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South Coast C&SS monthly meeting – February 2016

South Coast Botanic Garden, Frances Young Hall 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA, United States

Marquita Ellias - "Botanical Names Decoded" Feb 14, 2016, 1:30pm.

South Coast C&SS monthly meeting – March 2016

South Coast Botanic Garden, Frances Young Hall 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA, United States

Ernesto Sandoval: "The ABC's of Growing African Bulbs"" Mar 13, 2016, 1:30pm.

South Coast C&SS monthly meeting – May 2016

South Coast Botanic Garden, Frances Young Hall 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA, United States

NOTE: We will meet in the classroom not the auditorium. PRESENTER FOR MAY:  Jeremy Spath:  Exceptional Succulent Plants in South African Habitat Jeremy will be speaking on his recent trip to South Africa.  His photographs are exceptional. He may also bring a few plants to sell. (More details may follow later) Jeremy began his plant…

South Coast C&SS monthly meeting – June 2016

South Coast Botanic Garden, Frances Young Hall 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA, United States

PRESENTER: Gary Duke - “Landscaping and Micro-Climates for Small Yards”

South Coast C&SS monthly meeting – July 2016

South Coast Botanic Garden, Frances Young Hall 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA, United States

PRESENTER FOR JULY: Brian Kemble: Gasterias - South Africa's Big Smile. Why...

South Coast C&SS monthly meeting – August 2016

South Coast Botanic Garden, Frances Young Hall 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA, United States

PRESENTER FOR AUGUST: Bob Caplan - Acts of Cactography on an Otherwise Dull Afternoon

South Coast C&SS monthly meeting – October 2016

South Coast Botanic Garden, Frances Young Hall 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA, United States

"A Questions of Sex" is all about propagation of succulent plants. It includes a few of the more interesting, as well as vanilla, approaches to reproduction. Different kinds of vegetative propagation and hybridization are also discussed.

South Coast C&SS monthly meeting – November 2016

South Coast Botanic Garden, Frances Young Hall 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA, United States

PRESENTER FOR NOVEMBER IS; Stephen McCabe – “Dudleya Conservation: Threats and New Species”

South Coast C&SS Holiday Pot-luck 2016 (members only)

South Coast Botanic Garden, Frances Young Hall 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA, United States

Our annual Holiday Pot Luck will be held on Sunday, December 11th, our usual meeting date.

South Coast C&SS monthly meeting – January 2017

South Coast Botanic Garden, Frances Young Hall 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA, United States

Cactus of the Month: Notocactus, Parodia Succulent of the Month: Aloe PRESENTER FOR JANUARY IS:  Marquita Ellias -The Canary Islands – They’re out of this World!  Marquita Ellias will take the audience to space and then return them to the Canary Islands to witness adaptive radiation first hand.  The program will include indigenous plants including Aeoniums,…

South Coast C&SS monthly meeting – February 2017

South Coast Botanic Garden, Frances Young Hall 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA, United States

Presenter for February: Panayoti Kelaidis - “Designing Gardens for Succulents”

South Coast C&SS monthly meeting – March 2017

South Coast Botanic Garden, Frances Young Hall 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA, United States

PRESENTER FOR MARCH IS: Jeff Moore - "Under the Spell of Succulents"

South Coast C&SS monthly meeting – May 2017

South Coast Botanic Garden, Frances Young Hall 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA, United States

NOTE: The May meeting is in classroom B, not the auditorium, space is at a premium. PRESENTER FOR MAY IS:  Ernesto Sandoval - "Aloes". Cactus of the Month: Mammillaria (clumping). Succulent of the Month: Euphorbia (African, not from Madagascar). Aloe has a long ethnobotanical and medicinal history around world. Ernesto will look at the family…

South Coast C&SS monthly meeting – June 2017

South Coast Botanic Garden, Frances Young Hall 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA, United States

NOTE: This meeting is on the third Sunday. PRESENTER FOR JUNE IS:  Gary Duke - "Bolivia - Part I". Cactus of the Month: Opuntia, Tephrocactus. Succulent of the Month: Cissus, Cyphostemma. Gary describes his travel with Guillermo Rivera through the Bolivian altoplano via La Paz, Cochabamba, Sucre, Potosi, Carmago to Tarija. He has pictures of over…

South Coast C&SS monthly meeting – July 2017

South Coast Botanic Garden, Frances Young Hall 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA, United States

PRESENTER FOR JULY IS; Keith Taylor - "Pots and a Different Approach to Staging".

