Book of the Month

This month we will bring to the meeting a book by Ron Parkhurst titled “The Book of Bromeliads” published in 2000. As he owns Hanalei Nursery, one of the main nurseries in Hawaii he adds “Hawaiian Tropical Flowers” to the title with a full section of them at the end of the book. It is a heavily color illustrated book, remarkable not only for the number of photos it contains but for the extraordinary quality of the illustrations making it a perfect tool for identification. The sharp details of the inflorescences as well as the varying color palette of the foliage are a treat to the eye. Do not miss the section on Vriesias where you could appreciate the special color tones of the unique hybrids produced by David Shiigi another notable Hawaiian bromeliad personality. But this book is not only a photo collection; sections on history, growing and cultivation, on artistic arrangements or landscaping would give you many ideas on how best to care and display your plants.

Plant Affair at Heritage Park

 

April 22nd and 23rd we had a very successful plant sale. Bud Hendrix, Jim Kerns, Jack Meharian and —————set –up and Tear down was Bud, Jim,

Sydney Sotor, Tim and Colleen, Pepe and Sara and Polly Pascal.

Thanks to those that

Brought plants and

Help sell. Bud,

Tim and Colleen

Pepe and Sara,

Jim Kerns, Larry Searle, Becky , Anne Kaufman, Ann Schandelmayer, Jack, Sydney.

Also, it was great to see those members that just stopped by to say Hey!!!