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March 2013 March Chapter Meeting March 2013 March Chapter Meeting Featured Article (Pg.6) Guava Rust by Rufino Orosino A potential threat to the myrtle family in south Florida THE BENEFITS OF VERMICULTURE IN SUSTAINABLE LANDSCAPING Dennis de Zeeuw, FCHP C ONTENTS Join us on the 19th for a presentation by "sustainable cultivator" Dennis Chapter Notes ...................... 2 de Zeeuw on the benefits of vermiculture —the use of specially bred MacArthur Beach Field Trip....3 earthworms to aerate soil and convert organic matter into compost. Dennis will provide instructions for building your own worm farm and Gardening with Natives......... 3 discuss the benefits of using worm castings to create a sustainable FNPS BOD Meeting Notes.....4 landscape. Know your Foe.......................5 Born and raised in Orlando, FL, Dennis de Zeeuw is a true Florida native. After receiving an M.B.A. from FAU, he Guava Rust............................6 followed his passion for biodiversity, nature, and the benefits of sustainability and founded Chapter Events......................8 Sustainscape, Inc., He is a certified Florida Other Events..........................9 Horticulture Professional as well as a Florida Master Naturalist. An active member of the Announcements....................10 Palm Beach Chapter FNPS and the Florida Nursery Growers and Lanscape Association, he believes native plants are key to a sustainable solution in any landscape. Dennis applied his experience with composting and vermiculture to an existing organic fertilizer that uses minerals extracted from sea water, resulting in the production of a SATURDAY MARCH 16TH unique organic formula utilizing an onsite worm farm. MACARTHUR BEACH STATE PARK The Palm Beach County Chapter of the FNPS Details on Page 8 meets on the third Tuesday of every month at the University of Florida/IFAS Mounts Building Auditorium 531 North Military Trail, West Palm Beach For more information, please call or email 561­247­3677 [email protected] The Florida Native Plant Society promotes the preservation of our native flora through education and conservation. To attract wildlife, promote water conservation and prevent the further introduction of non­native pest plants, the society encourages the cultivation of nursery­propagated Florida native plants and promotes their use as ornamentals in public and private landscapes. Page 2 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chapter Notes Membership Update The Palm Beach County Chapter of Summary of February 2013 PBC Chapter Meeting the Florida Native Plant Society has submitted by F. Leavengood,Sec. 157 members as of February. On Tuesday, February 19, the PBCCFNPS Please welcome our newest welcomed chapter member Chris Lockhart who members: Fatima NeJame, Deborah gave an informative presentation on the core Moroney, and Richard Stowe. curriculum and the benefits of the Florida Master ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Naturalist Program. Highlights included an overview of the three ecosystem modules included HABITAT FOR HUMANITY PROJECT in the program: Freshwater Wetlands, Coastal Systems, and Upland Habitats. With the aid of a donation from the Chastine Foundation, the Palm Our monthly plant drawing was held Beach County Chapter of the following the speaker program. Plants FNPS was donated this meeting were Goldenmane fortunate to be Tickseed (Coreopsis basalis), Swamp able to provide Twinflower (Dyschoriste humistrata), and funding and Bird Pepper (Capsicum annuum) from Jeff expertise for and Susan at Native Choice Nursery; a the design and Rob Hopper hosts the Florida Boxwood (Schaefferia frutescens), installation of Native Plant Drawing two Poeppig’s Rosemallow/Fairy Hibiscus one of Habitat for Humanity's (Hibiscus poeppigii), a White Violet (Viola primulifolia), a Red Maple first all­native (Acer rubrum), a Coffee Colubrina (Colubrina arborescens), and a home landscapes in Palm Beach Crabwood (Gymnanthes lucida) from Gene Sanchez. A round of County. Dedication cermonies were applause goes to Meredith Trim and Hilde Goldstein for coming early held on Feb. 22 and were attended and holding the door at the Mounts Building before the meeting and for by representatives from our chapter. providing the delicious refreshments, and to Steve Chase and Jackie We would like to acknowledge Kristi Kadish for providing much needed garden maintenance at our Native Moyer for her leadership role in the Demonstration Garden. project, Brenda Mills for coordination, Rob Hopper for his Additional Thanks to...... expertise towards the design, plant Winnie Said, selection and installation, Indian Cathy Beals, Trails Nursery and Pine Jog for Stephanie Duncan, their generous plant donations, and Judy Tramell, Wellington Garden Club for funding Lynn Sweetay, support. This was an inspiring Deborah Crawford, collaboration between the Native Plant Society and a number of local and Jackie Kadish volunteer groups. Sincere thanks to for staffing our chapter booth at the 14th Annual Everglades Day event all who participated. (Feb. 9th) at the Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refulge —a very eventful day for native