Alms for Palms Edition Save the Species 2023 The historic Palm House at the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew, a World Heritage Site, is regarded as the most significant surviving glasshouse from the 19th Century. It currently houses and displays several im-perilled palm species, including Ravenea moorei, which originates from the Comoro Islands. This elegant species is […]
Bermuda Shorts Edition Bermuda is a 35 million-year-old speck of volcanically created, coral-capped land out in the near middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Due to its small size, Bermuda’s ecosystem is potentially very fragile. There are strict measures in place to keep further plant material off the island. With that in mind, it was very […]
Back-to-School Edition It’s back-to-school time at the newsletter desk, and here is your first quiz. This year’s guest invigilator is IPS Director Andrew Street, Curator of Palms at the Montgomery Botanical Center (MBC). REGISTER FOR NEW CALEDONIA Registration is now open for the International Palm Society’s 33rd Biennial in New Caledonia September 22-30, 2024. Enjoy […]
London Calling Edition For the first time since 1997, the International Palm Society made an official visit to the historic Palm House on a glorious day at the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew (a UNESCO World Heritage Site). Our itinerary also included the Chelsea Flower Show, a visit to Martin Gibbons’ Palm Centre in Richmond, and […]
Aloha Edition – Private Gardens, pt. 2 Aloha from Hawaii and the 32nd International Palm Society biennial. This is the second of a two-part survey of breathtaking private palm gardens visited on the Big Island of Hawaii. PARADISE FOUND David Davenport and Robert Welch acquired over eleven acres of prime ocean view property in Hilo […]
Aloha Edition – Private Gardens, pt. 1 Aloha from Hawaii and the 32nd International Palm Society Biennial. This is the first of a two-part survey of breathtaking private palm gardens visited on the Big Island of Hawaii. In this issue, we discover the wonder of Casa De Las Palmas, as well as present our final […]
Special Edition Dateline: London, England John Dransfield is named a Dent Smith Memorial Awardee! The International Palm Society is thrilled to announce that for the first time since 2014, our highest accolade, the Dent Smith Memorial Award, has been bestowed upon Dr. John Dransfield. About the Award: The Dent Smith Award was officially approved by […]
Aloha Edition – Palm Collectors, pt. 2 Aloha from Hawaii and the 32nd International Palm Society Biennial. Whether it’s fine art, automobiles, or even palms, the best collectors rely on years of study and travel to advance their connoisseurship. This is the second of a two-part survey of passionately curated private palm collections visited on […]
Aloha Edition – Palm Collectors, pt. 1 Aloha from Hawaii and the 32nd International Palm Society Biennial.Whether it’s fine art, automobiles, or even palms, the best collectors rely on years of study and travel to advance their connoisseurship. This is the first of a two-part survey of passionately curated private palm collections visited on the […]
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 […]