CFPACS 2025 Summer Meeting

Date: Saturday, June 7th, 2025

Please RSVP to cfpacs.membership@gmail.com prior to the meeting.

We will only email the addresses for the sites to members who have sent an RSVP.

  • Site 1: A Private Garden in Saint Augustine South
    • Time: 10:00AM – 11:00AM
    • Site Address: Will be given to those who RSVP.
    • Description:
      • We have lived here for 42 years and our garden has 22 different species of palms and has a tropical look for this far north.  We also have a large mango tree, two starfruit trees, and many flowering plants.  The front yard is very sunny and the backyard is a shady, coastal live oak hammock with palms in the understory.  Unfortunately, I lost my Archontophoenix cunninghamiana two years ago.  Very strange, because an Adonidia merrillii nearby survived unscathed.  We have two large Beccariophoenix alfredii one in full sun and one in part shade that were grown from tiny seedlings.
  • Site 2: A Private Garden on Anastasia Island
    • Time: 11:30AM – 12:30PM
    • Address: Will be given to those who RSVP.
    • Description:
      • This garden features a frost-protected microclimate with large oaks and moderated barrier island conditions.  Due to the lack of frost and the moderate climate, this garden boasts an impressive selection of palms in the Allagoptera, Archontophoenix, Areca, Beccariophoenix, Chamaedorea, Chambeyronia, Chrysalidocarpus (Dypsis), Copernicia, Heterospathe, Howea, Latania, Pinanga, Ptychosperma, Pritchardia, Pseudophoenix, Roystonea, Satakentia, and Thrinax genera. The general area includes mature crotons, hibiscus, Chrysalidocarpus lutescens, Phoenix rupicola, and large avocado trees.  This is all made more impressive by the fact that the garden is only 10 miles from 30° north latitude.

Lunch: On Your Own in Transit to Third Site, 12:30PM – 1:30PM

  • Site 3: A Private Garden on Anastasia Island
    • Time: 2:00PM – 4:30PM
    • Address: Will be given to those who RSVP.
    • Description:
      • This July will mark 7 years in our 1950s home on Anastasia Island. The palm collection includes over 20 species across varying degrees of hardiness. Many specimens were planted as 25-gallon plants so that they would have a better chance of surviving the marginal conditions in their first winters. The home’s location is an excellent microclimate for the latitude, surrounded by water on three sides. Unfortunately, last year we lost our property’s largest palm, a stunning Bismarckia, to the palm weevil. The garden is a bit roughed up after last year’s tropical systems and cool winter, but we are grateful that we never dropped below freezing.

Auction and Vendor Sale after the tour at the last site.

Please Bring:

  • A plant for the auction.
  • Cash for auction/vendor sale.
  • A chair for comfort. (may not sit much on this visit other than auction)

Our hosts have provided a quick list of places to eat in St. Augustine without putting yourself too far out of the way:

If you wish to stay on Anastasia Island:

* = Walkable to the third site.

If you wish to venture back across the SR 312 Causeway:

Feel free to use these when planning your lunch for the tour.

Additional information:

We look forward to seeing you at the summer meeting!