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, July 19, 7:30 p.m. Meeting Place: Houston Garden Center in Hermann Park Program Title: Hohenbergias Program Speaker: Charlie Birdsong Seedling: Billbergia ‘Hallelujah’ Supplied by David Meade. Meeting Agenda: Greetings/Call to Order/Plant Sale Show and Tell Cultural Tips Meeting Break/Refreshments/Buy raffle tickets/Plants Program Raffle Adjourn Deadline for Aug Bulletin: 7/22/11

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Congratulations to the following winners of the 2011 Bromeliad Society/Houston show held at Mercer Arboretum on April 30-May 1. See photo gallery Mulford Foster Best in Show Horticulture, Cynthia Johnson, entering Dyckia goehringii. Morris Henry Hobbs Best in Show Artistic, Allyn Pearlman, with the artistic arrangement, “Winter Again”. Winner of Hobbyist Sweepstakes, David Whipkey. Best…

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Meeting Date: Saturday, June 11, 10:00 a.m. Meeting Place: Cynthia and Ray Johnson’s place 13330 Alaskan Drive, Beaumont, TX 77713-9438 Program Title: ABC’s of Bromeliads picnic Sat., June 11 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00p.m. is our annual ABC’s of Bromeliads in Beaumont, TX at Cynthia and Ray Johnson’s lovely place. It’s a picnic and bromeliad…

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