Welcome to the Palmetto Book and all things cabbage palm
A blog complementing The Palmetto Book: Histories and Mysteries of the Cabbage Palm, by Jono Miller
The Marie Selby Botanical Garden's EcoFlora Team and Botany Department will be leading a public bioblitz at Lemon Bay Preserve. Bring a facemask, food, water, sunscreen/bug repellant, and a camera or smartphone to take photos for iNaturalist plus anything else needed for hiking. Feel free to bring family or friends but let us know how … Continue reading "Selby EcoFlora Bioblitz @ Lemon Bay Preserve"
This Lunch and Learn presentation is only available to members of the Florida Native Plant Society. It covers some basics, which would be great for new members, and also provides current information about pruning, disease, and landscape uses. Florida Native Plant Society members act as ambassadors to communicate their mission to their neighbors and communities. … Continue reading "One Dozen Things FNPS Members Need to Know About Cabbage Palms"
Bookstore1 is hosting this first chat about THE PALMETTO BOOK less than a month after its release on March 16th. I'll read a few excerpts, but more importantly feature some of the unique Sarasota connections found in the book and talk about my personal connection to this paradoxical plant. I'm encouraging people to patronize their … Continue reading "Author Chat hosted by Bookstore1, Sarasota"
Local natural historian, environmental educator, activist (and now author) Jono Miller, will join us to talk about The Palmetto Book, read a few passages, and field your questions about Florida's state tree. Jono Miller has worked for half a century to understand and protect the wild places in Southwest Florida, including North Port. He first … Continue reading "Meet the author: Env. Conservancy of North Port"
This special ZOOM presentation will take us beyond The Palmetto Book: Histories and Mysteries of the Cabbage Palm, Jono Miller’s recently released work based on ten years of research. Jono is a well-known local environmentalist and former Director of the Environmental Studies Program at New College. This is your chance to go deeper into some of … Continue reading "Author talk Serenoa Chapter of FNPS"
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Author Jono Miller will venture across the skyway to introduce The Palmetto Book, read a few passages, and field questions about Florida's state tree. In addition, he will share tales of some noteworthy and unusual cabbage palms of the Pinellas peninsula. This is a unique opportunity to get to know our state tree. Time and location to … Continue reading "Meet the Author: Tombolo Books, St. Pete"
This is the wrap-up session for the Florida Master Gardener Book Club's reading of The Palmetto Book. This is private event for members of the Book Club.
July 12 Introduction to the Cabbage Palm, our State Tree Join new author Jono Miller for an introduction to our state tree, the cabbage palm, Sabal palmetto. In addition to a basic introduction, Jono will tackle some common questions: How should they be pruned? Are they good shade trees? What about diseases? Do cabbage palms do … Continue reading "Introduction to the Cabbage Palm, our State Tree"
Jono Miller will be live and in person at the Fogartyville Community Media and Arts Center on July 13th to talk about “The Palmetto Book: Histories and Mysteries of the Cabbage Palm”. Miller is a natural historian, activist, and educator in Southwest Sarasota. His book documents the passion of the native cabbage palm, as well … Continue reading "Book Talk with Jono Miller"