The San Fernando Valley Bromeliad Society meets monthly on the first saturday at the garden center
No Admission Fee
July Speaker: Gregg DeChirico
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You will see Bromeliads, Succulents & Fauna of Peru, in habitat.
Gregg has grown plants of all types for over 30 years. He has a nursery, ‘Gregg’s Greenhouse’, located in the Santa Barbara area and specializing in seed-grown rare and exotic plants. Gregg is a frequent participant and vendor at many local club shows and sales. He has traveled throughout Latin America to photograph the flora and fauna. Gregg served as president of both the San Francisco Succulent & Cactus Society and the Santa Barbara Cactus & Succulent Society and most recently has been elected to the Cactus and Succulent Society of America (CSSA) board.
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Gregg will help us discover the wonders of Peru with a travelogue starting in arid coastal Northern Peru, heading south and traversing the Andes three times before ending in Peru’s southern highlands. A zigzagging journey took him through cactus gardens in the lush hills and valleys of Amazonia and Cajamarca, then west to the seemingly barren pacific coast, and then high into the Andes to the slopes of the Cordillera Blanca where forests of orchids and bromeliads grow within view of glaciers, then across the Altiplano where strands of huge Puya raimondii tower over grassy plains, and finally to the cultural wonder of Machu Picchu and historic city of Cusco. Along the way there are many wondrous sights of flora and fauna, as well as culture-both past and present- all captured in photos illustrated in this presentation.
Gregg is a fantastic speaker; if you are interested in Peru or plants, don't miss this meeting.
Our meetings include an educational Show & Tell , a mini-Auction, $1.00 plant Raffle and Refreshments
Free Parking including handicap spaces in the back
