Palm Society of South Texas (PSST) |
The Palm Society of South Texas, a chapter of the International
Palm Society, consists of people who are interested in raising palm trees, and in
encouraging others to use palms in their landscaping. Throughout the year, we meet
monthly at the homes of members, or at sites selected for their good displays of palms,
such as the Sabal Sanctuary near Brownsville, or Moody Gardens in Galveston, or the
San Antonio Botanical Gardens. Our membership ranges from the Rio Grande Valley to Houston
and as far north as Austin. We even have members from other states as well as internationally. Our Saturday
meetings are informal, and we generally share information on palm cultivation and develop long lasting friendships
among people who share this common interest.
Our meetings usually consist of gathering for a pot-luck lunch around noon, touring the home owners' garden and conducting
a short informal society meeting. We often have auctions at our meetings where members have the opportunity to garner rare
plants at extraordinary prices. We also have an annual Christmas party where we conduct a palm related gift exchange via a
raffle. All in all I know you'll find our meetings enjoyable and entertaining and you will meet some fantastic plant-people.
Future meetings and Contact information... |
Upcoming meetings:
Click here for detailed information on meetings
View our list of previous meetings
This society is very informal and is casually run by elected officers |
The Chairman of our organization is Jon Watson of Padre Island, serving since June 2008.
The Coastal Bend Vice Chairman is Ed Ladd of Corpus Christi, serving since 2003.
The Rio Grande Valley Vice Chairman is Mary Barkkari of Harlingen, serving since 2004.
The society Treasurer is John Dillard of Corpus Christi, serving since 1999.
In addition, our fabulous publication is created three times a year by our editor Richard Travis of San Antonio, serving since 1998.
His book Palms for South Texas is available at lulu.com.
Our web pages are maintained by John Volk of San Antonio, serving since 2005.
To join our society please send your check, in U.S. funds, for $20.00, made out to 'John Dillard - PSST'. Send the payment to John at 7317 Pepper Ridge Road, Corpus Christi,TX 78413.
See our online membership form for more information.
