tidy up our native display garden. Bring your hat, gloves, water, and hand tools.
Sneak Preview of Coming Attractions
Free Admission • Refreshments • Native Plant Raffle Public Welcome • No Reservations Needed
Garden Maintenance Party
Florida Native Plant Society
Palm Beach
County Chapter
Central Florida Wildflowers
Roger Hammer
Naturalist ‐ Botanist – Author – Wildflower Photographer
Roger will cover some of the common and rare wildflowers of Central Florida, to include Palm Beach County to Lee County northward to Volusia County and Levy County. He will also bring several of his books and laminated cards, including the new Cen‐tral Florida Wildfowers set. Roger Hammer is a native Floridian, originally from Cocoa Beach. He has received numerous awards including the first Marjory Stoneman Douglas Award for Service, presented by the Dade Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society. He is also the recipi‐ent of the second Charles Brookfield Medal for Protection of our Natural Resources, awarded by Tropical Audubon Society, and the Green Palmetto Award for Education from the Florida Native Plant Society.
Mar 27—Local Nursery Tour Apr 19 — Rare Plant Auc‐tion May 1 — Central County Native Yard Tour
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Florida Native Plant Society 31st Annual Conference
Patios, Preserves and Public Spaces: Making Connections
Sheraton Hotel North – Maitland, Florida May 19th – 22nd, 2011 Attend the Florida Native Plant Society conference that connects Florida's natural values and conserva‐tion with the landscapes that we create in our per‐sonal and public environments. The Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council will hold their annual symposium at the same venue May 17‐20, 2011 ‐ right before the FNPS Conference. For complete information and to REGISTER, please visit http://www.fnps.org/pages/conference/
Register today – space is limited! Approved CEU credits for ASLA, FNGLA, SAF and ISA Pending credits for APA
Conference Highlights
Speaker Highlights Keynote Speaker Rick Darke ‐ Livable Florida: Native by Design Rick Darke is a widely published author, lecturer and consultant focused on native regional landscape design, planning and conservation. Blending art, ecology, and cultural geography, Darke is dedicated to the design and stewardship of “the livable landscape”. He has studied North American plants in their habitats for over 30 years, and this work is reflected in his articles and books. He is an internationally recognized authority on the use of grasses in designed and managed landscapes and his book, The Encyclopedia of Grasses for Livable Land‐scapes, is the world's most complete individual reference on this topic. His latest book, The Wild Garden: Ex‐panded Edition, places William Robinson's classic concept of wild gardening in modern ecological context and illustrates its relevance for today's gardeners and landscape stewards.
Annual Conference Coming in May
Over 50 Speakers and Workshops 20 Field Trips with Expert Guides Social Events each Evening with
Musical Entertainment
Plant Sale / Exhibitors / Vendors Research Presentations & Poster
Exhibits Learn about Earth Jurisprudence
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Saturday, March 26, 2011: Native Plant Nursery Tour, Palm Beach County 1:00 to 4:00 PM Description: Visit at your own pace these local native nurseries to see what they are growing and how they man‐age to do it so successfully. You may want to carpool to enjoy the travel time between nurseries catching up with your native gardening friends. Leader: Carl Terwilliger, Owner, Meadow Beauty Nursery, 561‐601‐9673, [email protected] Location & Directions: Native Choice: Take Woolbright Rd west to Hagen Ranch Rd. Go left (south) for 1/4 mile to the sign for Tropical World Nursery on the left. Pull in to the main parking lot and Native Choice is in the greenhouse just across the road. Call 561‐843‐1192 or 561‐756‐4370 if you have any problems. Indian Trails Nursery and Mesozoic both start out the same. Take Hypoluxo Rd. west to US 441. Continue west on Heritage Farms Rd. to the end. Go left for about a mile and look on the right for the sign to Mesozoic Land‐scapes at 7667 Park Lane West. Phone 561‐967‐2630. To get to Indian Trails: go right at the end of Heritage Farms Rd. and follow this north to another “T”. Make a left at this T which will soon curve right and head north for about 3/4 mile. Look for the sign to Indian Trails Nursery on the left at 6315 Park Lane West. Call 561‐641‐9488. Meadow Beauty Nursery: Take Hypoluxo Rd. to Jog Rd. Go south on Jog to your first left which is Ranches Rd. There is a break in the median here and if five seconds have gone by, you missed it. Take Ranches Rd east for 0.7 mile and we are on the right at 5782 Ranches Rd. Bring: Sun protection and water. Leave some room in your vehicle if you’d like to purchase any special plants. Notes: Restroom facilities are on site. More info: See http://www.afnn.org for information on native nurseries statewide