South Coast C&SS monthly meeting – August 2017

South Coast Botanic Garden, Frances Young Hall 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA, United States

PRESENTER FOR AUGUST IS: Woody Minnich - "Socotra". Woody Minnich will present slides of his trip to Socotra, a place many of us will never have the chance to see.  We will discover that many plants in our own collections come from this remote island, south of Yemen in the Arabian Sea. Woody is an excellent…

South Coast C&SS monthly meeting – September 2017

South Coast Botanic Garden, Frances Young Hall 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA, United States

PRESENTER FOR SEPTEMBER IS: Gunnar Eisel – “Beauty in the Eye of the Beholder: Our Wonderful and Weird Hobby”

South Coast C&SS monthly meeting – October 2017

South Coast Botanic Garden, Frances Young Hall 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA, United States

PRESENTER FOR OCTOBER IS:  Tom Glavich - "Euphorbias, A Survey and How to Grow Them".

South Coast C&SS monthly meeting – November 2017

South Coast Botanic Garden, Frances Young Hall 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA, United States

PRESENTER FOR NOVEMBER IS:  Ernesto Sandoval - "Propagation of Cacti and Succulents". Ernesto describes soil mixes, watering, fertilization and how to grow our favorite plants from seed.

South Coast C&SS Holiday Pot-luck 2017 (members only)

South Coast Botanic Garden, Frances Young Hall 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA, United States

December 10th, from Noon to 2 PM Our annual Holiday Pot Luck will be held on Sunday, December 10th, our usual meeting date. The start time is noon. We will be in the auditorium. We will start set-up at 10:00 AM. Anyone with a flair for decorating or arms to help with table and chair…

South Coast C&SS monthly meeting – January 2018

South Coast Botanic Garden, Frances Young Hall 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA, United States

PRESENTER FOR JANUARY IS: Marcia Tatroe – “Rockin’ with Cacti and Succulents“.

South Coast C&SS monthly meeting – February 2018

South Coast Botanic Garden, Frances Young Hall 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA, United States

PRESENTER FOR FEBRUARY IS: Greg Krehel, - "Freaky Flowers: Echinopsis Flowers in Bloom"

South Coast C&SS monthly meeting – March 2018

South Coast Botanic Garden, Frances Young Hall 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA, United States

PRESENTER FOR MARCH IS:  Jeff Moore - "Soft Succulents"

South Coast C&SS monthly meeting – May 2018

South Coast Botanic Garden, Frances Young Hall 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA, United States

PRESENTER FOR MAY IS: Brian Gold – “Name that Plant & Name that Flower” or “Que es la Planta y Que es la Flor” – a game or quiz type lecture.

South Coast C&SS monthly meeting – June 2018

South Coast Botanic Garden, Frances Young Hall 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA, United States

Rob Roy MacGregor – “Alternative Ways to Propagate Cacti and Succulents”

South Coast C&SS monthly meeting – July 2018

South Coast Botanic Garden, Frances Young Hall 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA, United States

Presenter for July is:  Ernesto Sandoval ­ "Propagation of Cacti and Succulents – Part 2".

South Coast C&SS monthly meeting – August 2018

South Coast Botanic Garden, Frances Young Hall 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA, United States

PRESENTER FOR AUGUST:  Woody Minnich - "The New, Rare and Seldom seen Cacti and Succulents of Mexico"

South Coast C&SS monthly meeting – November 2018

South Coast Botanic Garden, Frances Young Hall 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA, United States

PRESENTER FOR NOVEMBER IS:  Tom Glavich - "Pelargoniums of Southern Africa"

South Coast C&SS Holiday Pot-luck 2018 (members only)

South Coast Botanic Garden, Frances Young Hall 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA, United States

Our annual Holiday Pot Luck will be held on Sunday, December 9th, our usual meeting date. The festivities will start at noon in the Auditorium. We will start set-up at 10:30 AM. Anyone with a flair for decorating or arms to help with table and chair set up is encouraged to come early. Phyllis DeCrescenzo…

South Coast C&SS monthly meeting – January 2019

South Coast Botanic Garden, Frances Young Hall 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA, United States

PRESENTER FOR January IS:  Laurel Woodley  "Discovering Plant Taxonomy"

South Coast C&SS monthly meeting – February 2019

South Coast Botanic Garden, Frances Young Hall 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA, United States

PRESENTER FOR FEBRUARY IS: Guillermo Rivera – “Argentina and Chile”

South Coast C&SS monthly meeting – March 2019

South Coast Botanic Garden, Frances Young Hall 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA, United States

PRESENTER FOR MARCH IS:  Rob Skillin - "Kenya, Land of Tropical Succulents"

South Coast C&SS Show and Sale 2019

South Coast Botanic Garden, Frances Young Hall 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA, United States

NOTE CHANGED DATES !!
April 6-7th, 9am - 4pm
South Coast Botanic Garden, 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos Verdes, CA.
*  Thousands of cactus and succulents for sale
*  Hard-to-find plants
*  Kids potting table
*  Beautiful displays by expert growers
*  Expert advice for beginners and advanced

South Coast C&SS monthly meeting – May 2019

South Coast Botanic Garden, Frances Young Hall 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA, United States

PRESENTER FOR MAY IS: Ernesto Sandoval - "Forms and Functions of Cacti and succulents Inside and Out along with other Desert Dwellers!"

South Coast C&SS monthly meeting – June 2019

South Coast Botanic Garden, Frances Young Hall 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA, United States

PRESENTER FOR JUNE IS: Gary Duke – “Landscaping and Micro-Climates for Small Yards”

South Coast C&SS monthly meeting – July 2019

South Coast Botanic Garden, Frances Young Hall 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA, United States

PRESENTER FOR JULY IS:  Attila Kapitany - "Botanical Gardens of Australia Tour" – featuring highlights and interesting surprises through a cactus and succulent collector’s eyes.

South Coast C&SS monthly meeting – August 2019

South Coast Botanic Garden, Frances Young Hall 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA, United States

Cactus of the Month: Epithelantha, Frailea, Aztekium Succulent of the Month: Dyckia, Hechtia, Puya PRESENTER FOR AUGUST IS: Woody Minnich - "20 Years in the Atacama, Land of the Copiapoas" Similar to the coast of Namibia, the coastal and inland regions of northern Chile, known as the Atacama, is mainly watered by amazing fogs, “the…

South Coast C&SS monthly meeting – September 2019

South Coast Botanic Garden, Frances Young Hall 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA, United States

Cactus of the Month: Variegated cactus Succulent of the Month: Variegated succulent PRESENTER FOR SEPTEMBER IS:   Tom Glavich - "The High Drakensbergs" Tom will talk about a trip he took to the high Drakensberg's, a mountain chain in the East Central region of South Africa.  Most of the trip was centered on the high-altitude country…

South Coast C&SS monthly meeting October 2019

South Coast Botanic Garden, Frances Young Hall 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA, United States

PRESENTER FOR OCTOBER IS:  Gunnar Eisel _ "Astrophytum Revisited". Following the meeting will be Gary Duke's Seed Propagation Workshop for those who signed up.

South Coast C&SS monthly meeting November 2019

South Coast Botanic Garden, Frances Young Hall 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA, United States

Cactus of the Month: South American columnar cactus (Espostoa, Oreocereus, Cleistocactus, etc.) Succulent of the Month: Pelargonium, Sarcocaulon, Tylecodon PRESENTER FOR NOVEMBER IS:  John Martinez & Nils Schirrmacher - Dudleya: Succulent Diversity in Our Own Backyard" Our local mountains are home to a plentiful and varied assortment of Dudleya. Each of the 11 species and…

South Coast C&SS Holiday Pot-luck 2019 (members only)

South Coast Botanic Garden, Frances Young Hall 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA, United States

Members only: Our annual Holiday Pot Luck will be held on Sunday, December 8th, our usual meeting date. The festivities will start at noon in the Auditorium. Check-in with the kitchen monitor when you bring your covered dish for 10-12 people. It can be a salad, casserole, side hot or cold dish or dessert. (please…

South Coast C&SS monthly meeting January 2020

South Coast Botanic Garden, Frances Young Hall 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA, United States

PRESENTER FOR JANUARY IS: Jeff Moore – “2019 SPINY SUCCULENTS: Euphorbias, Cacti, and Other Sculptural Succulents and (Mostly) Spiny Xerophytic Plants”

South Coast C&SS monthly meeting March 2020

South Coast Botanic Garden, Frances Young Hall 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA, United States

PRESENTER FOR MARCH IS:  Woody Minnich - "Cactus and Succulent Conservation Around the World"

South Coast C&SS Show and Sale 2020 (Cancelled)

South Coast Botanic Garden, Frances Young Hall 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA, United States

April 4-5th, 9am - 4pm
South Coast Botanic Garden, 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos Verdes, CA.
*  Thousands of cactus and succulents for sale
*  Hard-to-find plants
*  Kids potting table
*  Beautiful displays by expert growers
*  Expert advice for beginners and advanced

South Coast C&SS monthly meeting June 2020 (Cancelled)

South Coast Botanic Garden, Frances Young Hall 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA, United States

Cactus of the Month: Opuntia, Tephrocactus, Cylindropuntia, Austrocylindropuntia. Succulent of the Month: Cissus, Cyphostemma. Meeting is cancelled

South Coast C&SS monthly meeting July 2020 Webinar

Zoom meeting

Cactus of the Month: Melocactus Succulent of the Month: Bromeliaceae (other than Tillandsia) Meeting will be held via Zoom invitation. Members to submit Mini Show photos by July 20Speaker via Zoom is Gary Duke, speaking on "NW Argentina - Places and Plants".  Gary shows 26 cacti genera and 14 succulent genera, to include many species…

South Coast C&SS December Zoom meeting 2020

Zoom meeting

Besides the opportunity to show your favorite plant at the this year's Zoom Holiday Party, we thought some may want to buy plants on the internet and Gary Duke and CactusQuest (Hunter) have produced a short video titled "Ethical Plant Shopping + CITES" to help you be legal in your shopping.  Both he and Hunter…

South Coast C&SS July Zoom meeting 2021

Zoom meeting

“Soil Mixtures and Watering Schedules”. The Presenters are: Maria Capaldo, Mike Short, Laurel Woodley and Gary Duke

South Coast C&SS November Zoom meeting 2021

Zoom meeting

PRESENTER: Joe Stead 'Propagate it! Then put it in the ground'.
Cactus of the Month: North American Columnar Cacti (Saguaro, Cereus, etc.)
Succulent of the Month: Senecio (including Caputia, Curio, and Kleinia)

South Coast C&SS March meeting 2022

Peninsula Center Library-Community Room 701 Silver Spur Rd., Rolling Hills Estates, CA, United States

Presenter: Woody Minnich “The Cacti and Succulents of New Mexico”
Evidence of Covid vaccination required to attend the SCCSS Club meeting. Bring your vaccine card, as we will be checking at the door. No admission without evidence of vaccination.

South Coast C&SS Show & Sale 2022, celebrating 50 years of succulent art

Palos Verdes Art Center 5504 Crestridge Rd., Rancho Palos Verdes

NOTE NEW VENUE!!
April 23-24th, 9am - 4pm
Palos Verdes Art Center, 5504 Crestridge Road, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275
All visitors must show proof of COVID-19 vaccination. Wearing face masks is strongly encouraged.

*  Thousands of cactus and succulents for sale
*  Hard-to-find plants
*  Beautiful displays by expert growers
*  Expert advice for beginners and advanced

South Coast C&SS May meeting 2022

Peninsula Center Library-Community Room 701 Silver Spur Rd., Rolling Hills Estates, CA, United States

Stefan Burger:"Copiapoa 2022"

South Coast C&SS monthly meeting – June 2022

South Coast Botanic Garden, Frances Young Hall 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA, United States

PRESENTER: Tom Glavich "Exploring Euphorbia".
Members and their guests Free admission.

South Coast C&SS monthly meeting – July 2022

South Coast Botanic Garden, Frances Young Hall 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA, United States

PRESENTER FOR July:  Gary Duke:  “Northern Argentina” – (12 Nov – 26 Nov 2021).

South Coast C&SS monthly meeting – August 2022

South Coast Botanic Garden, Frances Young Hall 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA, United States

PRESENTER: Ernesto Sandoval:  “Feeding Succulents: How Fertilizer, Water pH and Soil Can and Should Be Adjusted!”

South Coast C&SS monthly meeting – September 2022

South Coast Botanic Garden, Frances Young Hall 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA, United States

PRESENTER FOR September: Steven Frieze: "Adventures in Namaqualand: The Beauty and Exotic Quality of South African Succulents"

South Coast C&SS monthly meeting – November 2022

South Coast Botanic Garden, Frances Young Hall 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA, United States

PRESENTER FOR NOVEMBER:  Kelly Griffin: "Now and then.  An update on the Yemen island of Socotra."

South Coast C&SS Holiday Gathering 2022 (members and their guests only)

South Coast Botanic Garden, Frances Young Hall 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA, United States

Members and guests only: Our first Holiday gathering in 3 years will be held on Sunday, December 11th. We are celebrating our 50th year!  The festivities will start at 1PM in the Auditorium. Awards will be given for the top winners of the Mini Show for the year.  Please also bring your 2022 “Annual Plant”,…

South Coast C&SS monthly meeting – March 2023

South Coast Botanic Garden, Frances Young Hall 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA, United States

PRESENTER FOR March:  Jerry Robinson "Bromeliads for the Home and Garden"

South Coast C&SS monthly meeting – May 2023

South Coast Botanic Garden, Frances Young Hall 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA, United States

PRESENTER FOR May: Duke Benadon "Baja California-End to End". Note: THIS IS THE 3rd SUNDAY OF THE MONTH.

South Coast C&SS monthly meeting – June 2023

South Coast Botanic Garden, Frances Young Hall 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA, United States

PRESENTER FOR JUNE:  Ron Kaufmann "Life on the Rocks: The world of Rupicolous Orchids"

South Coast C&SS monthly meeting – July 2023

South Coast Botanic Garden, Frances Young Hall 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA, United States

PRESENTER FOR July:  Kelly Griffin: "Aloe Hybrids"

South Coast C&SS monthly meeting August-2023

South Coast Botanic Garden, Frances Young Hall 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA, United States

PRESENTER IS:  Russel Ray –“Nature’s Geometry: Succulents”

South Coast C&SS monthly meeting – October 2023

South Coast Botanic Garden, Frances Young Hall 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA, United States

PRESENTER FOR OCTOBER: Jim Gardner "Fascinating succulent flora of the Canary Islands"

South Coast C&SS monthly meeting -May 2024

South Coast Botanic Garden, Frances Young Hall 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA, United States

PRESENTER FOR MAY: Kelly Griffin "An Adventure to Namibia"

South Coast C&SS monthly meeting -July 2024

South Coast Botanic Garden, Frances Young Hall 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA, United States

PRESENTER FOR JULY: Ernesto Sandoval "30+ years of Growing Succulents Professionally and Learning from Others and the Wild"

South Coast C&SS monthly meeting -August 2024

South Coast Botanic Garden, Frances Young Hall 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA, United States

PRESENTER FOR AUGUST: Peter Walkowiak:Soil and Fertilizer for Succulents

South Coast C&SS monthly meeting -September 2024

South Coast Botanic Garden, Frances Young Hall 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA, United States

PRESENTER FOR SEPTEMBER: John Trager "Succulent Treasures of Taiwan in Habitat and Cultivation"

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