The South Florida Palm Society (SFPS) is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to disseminate information about and encourage interest in palms. We raise awareness and knowledge of palms in the landscape, public areas and in their native habitats.
Upcoming Events
October 6, 2025: General Meeting. FTBG Corbin “A” building, beginning at 7:00 pm. Our guest speaker will be Dr. Patrick Griffith, Executive Director of Montgomery Botanical Center. His topic will be “Searching for the World’s Largest Coconuts on Palmyra Atoll.”
The meeting will be potluck, so please bring a dish to share. After the presentation, we will hold a plant auction. All plant donations are appreciated. Only SFPS members can participate in the auction.
November 1, 2025, Fall Garden Tour. Our garden tour will begin at 10:00 am at Dr. Block’s Botanical Garden in South Miami. Following the tour, a lunch will be provided by SFPS. Members may participate in the tour for free, and guests need to pay $15.00 each. All guests are urged to carpool as much as possible as the avenue in front of his home is narrow.
The garden is beautiful, and should not be missed. Dr. Block pioneered the use of reverse-osmosis water to keep the water as absolutely pure, free of chlorine and calcium. As a result, he has spectacular results growing rare palms, cycads, ariods, bromeliads and other exotic tropical plants. Plus, he has a keen eye in designing his landscape. You may join SFPS by clicking on the link below or in the Join tab in the navigation bar above.
November 8 and 9, 2025, Fall Palm Show and Sale. We are very happy to return to Fairchild for our fall sale. The sale will be from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, each day. The growers will be offering palms and cycads, of which some are very rare. They will also be ready to give good advice on selecting and maintaining your plants. Plus, we are planning to offer tours on both Saturday and Sunday. More details will be available as we get closer to the sale on the Palm Sale and Show page.
—> If you are interested being a vendor in our Fall Sale, please send us an email at:
palms@southfloridapalmsociety.org
Only members of the palm society can be vendors at the sale. We will email you with a vendor’s agreement.
December 1, 2025. Holiday Party. The festivities begin at 7:00 pm, with shared dishes from our attendees. An auction of donated plants will follow the dinner. We are hoping the Tropical Flowering Tree Society will join us.
Recent Past Events
On June 14, 2025, a group of 13 volunteers from South Florida Palm Society, Treemendous and FIU, lead by Steve Pearson, planted 21 palms at the Palmetum located at campus of the University of Miami in Coral Gables. The palms were donated mainly by Montgomery Botanical Center and Redland Nursery. We are very grateful for the assistance of the volunteers and the palm donations. See link
June 7, 2025, General Meeting, Laz Priegues presented his trip to Mauritius, including one of the most beautiful botanical gardens in the world.
April 12, 2025, Spring Garden Tour, Mike Harris incredible backyard landscape in Cooper City.
April 7, 2025, General Meeting, Understanding Peru from a Palm Perspective, by Chip Jones, Jones Landscaping. See Posting.
March 8 and 9, 2025 Spring Palm Sale, University of MIami Gifford Arboretum, See posting.
Feb 3, 2025, General Meeting, MBC Palm Expedition to Acre, Brazil by Dr. Joanna Tucker LIma, Living Collections Manager and Botanist, Montgomery Botanical Center. See posting.
Regular SFPS Activities
There are typically two garden tours each year, one in the spring and the other in the fall for SFPS members. Non-members can join the tour, but they must pay $15.00 each. Meetings are held on the first Monday of the even-numbered months- February, April, June, August and October in the Corbin building at Fairchild Gardens. Meetings are open to non-members.
The December meeting is the Holiday Party and annual auction. It is open to members only. SFPS member have an opportunity to outbid each other and compete for a prized palm (not necessarily a palm).
You may join the Society by clicking on the link below.
SFPS is always looking for new ways to increase awareness and knowledge of palms in the landscape, botanical gardens and in the wild. We have supported efforts by the Kiem Foundation, Morningside park palmetum and MetroZoo collection of palms. We have plans to help expand the palm collection at University of Miami,
Any problems or incorrect information on this website, please contact the Webmaster at:
webmaster@southfloridapalmsociety.org
