Enter the Garden through the Gift Shop and tell them you are volunteering to work in the Begonia Garden. Bring your hand tools, gardening gloves, kneeling pad, bug spray, sunscreen, a bucket for weeds and a bag for collecting cuttings. If you have a begonia T-shirt, wear it! We were delighted to observe that the begonias were thriving when we last visited in October.

We will have a booth at the Royal Palm Beach Greenmarket.

Enter the Garden through the Gift Shop and tell them you are volunteering to work in the Begonia Garden. Bring your hand tools, gardening gloves, kneeling pad, bug spray, sunscreen, a bucket for weeds and a bag for collecting cuttings. If you have a begonia T-shirt, wear it! We were delighted to observe that the begonias were thriving when we last visited in October.

Two visits are planned for this Saturday:

First, 10:00 a.m. to noon-ish, we will visit the home of Sandy Sklar at 73 Pacer Circle, Wellington, FL 33414 / 561 889-4291.

Her begonia collection is made up of mostly landscape rhizomatous and thickstem begonias and canes. She also has flowering and fruiting trees and shrubs and has begun investing in her native plant collection. Her house is on one acre, so she has a lot of different flora. She'll have a little snack we can enjoy before our next stop at Tropical World Nursery.

Second,Tropical World Nursery Open House will be held 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The nursery is located at 1162 Hyde Park Rd, Loxahatchee Groves, FL 33470. Tropical World Nursery is owned and run by BSPB member Bruce Pearson. Bruce has a wide selection of tropical plants, including begonias, orchids, bromeliads, African violets and much more! He'll be having Bar-B-Q pork and some other goodies to enjoy for lunch. No doubt you'll find something to add to your plant collection there.

Native Choice Nursery run by Jeff Nurge is also located on Bruce's property so you may be able to shop there as well.

Upcoming is a visit to Doris Happel's fabulous garden. Doris is a former member of the Begonia Society and has a penchant for both orchids and begonias. But that's not all. Doris has a wonderful variety of plants and is a great one for sharing. You won't want to miss this opportunity to gather cuttings of great landscape begonias for your garden. We will want to give Doris a count of people planning to attend, so please let us know of your intention to participate.

Everyone is invited and URGED to attend. Please contact Marcia (703 915-6840 bedasser1@bellsouth.net). She has to let the organizers know who and how many of us will be there.

This is a lovely, active community and this event is one we anticipate becoming a regular event for us. The development is located just north of Okeechobee Blvd. west of the turnpike. Attendees will be good prospects for membership because they live close to Mounts where we hold our meetings.

The organizers are providing a tent, table(s), and lunch, and we will participate with a small selection of plants to sell, a demonstration of begonia propagation, and whatever else you and we all can put together to expose visitors to the world of begonias. No cost for us.

Set-up is between 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. Whatever you can do to help is much appreciated - bring a plant to show or whatever you think would be educational. Come for even half an hour; anything you can offer. You can check this link: www.riverwalkofwpb.com. "There will be over 30 exhibitors representing environmental and wildlife organizations, amazing raffle prizes, a free native tree giveaway, a children's scavenger hunt, native plants, roses, and T-shirts for sale, wildlife, a silent auction, handouts and giveaways from our exhibitors, and much, much more! "

Plan to attend and help out for however long you can give, and again, please let us know if you are coming. If you need to reach anyone the day of the event, please contact Lois (703 915-6840).

If you have any questions, please text Lois (703 915-6840) or Marcia (561 308-1661).

We hope to see you there!

Mounts Fall Plant Sale is coming and the Begonia Society of the Palm Beaches will be there. We are a small group and it takes a great deal of effort to pull this off. We need everyone to volunteer.

Set up is Friday, November 1.

Tear Down is Sunday afternoon.

Please plan on attending and helping. Sandy will send out volunteer info soon.

Hosted by the Garden Club of Indian River County for 22 years.
For more information, please visit Garden Fest Overview.

Bring a wagon to help carry all your finds!

Johanna is down-sizing her plant collection due to health issues, and is looking for good homes for them. She is offering begonias, aroids, palms and bromeliads for sale. Most plants will start at $5 with a few rarer specimens priced at $10 to $25 (cash or check). If a plant is not priced, you decide what to pay.

Bring small or large black bags, 13 gallon white bags, boxes, or wax boxes. In some cases there are three begonia plants per large pot so you'll need to dig out the one you want. Don't forget your gloves!

Afterwards the group plans to go out for lunch.

We all had a great day the last time we visited Johanna. I encourage you to join in the fun; friends are invited to come too!

Our branch has been invited to join the Evening Herb Society of the Palm Beaches for a tour of Gene Joyner's Unbelievable Acres Botanic Gardens.

Please confirm if you plan to attend by text or email to our President, Rebecca Stallard:
(561) 400-2119, or stallardrebeccar@hotmail.com (don't miss the 3rd "r" if you use email).

Long pants, long sleeves, and bug spray are recommended.

"It's time for the 18th annual Waterlily Celebration at McKee Botanical Garden. As guests stroll the garden's pathways, they will see one of the largest collections of water lilys in the state, along with artists working en plein air to depict these colorful flowers. Water lily photo contest submissions will be on display in the Hall of Giants. The event is a great opportunity to learn all about water lilies and enjoy their beauty."

We have been invited to enjoy the splendor of fellow begonia lover Kit Pannill's begonia collection.
Please plan to carpool as much as possible to avoid major congestion in Kit's cul-de-sac.

Mounts staff member Palmer Crippen will meet us there to offer his skills and insight.