March 2023 Newsletter

Aloha Edition – Public Gardens, pt. Aloha from Hawaii and the 32nd International Palm Society Biennial. This is the second installment of the public gardens visited on Oahu and the Big Island. Part two recaps the Ho’omaluhia Botanical Garden on Oahu and the Hawaii Tropical Bioreserve & Garden (HTBG) on the Big Island. This newsletter […]

February 2023 Newsletter

Aloha Edition – Public Gardens, pt. 1 Aloha from Hawaii and the 32nd International Palm Society Biennial. We begin our newsletter reporting with a two-part survey of the public gardens visited on Oahu and the Big Island. This month, in part one, we’ll recap some of the highlights and share memorable moments from the Lyon […]

January 2023 Newsletter

Palms & Poets Edition Newsletter reporting from the Hawaiian Islands begins with the Maui pre-tour, and then the following six editions will be devoted to the 32nd IPS Biennial. Included will be two-part photographic tours of spectacular public gardens, enviable palm collections, and breathtaking private reserves. This unprecedented six-month spread is the product of an […]

December 2022 Newsletter

Season’s Greetings Edition The December newsletter traditionally features palm eye candy from the past year. Cindy Adair’s first photo of Calyptrocalyx, below, naturally pairs with this reflection by W. S. Merwin: “Before breakfast, as usual, I take tea leaves (yellow buds from the highlands of western China, the successors of yesterday’s Huang Ya from Mengding […]