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October's meeting topic will cover emergent/pond species (freshwater wetland species whose leaves are above the water). Please bring in at least 3 plants, which needn't necessarily cover the topic.

The Native Plant Workshop is FREE, and meets at 7:00PM on the third tuesday of each and every month. We convene at the Miami Dade College…

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This meeting we'll cover all Symphyotrichums (in the Asteraceae or Sunflower family), many of which flower this time of year. Please bring in three plants for discussion, they needn't cover the topic. The plant quiz will cover the Lamiaceae (mint family), so have fun testing your knowledge. --- Steve

The Native Plant Workshop meets on the third tuesday of each and every month. We convene at the…

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Hey folks, I have gone ahead and sponsored the website as discussed at our last meeting. With this mini version, we no longer have an events function, so announcements of future meetings will be on the blog. You may still post photos and videos, as well as use the forum for discussion. A new feature is the Plant Quiz, test the knowledge you learned from the previous meeting! Hope to see everyone there....Steve

Written and posted on January 23, 2010 by Steven Woodmansee

The Dade Native Plant Workshop (then known simply as the Native Plant Workshop) was started in the 1950's by Fran Young of Miami-Dade's Camp Owaissa Bauer Park. Over time other enthusiasts would join including noted botanists and naturalists such as Frank Craighead, George Avery, Mary Ann Bolla, Don & Joyce Gann, John Popenoe, Roger Hammer, Bob Knight, Marty Roessler, Don Keller, David Black, Sally Braem, Alan Herndon,…

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