Creating Drama in the Garden with Bromeliads, Thursday, Nov. 20th Featuring Juliana Raposo
Thu, Nov 20
|The Secret Garden
Join us to kick off the holiday season with mimosas and treats! Visual artist and garden designer Juliana Raposo will share the secrets of bromeliads, plants in over 3,700 stunning shapes and colors. Even if you’ve never grown bromeliads, you’ll leave inspired! Members Free. Guests welcome, $20.
Time & Location
Nov 20, 2025, 10:00 AM
The Secret Garden, 17025 Avenida De Acacias, Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067, USA
Guests
About the event
Juliana Raposo is a visual artist who found a new medium in garden design, and bromeliads are her favorite subject. For about a decade, her small suburban garden in Carlsbad has been an ongoing experiment in landscaping with bromeliad plants. Her curiosity and interest in bromeliad cultivation also led Juliana to serve as the newsletter editor for the San Diego Bromeliad Society, as well as leader of the Speakers Committee and Conservation Grant Chair.
The Bromeliacea family holds more than 3700 species and countless hybrids. These plants come in sculptural shapes and bold colors patterns - they are sure to make your garden pop! In this presentation you will learn the basics of bromeliad culture and how to use them to add drama to your landscape. She will go over the best fits for different applications with plants that can be sun-loving, shade tolerant, big and small. Plus, you will learn how to mount them in vertical displays, to create your own little jungle.
Bromeliad pups will be available for sale after the presentation.
If you’d like a fun introduction to bromeliads, watch this episode of PBS’s A Growing Passion. You will catch a glimpse of Juliana's garden!
Cost: free for members; $20 for non-members. Members bringing guests will be eligible for door prizes!