The hot dog days of summer are definitely here, and they appear to be staying for a while. How are you surviving the balmy weather?
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July Speaker | Kevin Kreucher
Jurassic Cactus – otherworldly plants in Baja California, Mexico! Kevin Kreucher, better known as Crazy4Cactus on Instagram has been enjoying the hobby for more than 5 years.
President’s Message: July, 2023
As we celebrate 247 years of the U.S.A., let us also celebrate 64 years of our own Gates Cactus and Succulent Society.
CSSA Webinar by Michelle Cloud-Hughes
Saturday, June 10th at 10 am PST on Zoom. Recent Research and Taxonomic Changes in the Cylindropuntia of the Californias
June Speaker | Tom Glavich
Tom Glavich is a long time grower of succulent plants and rare bulbs. He has been a CSSA Board Member and is one of the co-chairs of the Inter-City Cactus and Succulent show held every August at the Los Angeles County Arboretum.
President’s Message: June, 2023
The return of our full annual show and sale event was a huge success, and in no small part due to all the wonderful volunteers and participants.
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.
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 the natural sciences. His favorite hobbies were growing exotic plants like cacti, and collecting fossils, minerals, and insects.
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!
CSSA Webinarby Jakub Jilemicky April 1st
Jakub Jilemicky: The Best Haworthias in the Western Cape of South Africa.
Gates Cactus and Succulent Society 