Who: Wellington Garden Club Where: FOR MARCH ONLY: PARKS AND RECREATION BUILDING, VILLAGE PARK,
11700 Pierson Rd.
From Forest Hill Blvd: FHB to Fairlane Farms Rd., right on Pierson Rd. Park is on left just past Commercial park.
From South Shore Blvd.: Left at Pierson Rd. straight through roundabout, on right, just after the Water
Treatment facility.
When: Monday, March 1, 2010
Luncheon and Business Meeting 11:30 am; Program 1:00 pm
SUCCULENTS AND THEIR RELEVANCY IN THE S. FLORIDA LANDSCAPE
By Alan Stopek
Alan is one of the leading landscape designers/horticulturalists in the coastal areas of South Florida. He has produced a wide variety of plant species in his own nurseries ranging from assorted palms, flowering trees and shrubbery, to edibles, bromeliads, orchids and succulents.
Dubbed, “Mr. Succulent” by our WGC president, Alan will wow us with his designs including the “Kaleidoscope” compositions lining Royal Poinciana Way in Palm Beach, as well as a residential landscape on North Flagler Blvd. in WPB that was voted ‘Best Residential’ in 2008 by Florida State’s professional organization. Alan will also show us photos of a small, yet fun composition he designed for the Four Arts Sculpture Garden.
Along with his amazing photographs, Alan will educate us about how the many varieties of succulents, including agave, aloes, kalanchoes, euphorbias and sedums provide an aesthetic weight and value to any landscape design. They have everything a difficult South Florida landscape needs to survive. They are salt, wind, drought, heat and cold tolerant, while performing extremely well in the humid and rain-soaked summer seasons of the year. Alan will share with us why succulents have been considered the jewels of the landscape throughout the world for the past hundred years.
Alan’s spectacular designs using these “relevant” plants will be an inspiration for those considering integrating these “jewels” into their gardens.
The public is invited. A light lunch is served. Seating is limited. Please RSVP to 561-793-6013 or 561-798-9217.
Beverly Lichtenstein, PR
561-791-2722