August Meeting: Creative Ways to Display Bromeliads

🌿 Creative Ways to Display Bromeliads

šŸ” Looking for new ideas to showcase your bromeliads?
Discover creative displays that can transform your garden, patio, or favorite outdoor space.


🌺 Bring Your Bromeliads to Life

One of the joys of growing bromeliads is finding creative ways to display them. Whether you have a sprawling garden, a small patio, or just a few favorite plants, thoughtful placement and design can transform ordinary spaces into eye-catching displays.

At our August meeting, Mitch Fontenot will expand on the popular workshop he presented at this year’s ABC’s, sharing creative ways to display bromeliads in the landscape and around the home. Drawing from his own experience and design ideas, Mitch will demonstrate practical techniques for arranging bromeliads, selecting display locations, and creating attractive outdoor plantings.

šŸ’” Whether you’re just beginning to landscape with bromeliads or looking for fresh ideas to enhance an existing collection, you’ll leave with practical inspiration and creative concepts that can help you showcase your plants in new and exciting ways.


🌟 What You’ll Learn

  • šŸ” Landscape Placement – How to choose the best locations for bromeliads in your yard
  • 🌿 Creative Displays – Unique ways to mount and arrange bromeliads
  • šŸŽØ Design Ideas – Simple techniques for creating attractive outdoor spaces
  • 🌺 Combining Plants – Tips for integrating bromeliads with other landscape elements
  • šŸ’” Practical Inspiration – Ideas you can use to showcase your own collection

šŸ“… Meeting Date

Tuesday, August 18, 2026

šŸ•– Time

Social Time: 6:30 PM
Meeting & Program: 7:00 PM

šŸ“ Location

Metropolitan Multi-Service Center
1475 West Gray Street
Houston, TX 77019


šŸŽŸ Raffle

Bring a plant and share the fun!

The raffle is one of our favorite meeting traditions! Members are encouraged to bring bromeliads, offsets, divisions, or other plant-related items to donate. Your contributions help make the raffle more exciting while giving fellow members the opportunity to take home something new for their collections.

🌿 Show & Tell

Share something from your collection!

Bring an interesting bromeliad to share with the group. Whether it’s a show-stopper, a recent acquisition, an unusual species, something currently in bloom, or a plant with an interesting story, we’d love to hear about it. Show & Tell is a great opportunity to celebrate successes, learn from each other, and exchange growing tips with fellow members.

šŸŖ Refreshments

Members whose last names begin with N–Z are asked to bring refreshments to share with attendees. Thank you for helping make our meetings welcoming and enjoyable for everyone.

šŸ¤ Social Time

Catch up with old friends, meet new growers, exchange tips, and talk bromeliads before and after the meeting.


🌺 Come be inspired!

Whether you’re just beginning to landscape with bromeliads or looking for fresh ways to showcase an established collection, you’ll leave with practical ideas, creative inspiration, and the confidence to display your bromeliads in ways that make them a true focal point of your garden or outdoor living space.