MidAmerica chapter meeting in Fort Worth!

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What?               3^rd MidAmerica chapter meeting

When?              Saturday, October 30 from 8:30 am to 5 pm

Where?             Fort Worth Botanic Gardens, Fort Worth, Texas (http://www.fwbg.org/)

Who?                Anyone interested in Aroids.  Please bring friends and family!

How much?       FREE!  Lunches will be available at minimal charge.

RSVP to:          Zach DuFran (z*@zachandchristie.com)

Let me know how many will be attending and if you would like to purchase a lunch or not.

 

What will we do?

The morning session will be spent hearing several speakers talk about their collections and experiences with growing Aroids.  After  breaking for lunch we will have a plant and cuttings trade, followed by a couple of talks before we spend the afternoon touring the botanical gardens, including the tropical conservatory and the Japanese gardens.  You won’t want to miss this meeting!

 

Meeting agenda

Morning session

8:30      History of the IAS – Dr. Thomas B. Croat

9:00      State of the IAS – Steve Lucas

9:30      Houston Titan Arum Event – Dr. Nancy Greig

10:00    Aroid Anatomy Lesson – Steve Lucas

10:45    Identifying Your Plants –Christopher Rogers

11:30    lunch break

 

Afternoon session

12:15    Plant Swap

12:30    The use of CATE’s LUCID website – Dr. Thomas B. Croat

1:15      Cultivating Aroids outdoors in a temperate environment – Steve Marak

2:00      Tour and enjoy the gardens, including the Conservatory

 

Plant Swap details

The plant swap is a great opportunity to get your hands on some new Aroids.  Dr. Croat will be bringing some plants from the Missouri Botanical Gardens.  We encourage all meeting attendees to bring some cuttings or plants that they are willing to share with others.  If you are bringing cuttings, it is best to bring the cuttings with a moist paper towel wrapped around the stem and placed inside a zipper bag labeled with the plant’s name.

 

LUCID demonstration

LUCID is a computer application to aid identification of plants by their attributes.  Dr. Croat will be demonstrating how to use this special tool.  If you own a laptop and would like to bring it to the meeting so that you can follow along, we plan to have internet access available.

 

Transportation and lodging

Some members are planning on driving to Fort Worth together and sharing hotel rooms or other accommodations.  If you would like help finding others to share expenses, just let us know! 

 

For more information, including lodging recommendations and venue directions, visit the chapter website at http://aroid.org/midamerica.

 

Donations will be accepted, to offset the facility rental and guided tour.

 

If you have questions, please contact Zach DuFran at z*@zachandchristie.com or (405) 517-1112.

 

We look forward to seeing you there!