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This Month will cap off our summer of exploration and we will meet on a Saturday and join the folks of the Dade Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society.  Location of workshop is an empty lot next to some Railroad tracks owned by Miami-Dade Water and Sewer and the meeting time is 4:30PM.  Location is at the intersection of SW 92^nd Avenue and SW 74^th Street.  This site is just south of Sunset Drive (SW 72^nd Street), and 92^nd…

Now that the days are longer, we will have a few field trips in lieu of meeting at MDC.  This Month we will meet at Ludlam Pineland EEL site. Meeting time is 6:00PM.  Meet along Ludlam Road SW67th avenue, just north of SW 152nd Street (where theoretical SW 146th street would be).  Park along the FPL Powerline easement (look for my white truck) on the west side of Ludlam. We will be walking along some paths and off path through pine rockland plant community (sturdy shoes and…

June's topic is the genus Thelypteris (shield ferns). This workshop will be lead by fern specialist and Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden's Conservation Program Manager Jennifer Possley, and will be at a NEW VENUE, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden.  Feel free to bring in plants, other ferns are welcome.  

The Native Plant Workshop is FREE. Meeting time for this month is at 5:00PM and ends at 7:00PM, still on the…

Now that the days are longer, we will have a few field trips in lieu of meeting at MDC.  This Month we will meet at 6:00PM: Christ the King Catholic Church, 16000 SW 112th Avenue, Miami, FL. Park in the parking lot south of the buildings. We will be walking over some mowed pine rockland in an effort to catalog the native plants there.  This mowed field is known to have a diverse assemblage of pine rockland wildflowers…

April's topic is "plants with basal rosettes".  You can learn about this topic on George Roger's blog article on Sneezeweed (Helenium pinnatifidum).  Please bring in at least 3 plants, which needn’t necessarily cover the topic.  

The Native Plant Workshop is FREE. Meeting time is at 5:00PM, the third Tuesday of each and every month. We…

March's topic is LAWNWEEDS! 'Nuff said. Please bring in at least 3 plants, which needn’t necessarily cover the topic.  

The Native Plant Workshop is FREE. Meeting time is at 5:00PM, the third Tuesday of each and every month. We convene at the Miami Dade College Kendall Campus’s Landscape Technology Nursery in the northwest corner of the campus. Please park inside of the gate. For a map and address of the campus click on…

February's topic is the Cannabaceae (Cannabis family).  In South Florida we have only two native genera in this family, Celtis and Trema, which were formerly in the Celtidaceae and akin to the Urticaceae, Ulmaceae and Moraceae. Please do not bring in anything illegal such as any member of the genus Cannabis, also, please bring in at least 3 plants, which needn’t necessarily cover the topic.  

The Native Plant Workshop is FREE. Meeting…

Happy New Year!  January's topic is the Onagraceae (Evening Primrose family).  In South Florida we have only two genera in this family, Ludwigia and Oenothera (which now includes Gaura). Please bring in at least 3 plants, which needn’t necessarily cover the topic.  

The Native Plant Workshop is FREE. Meeting time is at 5:00PM, the third Tuesday of each and every month. We convene at the Miami Dade…

NOTE DATE HAS MOVED TO SECOND TUESDAY AS THE COLLEGE WILL BE CLOSED ON THE 20TH.  December is our annual Christmas Party. Feel free to bring a dish (appetizer style, dessert, or non alcoholic beverage).  

Our December topic native plant cousins of seasonal holiday fare (use your imagination). Please bring in at least 3 plants, which needn’t necessarily cover the topic.  

The Native Plant Workshop is FREE. Meeting time is at 5:00PM, the third Tuesday of each and…

November's topic is the Scrophulariaceae, Orobanchaceae, and Plantaginaceae (including the Veronicaceae). these families were once all part of the Scrophulariaceae (Figwort family), we'll look at the characteristics which separate them out now. Please bring in at least 3 plants, which needn’t necessarily cover the topic.  