Keynote Speaker Rutherford Platt ‐ Blooming Cities: Restoring Nature in Urban America Rutherford H. Platt is Professor of Geography and Planning Law Emeritus at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and also is a Senior Fellow at the Institute for Sustainable Cities, City University of New York. Dr. Platt holds a B.A. in political science from Yale and both a J.D. (law) and Ph.D. (geography) from the University of Chicago and specializes in public policy concerning urban land and water resources. Among his many books and articles, he edited The Ecological City: Preserving and Restoring Urban Biodiversity and its recent sequel: The Humane Metropolis: People and Nature in the 21st Century City. He has served on many national panels including the National Research Council's Water Science and Technology Board. In 2002, he was honored as a Lifetime National Associate of The National Academies and is listed in ‘Who’s Who in America’. Plenary Speaker ‐ Mari Margil ‐ Earth Jurisprudence: Protecting Nature's Rights to Exist Mari Margil is the Associate Director of the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF ‐ www.celdf.org) where she conducts campaign and organizational strategy, media and public outreach, and leads the organization’s fundraising efforts. CELDF has assisted over 100 communities across the United States to draft and adopt laws banning environmentally destructive corporate activities such as natural gas drilling and factory farming. In 2008 she assisted Ecuador’s constitutional assembly on the re‐writing of their constitu‐tion to include Rights of Nature. Prior to joining CELDF, Mari was the director of corporate transformation for Corporate Ethics International. She received her Master’s degree in Public Policy and Urban Planning from Har‐vard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. Mari is the co‐host of the syndicated weekly radio program Democracy Matters. She is a co‐author of The Public Health or the Bottom Line published by Oxford University Press in 2010.
Annual Conference (cont.)
Native Plant Nursery Tour
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Mike Renda of The Nature Conservancy gave his presentation on Blowing Rocks Preserve after 25 years of invasive plant removal. He noted that boat wakes change the shorelines making mangrove fringe restoration very difficult. He also noted that soil types change after years of invasive plant habitat and because of it, restoration is compro‐mised. Ongoing cooperative efforts are needed to maintain restored areas and volunteers are encour‐aged to help with these efforts. We wish to thank our volunteers who kept the meet‐ing going. Victoria Lang kept Mounts Building open.
SRyan Leavengood and Fran ???? provided refresh‐ments. Cynthia Plockelman, Livia Pepper, Sue & Gene Sanchez, and Native Choice Nursery (Susan Casamento) donated many plants including: mahog‐any, slash pine, maple, dahoon holly, spiderwort, bird pepper, thoroughwort, Passiflora pallens, ste‐nandrium, peperomia, blolly, wild lime, inkwood, Bahama coffee, and blue‐eyed grass. Other appreciated volunteers include Brenda Mills, Diane Bradley, Jackie Kadish, and Nan Owens who assisted with our monthly garden maintenance. Nan also brought refreshments. Several volunteers repre‐sented FNPS at Everglades Day on February 12th. Thank you Susan Casamento, Jackie Kadish, and Jeff Nurge! Submitted by Cathy Beals
February Meeting Notes
Dear Palm Beach Chapter of FNPS: Thank you very much for your generous donation to The Florida Native Plant Society in the amount of $471.90 on February 11, 2011. For over 30 years, donors like you have helped the Florida Native Plant Society preserve, protect and restore the native plants and native plant communities of Florida. Your gift directly supports these efforts. Thank you, Cathi Rodgers
Thank You Note from FNPS
The Florida Forever Coalition is organizing the 2011 Take a Hike, Florida event. The walk will take place throughout the state on March 26th. This is the sec‐ond annual event designed to get folks outside to enjoy our public lands. In addition to promoting stewardship to non‐members, chapters can invite their local legisla‐tors out on a hike and give them the experience of be‐ing in nature. With their “on the ground” nature experi‐ence, they will be empowered with new insights when it comes time to vote for the Florida Forever program. FNPS members are encouraged to participate in this event. For more information, visit http://supportfloridaforever.org/ or contact: Holly Davenport (850) 222-0199 Ext. 112 [email protected]
Take a Hike, Florida
Taking advantage of dry conditions, the South Florida Water Management District will plant 6,000 pond apple, cypress and red maple trees to enhance wading bird habitat and restore ecosystems within Lake Okeecho‐bee and Lake Istokpoga. Following the driest October‐through‐December period since at least 1932, crews are set to start planting pond apple trees on the south end of Lake Okeechobee to enhance an existing native pond apple forest. Pond apples can stand immense flooding, spending weeks at a time with their roots under water. They require rich organic soils for optimal growth while providing a resting location for wading birds such as endangered wood storks, endangered Everglades snail kites, egrets and herons. The trees can grow up to 30 feet tall and provide desirable habitat for raccoons, squirrels, birds and the endangered Okeechobee gourd.