plant outreach! Photos: C. Beals and W. Said Photos: R. Hopper and L. Sweetay Page 3 Field Trip Notes ­ MacArthur Beach State Park Saturday, Feb. 16 turned out to be a beautiful day for a field trip to MacArthur Beach State Park, and we were fortunate to have Dr. George Rodgers as our guide. Dr. Rodgers specializes in plant identification and classification and serves as chairman of the Horticulture Department at Palm Beach State College. We "botonized" our way through the stunning coastal hammock to the equally stunning beach. Native plants encountered along the way included: Mastic (Sideroxylon foetidissimum), Blackbead (Pithecellobium keyense), Limber Caper (Capparis flexulosa), Paradise Tree (Simarouba glauca), Graytwig (Schoepfia chrysophylloides), Beach (Marsh) Elder (Iva imbricata), and Sea Lavender (Argusia gnaphalodes). A great learing experience was had by all thanks to Dr. Rodgers' vast knowledge of Photos: W. Said Florida's native landscapes. Gardening with the Natives MARLBERRY (Ardisia escallonioides) In the wild Why we like it: Marlberry or Marble­Berry is a native plant with many attributes. It is evergreen with darker green leaves above that are a shiny 3 to 6 inches long. Either flowers or fruits are present throughout the year. The flowers range from white to pink peaking in the fall creating a wonderful appearance of freshly deposited mounts of snow. The flowers are followed by black fruits about ¼ of an inch in Photo: diameter which are highly prized by hungry Roger Hammer birds. Marlberry is an excellent start or addition to a native yard. How to grow it: Marlberry normally grows as a shrub under trees in light to moderate Marlberry in full bloom in Jeff's yard shade however it can be highly adaptive and drought tolerant once established in full sun. It can be maintained with period trimming to form a hedge or left to it’s own to become a small tree ranging in height from 6 to 15 feet and usually taller than broad. The soil can be poor in nutrients but requires some organic material to thrive. Marlberry propagates itself by seed Red­bellied Woodpecker on Marlberry tree usually underneath the parent plant. Photo: Christina Evans (cgstudios) Where to buy it: If you are interested in finding native plants, visit the Association of Florida Native Nurseries at www.afnn.org, but don’t stop there. The site provides only a snapshot of the offerings at local nurseries, so call around. by Jeff Nurge www.FloridaNativeGardening.com Page 4 FNPS Board of Directors Meeting and Retreat submitted by Brenda Mills, Palm Beach County Chapter Representative Board Meeting The FNPS Board met Friday, February 8, prior to the two­day retreat. Each committee and officer reported on their activities by submitting a report and presenting at the meeting. All reports are available on the forum for members to review. The highlights are listed below: • Donor Perfect Online is up and running. The add­on Constant Contact was approved to enable emailing from the Donor Perfect Online data. New features accessible from the webpage will added over times uch as unique mailing lists. • The Annual Report will be ready in April. However, there will be no request to the Chapters for information. The Chapter newsletters will be the source to create the 2013 report. To that end, the Executive Director should be on the distribution list for the newsletters. • The Annual Fund raised $8,700. • A nominating committee has been formed to fill vacant positions on the Board. • The Board is seeking a CPA able to complete a GAAP audit. Please let the President know if you have a recommendation. • The next Board meeting will be May 16th at the start of conference. • At the conference, a Chapter booth will be available to sell items. One option is notecards with your Chapter’s flower or plant that can be produced on demand. Online registration is now open. Board Retreat and Strategic Plan The Executive Director secured a grant to hire professional consultant to conduct an assessment of the organization and management of FNPS, make recommendations and facilitate development of a strategic plan. The assessment included interviews with selected members, a survey of all members and review of other materials like the by­laws. A hard copy of the report was distributed. The consultants found indicators that FNPS is at a plateau; it cannot grow with its current organization and decision­making methods. Indicators leading to this conclusion include: disconnect between chapters and Board, resources not being leveraged, no strategy to align Chapters to reach larger/collective goals or mission, and member dues alone cannot sustain the organization. Discussion of the size of the Board, number of Committees, ability to make decisions, role of the committees and Board ensued. The next day and a half was spent developing the basic outline of a strategic plan that would be implemented by aligning the Board, Committees, Chapter activities to fulfill the strategic plan. The consultants facilitated input from the Board to identify several priority areas, for example education, conferences, and partnerships, then to identify the implementation steps.
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