I am Lazaro Priegues. I live in Miami, and have been practicing medicine since 1990. I have been a member of the South Florida Palm Society since 1990 and currently serve on the Board of Directors.

Over the years that I have lived in Coral Gables, FL and then Miami, I have planted many palms in my gardens, as well as community plantings. However, I am more notorious for guerrilla gardening of palm trees – especially from the Caribbean – around my neighborhood swales and for getting friends and neighbors to join the IPS and educate them about the importance of palms in the neighborhood and the world. I have also been a loyal member of Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, the National Tropical Botanical Garden (through the Kampong in Miami), and Montgomery Botanical Center. During my many attendances at the IPS biennials, I have served as informal translator from English into Spanish (Costa Rica and Dominican Republic) as well as English into French (New Caledonia).

Affiliated Organizations: South Florida Palm Society