On July 15 we are honored to have our own Tillandsia expert, Aaron Davila, present the historical and scientific background of Tillandsias followed by some very practical information on care and nurturing of those that we have in our collections.

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Meeting Date: Tuesday, Nov. 20,  7:30 p.m. Meeting Place: Houston Garden Center in Hermann Park Program Speaker: Betty Patterson Program Title: Odd Aechmeas Program Summary:  photos by John Anderson, Betty, and others. Betty will also bring plants to sell. Seedling: Dyckia ‘Burgundy Ice’ Supplied by Jimmy Woolsey. Meeting Agenda: Greetings/Call to Order/Member Plant Sale Show and…

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Meeting Date: Tuesday, Oct. 16, 7:30 p.m. Meeting Place: Houston Garden Center in Hermann Park Program Speaker: Dennis Cathcart, owner of Tropiflora Nursery. Program Title: Bromeliads at Gardens by the  Bay, Singapore Program Summary: The official grand opening of Gardens by the Bay project in Singapore was July 28th 2012.  Linda and I joined many…

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Meeting Date: Tuesday, Sept. 18, 7:30 p.m. Meeting Place: Houston Garden Center in Hermann Park Program Speaker: Bruce Holst, Director of Botany, Selby Gardens   Program Title: Into the Lost World – A photographic journey to the summit of Roraima-tepui, the most famous of Venezuela’s Lost World table mountains. Seedling:  Cryptanthus ‘It’ Supplied by Jimmy Woolsey.…

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