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Wings of the Tropics

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Adult Education Classes at Fairchild

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Fairchild's Many Education Programs

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Music in the Garden Returns!

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Learn How You Can Help Fairchild

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We're growing plants for space travel!

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Learn how we're restoring Florida's native orchids

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MANGO BRUNCH

Sunday, July 15, 2018

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EARLY-BIRD WALKS

Bird watching at Fairchild!

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MANGO AND TROPICAL FRUIT FESTIVAL

July 14 and 15, 2018

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SEE WHAT'S BLOOMING IN THE GARDEN

 

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Events Calendar
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5/1/2018
  • Advanced DSLR Techniques: Getting More Out of Your DSLR Camera and Intro to Adobe Lightroom with Carlos Causo

    (5/1/2018 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM)

  • ADVANCED DSLR TECHNIQUES: GETTING MORE OUT OF YOUR DSLR CAMERA AND INTRO TO ADOBE LIGHTROOM

    (5/1/2018 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM)

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5/2/2018
  • Plants and People Horticultural Therapy Program for Individuals Living with Alzheimer's

    (5/2/2018 10:30 AM - 4:30 PM)

  • GROWING THE MINIATURE ORCHIDS OF THE TROPICS

    (5/2/2018 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM)

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5/4/2018 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
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Plant ID Workshop

Do you have a plant in your garden that you aren't familiar with? Or, perhaps are looking to find out its origins and how it came to South Florida? If so, bring your specimen to Fairchild’s Herbarium and let our scientists uncover its secrets! Bring a cutting from your plant to Fairchild’s Herbarium team on the first Friday of every month at 1:00 p.m. and participate in our Plant Identification Workshop.

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5/5/2018
  • BEGINNER BEEKEEPING FOR THE BACKYARD GARDENER (AT FAIRCHILD FARM)

    (5/5/2018 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM)

  • CREATIVE SATURDAYS AT FAIRCHILD WITH HILLARY PARKER: BUILDING BASIC FOUNDATIONS IN DRAWING AND WATERCOLORS

    (5/5/2018 9:30 AM - 1:30 PM)

  • ABSTRACT iPHONEOGRAPHY: CREATING IMPRESSIONIST PHOTOS

    (5/5/2018 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM)

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5/6/2018 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
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Sunday Sounds

Enjoy live music performed by students of University of Miami's Frost School of Music on select Sundays, in the Glasshouse Café. 

                                                                                                                                                                                  

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5/12/2018
  • Bird & Wildlife Weekend at Fairchild

    (5/12/2018 9:30 AM - 5/13/2018 4:30 PM)

  • Tropical Flowering Tree Society Show and Sale

    (5/12/2018 9:30 AM - 5/13/2018 4:30 PM)

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5/13/2018
  • Bird & Wildlife Weekend at Fairchild

    (5/12/2018 9:30 AM - 5/13/2018 4:30 PM)

  • Tropical Flowering Tree Society Show and Sale

    (5/12/2018 9:30 AM - 5/13/2018 4:30 PM)

  • Mother's Day Brunch

    (5/13/2018 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM)

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5/15/2018 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
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SPRING ACRYLIC STUDIO WORKSHOP

Acrylics artists came and enjoy this special three-session acrylic workshop with artist Dan Bondroff. The workshop will start with a complete beginning to end demonstration of a landscape painting in acrylic paint. Students will learn composition, value, and color mixing.

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5/16/2018 9:30 AM - 2:00 PM
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ADVANCED TRANSPARENT WATERCOLORS – A STUDIO WORKSHOP

Accomplished artist, Dottie Greene, will instruct a small group of students as they take watercolor painting to a new level with the understanding of color and light. Using transparent watercolor as the medium and working with a limited palette, students will distinguish the behavioral differences of pigments and explore the nuances of color while painting white objects.

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5/17/2018 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
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THE JOYS OF SOY CUISINE

No food is more versatile or vital to the cuisine of East Asia than soy. It is eaten fresh, dried, made into milk, pulverized into flour, fermented, and brewed into sauces.

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5/19/2018
  • GRAFTING WORKSHOP (AT FAIRCHILD FARM)

    (5/19/2018 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM)

  • USING THE HIPSTAMATIC APP ON YOUR iPHONE

    (5/19/2018 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM)

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5/26/2018
  • Tropical Fern and Exotic Plant Society Show and Sale

    (5/26/2018 10:30 AM - 5/27/2018 5:30 PM)

  • NYMPHAEAS: PHOTOGRAPHING WATER LILIES AND AQUATIC PLANTS IN THE GARDEN

    (5/26/2018 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM)

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5/27/2018
  • Tropical Fern and Exotic Plant Society Show and Sale

    (5/26/2018 10:30 AM - 5/27/2018 5:30 PM)

  • Mommy and Me Yoga

    (5/27/2018 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM)

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6/1/2018 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
819

Plant ID Workshop

Do you have a plant in your garden that you aren't familiar with? Or, perhaps are looking to find out its origins and how it came to South Florida? If so, bring your specimen to Fairchild’s Herbarium and let our scientists uncover its secrets! Bring a cutting from your plant to Fairchild’s Herbarium team on the first Friday of every month at 1:00 p.m. and participate in our Plant Identification Workshop.

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6/2/2018 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
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THE MAGNIFICENT MEDINILLA

Many admire the unique tropical beauty of the magnificent Medinilla. This class will feature the many varieties of Medinilla that grow well in South Florida. Those attending will leave with essential growing information, as well as care and propagation “know how.”

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6/9/2018 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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GROWING MANGOS IN SOUTH FLORIDA (AT FAIRCHILD FARM)

This course presents mango cultivation throughout South Florida. We will discuss propagating, pruning, harvesting and handling at both the commercial and home garden level.

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Daily: 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

  • Fairchild Members: Free
  • Adults: $25
  • Seniors (65 and over): $18
  • Children 6-17: $12
  • Children 5 and under: Free
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This Week at Fairchild
Sat: GRAFTING WORKSHOP (AT FAIRCHILD FARM)
Sat: USING THE HIPSTAMATIC APP ON YOUR iPHONE
Sat: Tropical Fern and Exotic Plant Society Show and Sale
Sat: NYMPHAEAS: PHOTOGRAPHING WATER LILIES AND AQUATIC PLANTS IN THE GARDEN
Sun: Mommy and Me Yoga
Fri: Plant ID Workshop
Sat: THE MAGNIFICENT MEDINILLA
Sat: GROWING MANGOS IN SOUTH FLORIDA (AT FAIRCHILD FARM)
Sat: Grafting Tropical Fruit Trees (at Fairchild Farm) with Dr. Noris Ledesma
Sat: GRAFTING TROPICAL FRUIT TREES (AT FAIRCHILD FARM)