10 Fascinating Native Plants of Puerto Vallarta Neil Gerlowski, Executive Director Vallarta Botanical Garden January 8, 2019 Incanto, 4:30 pm Did you know that Stanhopea tigrine, the flower pictured above, can attract bees from over 10 km away? Or that Rhipidocladum racemiflorum can be used as an alternative to plastic straws? There is so much that we don't know about the regional flora of Vallarta, yet it fascinates us every day. Join us January 8, as Neil Gerlowski, Executive Director of Vallarta Botanical Garden, guides us on a photographic journey of some of PV's most interesting plants and flowers. This is our first membership meeting of 2019 and we look forward to seeing all of our members there. At 4:30 pm, we will meet for drinks on the beautiful Incanto terrace overlooking the Rio Cuale, then at 5:00 pm we will go inside for our presentation and discussion. If you've not renewed your membership or would like to bring new friends to join as members., we can process these memberships at the meeting. Fiesta del Sol Ticket Sales and Table Reservations If you've not purchased your tickets to our annual gala, please do so soon. Fiesta del Sol, our 2019 gala, is our largest event of the year and will definitely sell out. To purchase your tickets using PayPal Click here. If you would like to reserve a table, purchase tickets by credit card or have any questions, please send an email to Cole Martelli at colemartelli@yahoo.com If you would like to pay by cash, you can either make arrangements with Cole for collection or purchase tickets at Cassandra Shaw Jewelry, Basilio Badillo 276.