Another planting will take place near Big Island in Lake Istokpoga, adding to the 800 trees the District planted during low water levels in 2007. An additional 600 cy‐press, red maple and pond apple trees will be planted on spoil islands and along the western shoreline of Lake Istokpoga. Planting will also be done near the S‐77 structure on the Caloosahatchee River by Moore Haven. The District will plant cypress trees, adding to previously planted trees in the area. Cypress trees, also capable of growing in standing water, provide desirable habitat for wading birds and the endangered snail kite.
SFWMD Tree Planting
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Outside of Hawaii, Florida has more native ferns than any other state in the Union. There are approxi‐mately 130 species of ferns native to Florida of which only a handful are in widespread culti‐vation. Thankfully, the royal fern is one of them. Royal ferns can reach a striking three to four feet in height. From his book, A Gardener’s Guide to Florida Native Plants, local writer Rufino Osorio writes “With age, royal ferns assume a stunning architectural quality. The long, erect fronds are finely divided and this results in a sur‐prisingly delicate effect for so large a plant.” Among the green fronds are spore stalks (actually fertile fronds) that change from green to a rusty brown when mature. These brown, spore‐bearing fronds are set off quite nicely by the bright green foliage of the sterile fronds. This perennial fern also forms a trunk‐like rhizome as it ages giving it a solidly regal appear‐ance in the garden. The Royal Fern loves rich moist soil and can be found in its natural areas among the swamps and marches of South Florida. Needless to say, it needs consistent
moisture for optimal good health. It will tolerate a couple of hours of full sun but it is best not to exceed that time. Bright light or filtered sun is preferred for
the remainder of the day. This clump‐ing fern has a moderate growth rate which keeps it well behaved in a gar‐den setting. Propagation can be achieved by dividing larger plants. Another species of the Royal Fern family (Osmundaceae) that is in culti‐vation and worth seeking out is cinna‐mon fern (Osmunda cinnamomea). It has a more wispy appearance, and is not usually as large as the royal fern. Cinnamon fern gets its name from the rusty‐brown spore stalks that resem‐ble sticks of cinnamon! This plant is available at native nurser‐ies. Visit the Association of Florida Na‐tive Nurseries at www.afnn.org, but don’t stop there. The site provides only a snapshot of the offerings at lo‐cal nurseries, so call around.
Jeff Nurge www.FloridaNativeGardening.com
Gardening with the Natives by Jeff Nurge Royal Fern (Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis)
The rusty brown fertile fronds of royal ferns create a nice color contrast in the garden. Photo by Jeff Nurge
FNPS Online Shop Open for Business! You can now purchase FNPS merchandise and support FNPS and FNPS Chapters. If you love Florida's native plants, you're going to love what's already offered at the new FNPS online shop, and it's only go‐ing to get better. Go to http://floridanativeplantsociety.mybigcommerce.com/ and take a leisurely stroll through our little shop and discover all the goodies that FNPS has gathered for your enjoyment (and purchase, too). The site has everything from hats to tees to wonderful works of original art. And, of course, you don't have to be a Florida native plant lover to love what you see, just a friend to nature and lover of beauty. If you're an artist, and would like to sell your creations on our site, email Greg at [email protected] and he'll be happy to email you back with all of the details.
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Contributions Wanted
Your suggestions for con‐
tent are welcomed.
We are always interested in
original native plant articles,
essays, field reports, photos,
event announcements, or
other content suggestions.
If you would like to contrib‐
ute to our chapter newslet‐
ter, please email LeRoy and
Shari Rodgers at
Membership at a Glance
Business 8 Contributing 11 Donor 2 Family 24 Individual 97 Library 1 Life 2 Not for profit 3 Student 2 Supporting 5 Total 155
Saturday, March 19 Mounts Building, UF/IFAS Extension
Get Your Hands Dirty!
9:00 am – 12:00 pm Come and learn from experts as you help us maintain our Na‐tive Plant Demonstration Garden. It’s a great opportunity to ask questions, identify plants, and take home cuttings for your garden. Drop by anytime between 9:00 am and noon to learn, socialize, and enjoy brunch in the open air. Don’t forget to bring your garden tools if you have them! For information call 561‐247‐FNPS (3677).
Saturday, March 26 Central Palm Beach County
Field Trip to Local Native Plant Nurseries
1:00 am – 4:00 pm Visit local native nurseries to see what they are growing and how they manage to do it so successfully. See page 3 For details.
Tuesday, April 19 Mounts Building, UF/IFAS Extension
April Chapter Meeting
7:30 – 9:00pm Rare Plant Auction – Wide assortment of native plants for bidding, funds support our Chapter ‐ Mike Manna, South Florida Water Management District. For information call 561‐247‐FNPS (3677).