The Native Plant Workshop is FREE. Meeting time is at 5:00PM, the third Tuesday of each and every month. We convene at the…

October's topic are fall blooming Asters (Goldenrods, Blazingstars, Palafoxias, and more).  Please bring in at least 3 plants, which needn’t necessarily cover the topic.  

The Native Plant Workshop is FREE. Meeting time is at 5:00PM, the third Tuesday of each and every month. We convene at the Miami Dade College Kendall Campus’s Landscape Technology Nursery in the northwest corner of the campus. Please park inside of…

September's topic is the Solanaceae (Nightshade Family).  Please bring in at least 3 plants, which needn’t necessarily cover the topic.  

The Native Plant Workshop is FREE. Meeting time is at 5:00PM, the third Tuesday of each and every month. We convene at the Miami Dade College Kendall Campus’s Landscape Technology Nursery in the northwest corner of the campus. Please park inside of the gate. For a map and address of…

August's topic is Hammock Ground Covers (not including ferns).  Please bring in at least 3 plants, which needn’t necessarily cover the topic.  

The Native Plant Workshop is FREE. Meeting time is at 5:00PM, the third Tuesday of each and every month. We convene at the Miami Dade College Kendall Campus’s Landscape Technology Nursery in the northwest corner of the campus. Please park inside of the gate. For a map and…

July's topic is Pine Rockland Shrubs.  Please bring in at least 3 plants, which needn’t necessarily cover the topic.  

The Native Plant Workshop is FREE. Meeting time is at 5:00PM, the third Tuesday of each and every month. We convene at the Miami Dade College Kendall Campus’s Landscape Technology Nursery in the northwest corner of the campus. Please park inside of the gate. For a map and address of the campus click on…

June's topic is the Malvaceae (Mallow/Hibiscus family).  Please bring in at least 3 plants, which needn’t necessarily cover the topic.  

The Native Plant Workshop is FREE. Meeting time is at 5:00PM, the third Tuesday of each and every month. We convene at the Miami Dade College Kendall Campus’s Landscape Technology Nursery in the northwest corner of the campus. Please park inside of the gate. For a map and address of…

May's topic is the Vitaceae (Grape family).  Please bring in at least 3 plants, which needn’t necessarily cover the topic.  

The Native Plant Workshop is FREE. Meeting time is at 5:00PM, the third Tuesday of each and every month. We convene at the Miami Dade College Kendall Campus’s Landscape Technology Nursery in the northwest corner of the campus. Please park inside of the gate. For a map and address of the campus…

April's topic is the Bromeliaceae (Bromeliad family).  Please bring in at least 3 plants, which needn’t necessarily cover the topic.  When Collecting palm fronds, be sure and grab the base of the frond including against the trunk of the tree.

The Native Plant Workshop is FREE. Meeting time is at 5:00PM, the third Tuesday of each and every month. We convene at the Miami Dade College Kendall Campus’s Landscape Technology…

March's topic is the Arecaceae (Palm family).  Please bring in at least 3 plants, which needn’t necessarily cover the topic.  When Collecting palm fronds, be sure and grab the base of the frond including against the trunk of the tree.

The Native Plant Workshop is FREE. Meeting time is at 5:00PM, the third Tuesday of each and every month. We convene at the Miami Dade College Kendall Campus’s Landscape Technology…

February's topic is the Moraceae (Mulberry family).  Please bring in at least 3 plants, which needn’t necessarily cover the topic.  

The Native Plant Workshop is FREE. Meeting time is at 5:00PM, the third Tuesday of each and every month. We convene at the Miami Dade College Kendall Campus’s Landscape Technology Nursery in the northwest corner of the campus. Please park inside of the gate. For a map and address of the…

January's topic is the Apocynaceae (Dogbane family), which includes the Aclepiadaceae (Milkweeds).  Please bring in at least 3 plants, which needn’t necessarily cover the topic.  

The Native Plant Workshop is FREE. Meeting time is at 5:00PM, the third Tuesday of each and every month. We convene at the Miami Dade College Kendall Campus’s Landscape Technology Nursery in the northwest corner of the campus. Please park…