Gates Cactus and Succulent Society
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President’s Message: May, 2023
Now that you have learned how to best prepare and stage your plants for presentation, it’s time to enter them into the plant show!
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May Newsletter 2023
We are just days away from the annual show and sale so I hope that everyone has already signed up to help volunteer for the event. We will have volunteer…
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Al Klein | May Meeting Speaker
Al’s interest in the natural world started in his childhood. Growing up in Chicago he would make regular visits to the Field Museum of Natural History, and read books on…
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56th Annual CSSA Show and Sale
Open to the public with paid admission or Huntington membership Advance online timed entry reservations are now required ONLY on weekends for both visitors & members. NO WALK-INS. Limited daily capacity.
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Calendar
A list of all Gates CSS and other select events in Southern California (and more) for 2023. Check back often for updates!
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About
In July of 1959 a small group of succulent enthusiasts gathered in the Rialto home of Bill and Eleanor Hughes.
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Dr. Robert Webb speaking online February 19th 
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Dan Mahr – CSSA Webinar Speaker January 2022 
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Gates Cactus and Succulent Society 
I live in Irvine and have a big cactus plant that I can no longer care for. Does anyone pick up? I started to cut it up, but it was brutal. It’s about 6 feet tall in a pot, and it doesn’t work here. Help!
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Hi Jim sorry for the delay. Where can we reach you?
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I would like to donate Aloe/ Cactus books from Cap & Peggy Strano’s library.
Please email me if the club is interested.
Thank you,
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