18 Aug 2007
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This month our society visited three locations in Austin. The meeting was co-hosted by Clay Fisher and RL Frasier and we thank them for hosting. With RL staying at his house preparing the society luncheon, Clay acted as our tour guide for the first two stops. With members visiting from as far away as Dallas and Brownsville, Clay's assistance was greatly appreciated. We first went to see the fabulous garden of Joe Montgomery. Joe has been growing palms in Austin for 30 years. Many of the older specimens in his yard went through the hard freezes of the 80's. Joe's attitude about growing tropical plants is carefree, as he figures he'll plant it and see how well it does... obviously from the pictures below, many of his plants have done great! It was a pleasure to see Joe's garden, we thank him and his wife for inviting our society in.
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Our second stop was at Zilker Park which was surprisingly palmy. The park is rather expansive and had a number of nice gardens. The gardens had an abundance of cold hardy palms which really gave the gardens a tropical feel. Add in the bamboo and cycads and you really had to remind yourself you were in the heart of Texas. Hopefully the pictures below will convey that same feeling.
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Lastly we ended up at co-host RL Frasier's home and garden for refreshing air conditioning and a wonderful meal. RL has only been in this house a short while and yet the gardens are coming along very nicely. RL is a large cycad collector and expert. Naturally his garden had many interesting cycads, which made for an interesting garden. Certainly one that is unique for central Texas. While at RL's, we ate a wonderful meal and had a short society meeting. We thank both RL and Clay for co-hosting this months meeting. All who attended, had a wonderful time.
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