Join The International Palm Society for a Virtual Event! A Blank Slate to Flourishing Palm Garden: The Palm Journey of an Appalachian Transplant with Jeremy Evanchesky February 27, 2021 at 3pm ET Growing up in a small town near the Flight 93 memorial, it was always a dream to move to a climate […]
The International Palm Society was founded by Dent Smith in 1956. We are happily going strong 65 years later, with a mission directed toward research, education and conservation. Since its inception, the IPS Endowment Program has donated more than $400,000 to over 115 palm research & education projects on six continents. Learn more about the […]
International Palm Society Members can enjoy another free webinar, and our sixth in the series. Today we present “From Ohio to Brazil – The Interesting Life of a Palm Biologist with Larry Noblick”. To watch is free, just sign up for either a paid or free IPS membership by clicking here. Larry Noblick grew up […]
Join us again while we offer all International Palm Society Members another free webinar, and our fifth in total. Today we present “Exploring the Palms of New Guinea with Dr. William J. Baker, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK”. To watch is free, just sign up for either a paid or free IPS membership by clicking here. New […]
Join us for our fourth webinar with Dr. Dransfield and the Madagascar Giant Suicide Palm: A tale of tiger prawns, carbon sequestration and internet chat. Tahina spectabilis (Madagascar Giant Suicide Palm) is a species of gigantic palm that is found only in the Analalava District of northwestern Madagascar. It can grow 18 m (59 ft) tall and has leaves […]
The International Palm Society held it’s third free webinar last week. Thanks to the amazing support out of Colombia, over 400 people registered to listen in on The Palms of Colombia with Dr. Rodrigo Bernal – making it our most popular one yet!. Dr. Rodrigo Bernal has studied and grown palms for most of his […]
The International Palm Society held it’s second free webinar last week. Over 200 people registered to listen in on The Palms of Cuba with Paul Craft. Paul Craft is a horticultural consultant with over 40 years of experience in the nursery, landscaping, and landscape design industry. Palms are his passion, having worked with over 1500 species […]
Last week The International Palm Society invited you to our first free webinar. Over 150 people registered to listen in as palm expert Jason Dewees presented a slide talk about designing gardens with palms, showing examples of spectacular, well-designed landscapes from Hawai’i, California, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida, all beautifully photographed by Caitlin Atkinson. If you […]
Date palms are littered throughout the central Florida landscape. While not native, they are certainly ubiquitous and have adapted well to Florida’s climate. I’ve often wondered how the original specimens were introduced. Perhaps it was a plant pioneer like David Fairchild or Henry Nehrling. These palms certainly occupy an important part of Florida’s landscape, particularly […]
The IPS supports palm education, research and conservation. Through grants to individuals from the Endowment Fund, the IPS furthers education and research-based conservation. You can read about some of our grant recipients by clicking here. #GivingTuesday While the IPS runs fundraising all year, #GivingTuesday is a special one for us. #GivingTuesday is a global generosity movement, unleashing […]