The Suncoast Grapevine—August 2012 Page 1 Volume 29 Number 8 AUGUST 2012 The Suncoast Grapevine Newsletter of the Suncoast Native Plant Society, Inc. www.suncoastnps.org The Florida Native Plant Society was organized in 1980 to promote the preservation, conservation, and restoration of the native plants and native plant communities of Florida. For more information about the Florida Native Plant Society, please visit our web site: www.fnps.org ATTRACTING WILDLIFE Presented by Beth Davidson Wednesday, August 15th @ 7 PM Hillsborough County Extension Service Do you want to aract more wildlife to your yard but not sure how to ac- complish that in a neighborhood with more asphalt than trees? This month, Beth Davidson will be talking about just that, with suggesons on how to make your yard a haven for all things with feathers, fur, scales or mulple pairs of legs. Beth, a Senior Project Scienst with Cardno Entrix, last spoke to our group in February 2010, addressing Flatwoods Restoraons. She is back to help us understand the delicate balance necessary to provide food, shelter, water and nesng habitat for the animals who share our world with us and why it so vital to keep them around. - Submitted by Devon Higginbotham
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The Suncoast Grapevine—August 2012 Page 1
Volume 29 Number 8 AUGUST 2012
The
SuncoastGrapevineNewsletter of the Suncoast Native Plant Society, Inc.
www.ficus.usf.edu/orgs/suncoast
www.suncoastnps.org
The Florida Native Plant Society was organized in 1980 to promote the
preservation, conservation, and restoration of the native plants and
native plant communities of Florida. For more information about the
Florida Native Plant Society, please visit our web site: www.fnps.org
ATTRACTING WILDLIFE
Presented by Beth Davidson
Wednesday, August 15th @ 7 PM
Hillsborough County Extension Service
Do you want to attract more wildlife to your yard but not sure how to ac-complish that in a neighborhood with more asphalt than trees? This month, Beth Davidson will be talking about just that, with suggestions on how to make your yard a haven for all things with feathers, fur, scales or multiple pairs of legs. Beth, a Senior Project Scientist with Cardno Entrix, last spoke to our group
in February 2010, addressing Flatwoods Restorations. She is back to help us understand the delicate balance necessary to provide food, shelter, water and nesting habitat for the animals who share our world with us and why it so vital to keep them around.
- Submitted by Devon Higginbotham
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SPECIAL THANKS!!!
We appreciate all those members who take the time and effort every month
to pot plants or collect ink cartridges for the benefit of the group. The
plant auctions are a tremendous success both in terms of income to Sun-
coast and the benefits to the members who are able to purchase native
plants for their yards. Plus, the auctions are a lot of fun!
The ink cartridges keep the cost of printing our monthly Grapevine within
reason.
June and July Plant Donors: Fred Mulholland and JoAnn Hoffman
Ink Cartridge Donors: Susan Watson, Ron Chicone and Carmel van Hoek
Green Isle Gardens Field Trip
On Saturday, July 14, 7 hardy members of the Suncoast chapter traveled to Groveland to visit
Green Isle Gardens, a beautiful oasis in Central Florida just outside Clermont. It was 92 de-
grees in the shade but the lovely shaded nursery and pavilion was heaven on earth. A light
breeze was stirring the pine trees and keeping the mosquitoes at bay as we got the grand tour
nescens (Scrub Mint) were on my “Do not go home without” list but temptation swayed reason
and I also picked up a Lonicera sempervirens (Coral
Honeysuckle). Marc had great prices and even sent all
home with a Boehmeria cylindrical (False nettle), free
of charge.
Everyone left smiling with a carload of new natives to
plant but not before filling up at the Red Wing Restau-
rant just up the road, a fantastic local place with every-
thing from frog legs to buffalo burgers.
I feel certain we will all be making the trek back to
Green Isle in the not too distant future to stock up on
natives, but not without a stop at the Red Wing.
SAVE THE DATES!!
USF PLANT SALE: OCTOBER 13TH AND 14TH. We will be passing the sign-up sheet for volunteers at
the meeting August 15th or call Janet Bowers at 813-759-2822 or [email protected].
PLANT CITY GARDEN FEST: September 22nd, 9AM—3 PM
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Membership in the Florida Native Plant Society enables you to receive their
wonderful quarterly magazine The Palmetto. Joining the SNPS also entitles
you to membership privileges in the Suncoast Native Plant Society and a
subscription to their monthly newsletter The Suncoast Grapevine. Contact
the membership chair, Shirley Denton, at 986-6485.
Check pertinent category:
Individual/Renewal $35 Not-for-profit
Full time student $15 organization $50
Library subscription $15 Business or
Family or household $50 corporate $125
Contributing $75 Supporting $100
Life $1,000 Donor $250
Make check payable to FNPS. Detach and mail to:
FNPS
P.O. Box 278
Melbourne, FL 32902-0278
Mar 2012 – May 2012 Suncoast Members – New and Renewals New
James Bendickson Ruth Bessant Rene Cantero Ginny Cowan Marsha Craig Laverne Cribbs Nicole Cribbs Kim Horwedel Patricia Kemp Marjorie Masek Mark Moore Dorothy D Musial Bill Penn Gar & Eileen Reed
Michael & Carolyn Rhodes Thomas Roehn Sandy Streit
Renewal/rejoin
Debra T. Backes Ben Ballard Allen Burdett Debbie Butts Robin Carey Joel P Cleveland Mary Cross
Bonnie Dyson Margaret Evans Shawna Everidge Carlos Frey Erin Givens Phyllis Green Richard Gross Jane Halil Karen Hill Joann Hoffman Ryan & Tiffany Horstman Joel & Barbara Jackson Vivian Kilgore Joanne Kitchen Richard Rauscher
Norma L Rogers Nina Singh Cy & Joanne Spurlino Mary M. Stevenson Michael Sutton & Alyssa Getzoff Alyson Utter Mary Ann Valdovinos Carmel C. Vanhoek Betty & Ernie Wargo Rene Wiesner Brown Yvette Wilmath Leslie Zambito
Moved to our chapter Carrie Laks
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Suncoast Chapter of Florida Native Plant Society, Inc. P.O. Box 1158 Seffner, FL 33583-1158
Please deliver to:
Newsletter Submissions Deadline for the next issue:
SEPT 1
Please send articles and original artwork for The Suncoast Grapevine to Shawna, by the deadline of this
month. Text should be in MS Word; graphics should be in a standard graphic format (.jpg, .bmp, .gif). Previously published artwork should
be accompanied by a letter of permission from the original
publisher.
Meeting Location
The Suncoast Native Plant Society, Inc. meets the third Wednesday of the month @ 7pm @ the Hillsborough County Extension Service office in Seffner.
SNPS Web Address http://www.SuncoastNPS.org
DIRECTIONS TO: Hillsborough County
Extension 5339 County Road 579
Seffner
Take I-4 to Exit 10 (just east of I-75). Go south for two blocks. The office is at the corner of Old Hillsborough Road and County Road 579.
