As the holiday season begins, club activities are picking up, with succulent plants reacting to the cooler weather. November is crucial for club operations as elections for club officers and directors are held. The final guest speaker for the year is plant hybridizer, Kelly Griffin. Members also prepare for the December holiday party featuring a potluck dinner, plant show winners announcement, and club gifts.
Tag Archives: 2023
President’s Message: October, 2023
We are in the fall season now and you can feel that nighttime temperature cooling down much faster. It’s a bit chilly too for those nights dropping into the 50’s.
October Speaker | Gary Duke
Gary Duke believes that anyone interested in cacti ought to be able to determine what genus a cactus plant belongs in by just examining it and looking for a few telltale signs.
September Speaker | Ernesto Sandoval
Ernesto Sandoval has been wondering and seeking questions and answers to why plants grow and look the way that they do for nearly 40 years. Now he explains and interprets the world of plants
President’s Message: September, 2023
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?
August Speaker | Russel Ray
Since 1973, Russel Ray has been fascinated with the Fibonacci sequence of numbers and how they are expressed in nature.
President’s Message: August, 2023
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?
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
