Club Information

The Pacific Northwest Palm & Exotic Plant Society is based in the Pacific Northwest region of North America and includes British Columbia in Canada as well as the states of Washington and Oregon down to the Oregon / California state line.

The coastal strip where most of our club's exotic gardening takes place is almost entirely USDA zone 8, with a few small pockets of Zone 9. However, a growing number of our membership live in zones 5 - 7, with a few members having success even in zones 3 - 4. As the name of our chapter implies, we grow plants other than just palms. The gardens of our members tend to look much like what you might find in Southern California.

Our club is administered by an executive board which is made up of an annually elected body of president and regional vice-presidents, as well as appointed board members. Society members are encouraged to participate in club functions such as barbecues, garden tours and plant sales, and to play an active role in guiding the club's future through attendance at meetings and elections. Members are also encouraged to contribute to our quarterly journal. Most importantly, members are encouraged to promote the art and science of exotic gardening in their own gardens!

Your executive board members for 2008 are: