South Bay Bromeliad Associates Invites you to “come along with us on our biennial bus trip”. Only $20 per person, $25 for non members. Bring your own box lunch. Club will provide water, soft drinks & snacks. Meet at Larry Tabelings' Live Art Plantscapes 1323 W 130th St, Gardena, CA 90247 at 8:00 AM Return…
PRESENTER FOR NOVEMBER IS: Tom Glavich - "Pelargoniums of Southern Africa"
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…
PRESENTER FOR January IS: Laurel Woodley "Discovering Plant Taxonomy"
Desert Forum at the Huntington on Saturday January 19th. Entry is free to SCCSS members when you bring your society badge and arrive by 9:45am. The Aloes are usually flowering and are spectacular. Desert garden and conservatory will have docents present. A succulent sale completes the day. An opportunity to do some car-pooling? Desert Forum…
PRESENTER FOR FEBRUARY IS: Guillermo Rivera – “Argentina and Chile”
PRESENTER FOR MARCH IS: Rob Skillin - "Kenya, Land of Tropical Succulents"
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
You are invited to Rob Skillin's "Open Greenhouse Day 2019". A day of fun, food, friends and PLANTS! At the Skillin Ranch in Arroyo Grande, San Luis Obispo Co. Saturday, April 20, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
PRESENTER FOR MAY IS: Ernesto Sandoval - "Forms and Functions of Cacti and succulents Inside and Out along with other Desert Dwellers!"
PRESENTER FOR JUNE IS: Gary Duke – “Landscaping and Micro-Climates for Small Yards”
Gary Duke’s Open Yard 2019, Saturday 22 June and Sunday 23 June, 10:00 to 4:00pm
PRESENTER FOR JULY IS: Attila Kapitany - "Botanical Gardens of Australia Tour" – featuring highlights and interesting surprises through a cactus and succulent collector’s eyes.
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…
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…
PRESENTER FOR OCTOBER IS: Gunnar Eisel _ "Astrophytum Revisited". Following the meeting will be Gary Duke's Seed Propagation Workshop for those who signed up.
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…
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…
PRESENTER FOR JANUARY IS: Jeff Moore – “2019 SPINY SUCCULENTS: Euphorbias, Cacti, and Other Sculptural Succulents and (Mostly) Spiny Xerophytic Plants”
Desert Forum at the Huntington on Saturday January 18th.Entry is free to SCCSS members when you bring your society badge and arrive by 9:45am. The Aloes are usually flowering and are spectacular. Knowledgeable staff and docents will be stationed throughout the Desert Garden. Aloes will be floweringThe Desert Conservatory will be closed, but participants will…
Sale @ Hank's
Saturday February 29th, 2020
8:00 am to Noon
PRESENTER FOR MARCH IS: Woody Minnich - "Cactus and Succulent Conservation Around the World"
Gary Duke’s Open Yard 2020, Saturday 21 March and Sunday 22 March, 10:00 to 4:00pm
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
You are invited to Rob Skillin's "Open Greenhouse Day 2020". A day of fun, food, friends and PLANTS! At the Skillin Ranch in Arroyo Grande, San Luis Obispo Co. Saturday, April 4, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Apr. 26 10am - 5 pm Huntington Plant Sale Friday, Saturday, and Sunday June 28-30, 2019 See flyer for details. Huntington Botanical Gardens, 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino, CA. 626-405-35042019 Flyer ...
PRESENTER FOR MAY IS: Russel Ray –“Nature’s Geometry Succulents”
Cactus of the Month: Opuntia, Tephrocactus, Cylindropuntia, Austrocylindropuntia. Succulent of the Month: Cissus, Cyphostemma. Meeting is cancelled
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…
Jackson Burkholder will present a program via Zoom entitled, “The Botany of Cacti: An Introduction”.
The Huntington is offering an abbreviated Zoom Webinar in lieu of the regular format for the 37th Annual Succulent Plants Symposium. The program consists of four brief presentations by Gardens staff that provide updates about the Collections, discuss recent construction in the garden, and take a look at ongoing efforts to document and archive the…
PRESENTER FOR SEPTEMBER IS: Gunnar Eisel - “The Folklore, Enchantment, and Evolution of the C&S Hobby from 1894 to the present day”.
Sept ? (date needs confirmation) Long Beach Cactus Club Annual Plant Auction, 11-1pm Rancho Los Alamitos, 6400 Bixby Hill Road, Long Beach, CA 90615 INFO. 562-631-5876
"SUCCULENT SEPTEMBER" plant and pot sale in Los Osos, with face-masks and social distancing.
PRESENTER FOR OCTOBER IS: Tom Glavich - "Exploring Gasteria including Cultivars and Hybrids"
Nov. 6th: 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm, Nov. 7th: 8:30 am – 9:00 am (MEMBERS ONLY), 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
PRESENTER FOR NOVEMBER IS: Stephen McCabe "Cliff hangers and Flatlanders: Dudleya on the Edge"
Huge Plant & Pottery Sale, Saturday & Sunday ... Gary Duke will sell & sign his book & sell rare plants. Also many local potters/artists/other plant nurseries.
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…
PRESENTER FOR JANUARY: Brian Kemble - "History of the Ruth Bancroft Garden".
Presenter for February is Guillermo Rivera – “Cactus diversity in northwestern Argentina: a habitat approach”
Huge Plant & Pottery Sale, Saturday & Sunday ... Gary Duke will sell & sign his book & sell rare plants. Also many local potters/artists/other plant nurseries.
PRESENTER FOR MARCH: Gary Duke - "Chile - Land of the Ancients"
PRESENTER FOR APRIL IS : Karen Ostler – “Staging”
Moorpark Ceramic & Succulent Sale, SATURDAY, MAY 1, 2021 9 AM - 4 PM
PRESENTER FOR May: Laurel Woodley: Getting to Know Kalanchoes.
Cactus, Succulents, & Pots for sale.
The Presenter is: Ernesto Sandoval – “Succulents: Liberated or Constrained in Containers?”
Treat your Dad at Johnny Reb’s True South and/or buy a present from Duke’s Cactus and Succulents, i.e. The Duke of Long Beach. Gary Duke will be selling his plants and autographing his book. Instagram: garyduke53 ... https://www.instagram.com/garyduke53/ 10% discount on all plants. Do not miss it! June 20, 2021, 8:00 am to 2:00 pm…
“Soil Mixtures and Watering Schedules”. The Presenters are: Maria Capaldo, Mike Short, Laurel Woodley and Gary Duke
8834 Rose St, Bellflower, CA
Saturday, July 17, 2021
10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Gary Duke will sell rare plants & sign his book “Landscaping and Microclimates for Small Yards”.
Also many local potters/artists/other plant nurseries will be present.
Mark your calendars now.
Don’t miss it!
Rob & Terry Skillin invite you to their ranch for "Open Greenhouse Day 2021". A day of fun, food, friends and PLANTS! At the Skillin Ranch in Arroyo Grande, San Luis Obispo Co. Saturday, July 24, 9:00 am
The 35th Inter-City Cactus and Succulent Show and Sale Sale August 6-8, Show August 7-8 L.A. Co. Arboretum, 301 N. Baldwin, Arcadia CA https://www.intercityshow.com/ Advance Tickets Required See Here Limited Tickets Available, Arboretum members are free. 1400 plants on display Many vendors selling plants, pots, and supplies Due to Covid restrictions, masks may be required…
Meeting has been canceled. See you in September!
The Presenter is: Jeff Moore - "Agaves: Species, Cultivars & Hybrids".
The Presenter is: Rod Haenni- “Growing Cacti and Succulents from Seed”
Orange County Cactus and Succulent Society Fall Sale
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)
Holiday Sale at Johnny Reb’s True South BBQ Restaurant Dec 11, 2021, 9:00 am – 2:00 pm 4663 Long Beach Blvd, Long Beach, CA 90805 (Back of Johnny Reb’s parking lot) All plants and pots are 15% off and if you buy a plant you get 15% off your meal at Johnny Reb’s – What…
PRESENTER: John Trager - "Time for Taiwan"
PRESENTER: Kelly Griffin - “Oaxaca meanderings in search of succulents, plants, adventure and fun”.
Presenter: Jackson Burkholder: Sulcorebutia: A Virtual Tour through Bolivia
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.
Orange County Cactus and Succulent Society Spring Sale 2022
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
Sunday, April 24, 2022 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
558 North Ventu Park Road, Thousand Oaks, CA, 91320
SE corner of Ventu & Hillcrest
April 24, 2022 | 10 a.m.–4 p.m.Nov 6-8
Member preview Fri., April 22 & Sat., April 23
Huntington Botanical Gardens, 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino, CA.
Apr 30 2022 10am - 4pm, May 1 10am - 4pm
Veterans Memorial Center, Multi-Purpose Room
4117 Overland Ave., Culver City, CA. INFO: 310-822-1783
Stefan Burger:"Copiapoa 2022"
May 22 2022, 9am - 5pm
INFO. 714-553-6914
SAT. 28TH 10am-5pm, SUN 29TH 10am-4pm,
Nipomo High School,
525 N Thompson Ave., Nipomo, CA
INFO: terrieleivers@gmail.com
Balboa Park, Room 101, San Diego, CA
INFO. 858-382-1797
June 10 - 11, 2022
10TH 6-8:30 pm, 11th 9-2:30 pm
ONEgeneration, 17400 Victory Blvd., Van Nuys, CA, 91406
INFO. www.lacactus.com
PRESENTER: Tom Glavich "Exploring Euphorbia".
Members and their guests Free admission.
Resevrations Required
Huntington Botanical Gardens, 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino, CA.
Plants Sales Start July 1st thru July 3rd 10am To 5pm
Show Opens July 2nd and Thur July 3rd 10am-5pm
Info. 626-405-3504
PRESENTER FOR July: Gary Duke: “Northern Argentina” – (12 Nov – 26 Nov 2021).
Fri. July 22nd Noon To 6pm, Sat. 23rd 9-4pm
1000 S. State College Bl., (Anaheim United Methodist Church) Anaheim, CA
Information Call 949-212-8417
Aug 5 - 7
Plant Sales 9am-5pm Daily. Show Opens Aug 6-7 9am-5pm
LA County Arboretum, 301 No. Baldwin Ave., Arcadia, CA.
Info. Call 626-821-3222
PRESENTER: Ernesto Sandoval: “Feeding Succulents: How Fertilizer, Water pH and Soil Can and Should Be Adjusted!”
Sep 3, 9am - 3pm
Resevrations Required
All Day At The Huntington 626-405-3504
PRESENTER FOR September: Steven Frieze: "Adventures in Namaqualand: The Beauty and Exotic Quality of South African Succulents"
The Duke of Long Beach invites you to: Plant and Handcrafted Pottery Sale September 24th, 2022 4660 Rio ave, Long Beach, CA 90805 10:00 am - 4:00 pm (Can also enter from back of Johnny Reb's parking lot) Potters in attendance: @port_town_pottery @mason.jar.pottery @claybymz @mustloveceramics Great opportunity to find rare and unique plants and pots.
Sat Oct 8 9-5pm, Sun Oct 9 10-3pm,
San Diego Botanic Garden
230 Quail Gardens Drive, Encinitas, CA
Info eventcoordinator@palomarcactus.org
PRESENTER FOR OCTOBER IS: Paul T. Isley III "Tillandsias"
Resevrations Required
Nov. 4-6, 10-5pm
Huntington Botanical Gardens
1151 Oxford Road, San Marino, CA
Info 626-405-3504
PRESENTER FOR NOVEMBER: Kelly Griffin: "Now and then. An update on the Yemen island of Socotra."
The Duke of Long Beach invites you to: Rare Plant and Art Pots Sale November 20th, 2022 4660 Rio ave, Long Beach, CA 90805 10:00 am - 4:00 pm (Can also enter from back of Johnny Reb's parking lot) Hosted by Gary Duke - @garyduke53 Beautiful Artisan Pottery by: Port Town Pottery by Regina -…
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”,…
Presenter: Dylan Hannon "Othonnas for the Collector"
FEB. 11 SHOW: 10am - 4pm SALE: Members only 9am - 11am, General Public 11am - 4pm Balboa Park, Room 101, San Diego, CA Info. call 619-990-2051
PRESENTER FOR February: John Trager "Huntington Happenings"
Daily 10am-5pm Big Fresno Fair, 1121 S. Chance Ave., Fresno, CA
Fri. March 3rd Noon-6pm, Sat. Mar. 4th 9am-4pm 1000 S. State College Bl., (Anaheim United Methodist Church) Anaheim, CA 92806 Info. Call 657-549-0702
8842 Park St, Bellflower, CA Sat, Mar 4, 9:00 am – 1:00 pmFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/GreenTouchNursery1/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gtnursery/?hl=en Review: https://www.succulentsandmore.com/2021/04/green-touch-nursery-socal-nursery-every.html
PRESENTER FOR March: Jerry Robinson "Bromeliads for the Home and Garden"
MAR. 17-18 Daily 8am-5pm Info. Manny Rivera 626-780-6957 or James Lemos 626-201-5519 Arcadia Masonic Center, 50 W Duarte Rd., Arcadia, CA