Sunday, May 1 Central Palm Beach County
Central County Native Yard Tour
Mark the date! Our popular annual native yard tour is right around the corner. Join members on a tour of numerous yards with native plantings. Time to be determined. Details will be published in our next issue or visit http://palmbeach.fnpschapters.org
Upcoming Events
Our chapter has 155 members as of March 1st, 2011. We have two new members in the month of February. Warm welcomes to QUAIL RIDGE GAR‐DEN CLUB and LISA STATTMILLER‐FERRANDO! Eleven memberships renewed or rejoined in February. Renewing or rejoining individual members are EILEEN MARTIN, JAN BELJAN, BARBARA BOBSEIN, WILLIAM EDMUNDS, RHONA FLEHINGER, CECILY HANGEN, SUSAN HILLSON, LIVIA PEPPER, and MARIAN WELLS. Our renewing family members are LYNN & DARRYL SWEETAY and NICK CAMPBELL & VALORIE LARSON.
Thank you all for your continued support of FNPS!
Membership Update
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Silent auction 4/19/2011 Items needed!!
Baskets, pots, nature art, garden tools, jelly, honey, gloves, hats Be creative and philanthropic!
Contact: Lynn Sweetay [email protected] for details
Items should be garden or nature related and brought that night. Include a written
description and the value of the items. These will be used in conjunction with our
annual plant auction.
Wanted Section Naturescaping is coming up soon- April 16th. Lindy Cerar will be send-ing around a sign-up sheet at the March 15th meet-ing to confirm the types of plants folks plan on donating. We are also looking for volunteers to work shifts at our booth for this event. Please contact Lindy with any questions or if you will not be attending the March meeting. Again, thank you for your propagation and annual efforts to make this event successful for our Chapter. L i n d y c e r a r @ y a h o o . c o m o r 561-312-0660.
Seeking a Landscape Chair ‐ main responsibilities include maintaining the native
plant demonstration garden at Mounts, coordinating volunteers for the maintenance, provide native plant technical assistance to local projects and present to local groups on behalf of the Palm Beach County Chapter as needed. Please contact Brenda Mills (561‐247‐3677 or [email protected]) if you are interested in this exciting volunteer opportu‐nity.
Native Butterfly Plants Needed ‐ Mr. Harry Winkler is looking for seedlings to install
a butterfly garden at the Veterans Administration Hospital off of the Beeline. Bring your contribution to the March 15 meeting and Pepper will pass them along to Harry.
Central American Expedition ‐ RAINFOREST & CLOUD FOREST RIO SAN JUAN & THE NORTH‐ERN HIGHLANDS, NICARAGUA Plant Expedition for Florida Native Plant Society Members November 25th – December 5, 2011. Join fellow FNPS members on an exciting 11 day trip to Nicaragua! Explore the native flora of the rainforest and cloud forest of Rio San Juan and the Northern Highlands with plant experts. SPACE IS LIMITED ‐ Reserve your seat by contacting Elston Chavarria (954) 662‐1539 or [email protected]
[email protected] (561) 247‐FNPS (3677)
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Florida Native Plant Society Palm Beach County Chapter 534 29th Street West Palm Beach, FL 33407
President—Brenda Mills 247‐3677, [email protected]
Vice‐President—Lindy Cerar 312‐0660, [email protected]
Treasurer—Stephanie Duncan 575‐7956, [email protected]
Secretary—Cathy Beals 799‐4007, [email protected]
Chapter Representative—Lynn Sweetay 798‐6208, [email protected]
Conservation Chair—Michael Manna
Director at Large—Mary Jo Aagerstoun
Director at Large—Alyssa Dodd
Director at Large—Carl Terwilliger
Education Chair—Lindy Cerar 312‐0660, [email protected]
Field Trip Coordinator—open
Landscape Chair—open
Membership Chair—Dennis de Zeeuw 954‐560‐4771, dennis@sustain‐scape.com
Officers & Chairpersons
Promoting the preservation, conservation, and restoration
of the native plants and native plant communities of Florida
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Newsletter of the Palm Beach County Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society
Newsletter Publishers—Myrna Sossner & Nancy Sloane 832‐2547, [email protected]
Newsletter Editors—LeRoy & Shari Rodgers 741‐3395, [email protected]
Publicity Chair—Jeff Nurge 278‐3299, [email protected]
PALM BEACH COUNTY CHAPTER FLORIDA NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY
MEETS
3rd Tuesday of the month 7:30 P.M.
(doors open at 7:00)
Mounts Building Auditorium University of Florida/IFAS Extension
531 North Military Trail (1/4 mi north of Southern Blvd.)
West Palm Beach, Florida
Meetings are free and open to the public. PRINTED ON RECYCLED
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