CFPACS Fall Meeting
WHEN: Saturday, October 10th, 2026 – 10am – 2pm
WHERE: A Private Garden in Orlando, FL
RSVP: Please send an RSVP to cfpacs.membership@gmail.com to receive the site address a few weeks before the meeting. For planning purposes, use Leu Gardens as an estimate for trip planning, etc.
Please Bring:
- An auction plant
- A chair for comfort
- An umbrella just in case
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Garden Description: The garden is situated in the old Orlando neighborhood of Rose Isle and within walking distance of Leu Gardens. The neighborhood has a unique character and shares a similar microclimate to Leu, being bordered by three lakes and blessed with the UHI of downtown Orlando, along with Live Oak canopy, with some trees easily being over 100 years old. We purchased our home in 2014 and the garden has continued to evolve since then. After a full renovation and addition to the house that finished in 2021, an almost complete reboot of the garden was needed. Other than a very large Weeping Podocarpus tree, an old Phoenix roebelenii and some podocarpus hedging, the garden is relatively new and entirely planted and designed by me. The front garden is bookended with Copernicia macroglossa and Copernicia fallaensis. Given the recent loss of a 60-year-old Laurel Oak tree and the resulting light requirements, the front garden has some elements of English country garden style, incorporating tropical plants and palms with sun loving flowering perennials and roses. The back garden is designed in the tropical style and includes three mature Archontophoenix cunninghamiana planted in 2017 and trunking Chambeyronia oliviformis. My interest in palms has really grown over the last five years, so most of the 30+ palm species are recent plantings that will provide additional canopy as the garden matures. The garden also features many flowering trees, including Senna Polyphylla, Dwarf Jacaranda, Cassia Javanica, Cassia Pallida, Hong Kong Orchid, Powderpuff, Crape Myrtle and Tibouchina.
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