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August 21st Native Plant Workshop Meeting

Greetings! Tuesday, August 21st, 2012 is our next Native Plant Workshop meeting. This month's topic is "Pine Rockland Plants". For a list of plants click here

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July 17th, 2012 Dade Native Plant Workshop Meeting

Greetings! July 17th, 2012 is our next Native Plant Workshop meeting. This month's topic is the Anacardiaceae (Cashew family). 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 …

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June 19th, 2012 Dade Native Plant Workshop Meeting

Greetings! June 19th, 2012 is our next Native Plant Workshop meeting. This month's topic is the Arecaceae (Palm family). 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 …

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May 15th, 2012 Native Plant Workshop

Greetings! May 15th, 2012 is our next Native Plant Workshop meeting. This month's topic is the Myrtaceae (Myrtle family), which includes our stoppers, spicewood, melaleuca, guava, and many more. 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…

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April 17th, 2012 Dade Native Plant Workshop

Greetings! April 17th, 2012 is our next Native Plant Workshop meeting. This month's topic is the genus Galactia (Milkpea). 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 …

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March 20th's Native Plant Workshop Meeting

Greetings! March 20th is the equinox, and the first day of spring. Spring always reminds me of Milkworts (Polygalaceae), which is our topic for this meeting. For a list of South Florida milkworts visit: http://regionalconservation.org/ircs/database/search/AdvSearchbySF.asp and select "Polygalaceae" under the "Family" tab. Please bring in at…

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2012 February 21st Dade Native Plant Workshop Meeting

Greetings! February 21st's meeting will cover "Greenbrier family" (Smilacaceae). Please bring in at least 3 plants, which needn't necessarily cover the topic. The esteemed Dr. Marty Roessler will be leading the meeting as I will be out of town.

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

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2012 January 17th Dade Native Plant Workshop Meeting

Happy New Year! January 17th's meeting will cover "Lawnweeds". 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 Kendall Campus's Landscape Technology…

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Added by Steve Woodmansee on December 23, 2011 at 7:49am — 2 Comments

December 20th, 2011 Native Plant Workshop Meeting

December's meeting is our annual Holiday Plant Party please bring in one dish or beverage for all to partake!

Our topic will be Hollys (the genus Ilex). 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…

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November 15th Native Plant Workshop Meeting

November's meeting topic is the Morning Glory family (Convolvulaceae). 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 Kendall Campus's Landscape Technology…

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October 18th Native Plant Workshop Meeting

October's meeting topic is Deciduous Plants. 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 Kendall Campus's Landscape Technology Nursery in…

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September 20th Native Plant Workshop Meeting

September's meeting topic is the Rush family (Juncaceae). This is the third and last plant family labeled as graminoids. 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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August 16th Topic Grasses (Poaceae)

August's meeting topic is the Grass family (Poaceae). I know, they are difficult, but the grasses belong to Florida's largest plant family. 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…

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July 19th's Topic Sedges (Cyperaceae)

July's meeting topic is Sedges (Cyperaceae). What's a sedge you may ask? Well, come and find out! 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 Kendall Campus's…

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June 21st Meeting Natives and their "look alike" exotics

June's meeting topic is Native Plants and their closely resembling exotics. Do I really have the native firebush? Which necklace pod is native to Florida. Marlberry vs. Shoebutton Ardisia ... Lantana good or Lantana bad?, and others... 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…

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May 17th NPW topic NO LONGER lichens!!! Now it is Sapotaceae (mamey family)

May's meeting topic is no longer Lichens as Barry Kaminsky will be out of time. I'll cover a few basics on lichens (just for fun), but will cover the Sapotaceae (Mamey or Sapote family). Please bring in at least 3 plants, which needn't necessarily cover the topic (although lichens will be a bugger to ID, so please refrain...).

The Native Plant Workshop is FREE, and meets at 7:00PM on the third tuesday of each and every…

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April 19th Meeting

April's meeting topic is the Myrtle family (Myrtaceae). This is well represented in S. Florida and includes stoppers, spicewood, myrtle of the river, and many exotics. 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…

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March 15th Meeting

March's meeting topic is the Heath Family (Ericaceae) which contains blueberries (yes we have native blueberries!). 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 Kendall…

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Added by Steve Woodmansee on February 19, 2011 at 10:20am — No Comments

February 15th Meeting

February's meeting topic is Mangroves & the plant families to which they belong (Rhizophoraceae, Avicenniaceae, and Combretaceae). 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…

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Added by Steve Woodmansee on January 19, 2011 at 10:33pm — No Comments

January 18th 2011 DNPW Meeting

Happy New Year! January's meeting topic is native lawnweeds. 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 Kendall Campus's…

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Added by Steve Woodmansee on January 6, 2011 at 6:12pm — No Comments