The public is invited to attend this presentation! Please come and enjoy the presentation of a well known fruit enthusiast!
The Bonita Springs Tropical Fruit Club will have Noris Ledesma as a speaker this upcoming Tuesday, May 8, 2012.
Subject - Growing Tropical Fruit in South Florida
Speaker: Noris Ledesma: Curator of Tropical Fruit - Fairchild Tropical Botanic garden
Date - May 8, 2012 at 7:00 PM
Location - Methodist Church in Bonita Springs, Florida
27690 Shriver Avenue, Bonita Springs, Florida.
Directions - I -75 Take Exit 116, Bonita Beach Road Exit, go (west)
Right on Old US 41 (north)
Right on Dean Street (east)
Left on Shriver Avenue (north)
The church is located on the right hand side (east side).
"South Florida horticulture continues to evolve. Changes are due to urbanization, governmental regulation, foreign competition and the needs of the growing community. Noris Ledesma, Curator of Tropical Fruit at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden will present some alternatives for the urban forestry to provide the home owner with examples of tropical fruit in the urban landscape. Mango, Avocado, jackfruit, canistel, sapodilla, Carambola, guava have been a successful display element in back yards in South Florida for gardening. Learn principal tips to grow this species and make them part of your life."
See you there!
Thank you!
Berto Silva