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  • Saturday, January 18, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Eastern – Agavaceae & Crassulaceae Highlights of Jalisco & Michoacan, Mexico, Online

    Nearly 20 years ago, Julia Etter and Martin Kristen made Jalisco, Mexico their home, embracing the local culture and lifestyle. Now practically Mexican, they immerse themselves in tending their expansive garden and greenhouse, designing a botanical garden for a major Tequila factory, and caring for a lively menagerie of chickens and seven cats. Despite their busy lives, they still seize every opportunity to explore the field. Since 2009, Julia and Martin have collaborated with botanists from the Institute of Biology at UNAM and the University of Guadalajara. Their contributions to botany have been honored with several plant species named after them, including Agave kristenii, Echeveria juliana, E. kristenii, Graptopetalum kristenii, and Sedum kristenii. Their work has been widely published in books, journals, and online, reflecting their deep commitment to sharing the beauty and knowledge of these remarkable plants. More information about their work can be found at agavaceae.com and crassulaceae.com.

    On January 18 at 1 pm Eastern, the Cactus & Succulent Society of Massachusetts will present a Zoom virtual meeting with Julia Etter and Martin Kristen, To register (the meeting is for members, but a year’s membership is $20), visit https://www.cssma.org/membership

  • Saturday, September 14, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm – 18th Annual Cactus and Succulent Festival

    The Cactus and Succulent Society of Massachusetts will present its 18th Annual Cactus and Succulent Festival on Norfolk Town Common and also in the Norfolk Library, 2 Liberty Lane, Norfolk, on September 14. The Festival is open on Saturday from 9 – 4. Admission is free. The first 50 attendees each day will receive a free cactus or succulent plant. See hundreds of striking cacti and succulents. Often referred to as living sculptures, cacti and succulents are exotic plants. For more information visit https://cssma.org/

  • Saturday, May 20, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm – All About Pots, Potting, and Soil Types

    The Cactus and Succulent Society of Massachusetts will meet on Saturday, May 20 from 1 – 4 at the Norfolk Public Library, 2 Liberty Lane in Norfolk, Massachusetts. Every once in a while it’s a good idea to step back and review the basic necessities and requirements of our favorite plants. Just in time for potting season, the May program will do just that. CSSM Emeritus Member Art Scarpa (a past speaker with the Garden Club of the Back Bay) will lead an interactive session exploring all aspects of potting. Topics include Pots (plastic, glazed, ceramic, hypertufa, terra cotta), Soil Components (sand, gravel, potting soil, volcanic rock, and more), customizing your mix, potting, and repotting. This will be hands-on, with numerous soil samples to see and touch. Free and public is invited. For more information about the Club visit https://cssma.org/
     

  • Saturday and Sunday, September 15 and 16, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm – 2018 Cactus and Succulent Society of Massachusetts Show and Sale

    Saturday and Sunday, September 15 and 16, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm – 2018 Cactus and Succulent Society of Massachusetts Show and Sale

    2018 Cactus and Succulent Society of Massachusetts Show and Sale Dates: Saturday, September 15, 2018 and Sunday, September 16, 2018

    Show Times: 9 AM – 4 PM, both days.

    Sale Time: 9 AM – 4 PM, Saturday Only

    Location: Norfolk Public Library – 139 Main St, Norfolk, MA 02056

    Enjoy weekend-long displays of common and rare Cacti and Other Succulents. Many examples of WINTER HARDY cacti and succulents that you can grow right here in New England will be exhibited. Experts will be on hand to guide you through the many plant families on display. Admission is FREE (plus, one free plant to the first 50 visitors each day!) For more information visit https://cssma.org/annual-show-%26-sale

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  • Saturday, September 16 and Sunday, September 17, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm – 11th Annual Cactus and Succulent Society of Massachusetts Show

    The CSSM’s annual plant show is a fantastic event! Here you will see many of the finest cacti and succulent plant specimens in New England. The world of cacti and succulent plants includes many rare, bizarre, and stunning specimens. Few people have seen the full breadth of this strange yet beautiful world.
    The selection of C&S plants on display at this event is the best you will find in Massachusetts. This year the show will take place September 16 and 17 at the Norfolk Public Library, 1 Liberty Lane in Norfolk, from 9 – 4 each day. Admission is free, and the first 50 visitors each day will receive one free plant.  Image from www.weekendnotes.com. For more information visit https://sites.google.com/site/cssmblog/annual-show

  • Saturday & Sunday, September 17 & 18, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm – 10th Annual Cactus and Succulent Show

    The Cactus and Succulent Society of Massachusetts will sponsor its 10th Annual Cactus and Succulent Show on September 17 and 18, from 9 – 4 at the Norfolk Public Library, 1 Liberty Lane in Norfolk. The CSSM’s annual plant show is a fantastic event. Here you will see many of the finest cacti and succulent plant specimens in New England. The world of cacti and succulent plants includes many rare, bizarre, and stunning specimens. Few people have seen the full breadth of this strange yet beautiful world. The selection of C&S plants on display at this event is the best you will find in Massachusetts. There will be weekend long displays of common and rare cacti and other succulents, including many examples of winter hardy varieties you can grow locally. Experts will be on hand to guide you through the many plant families and admission is free. The first 50 visitors will receive a free plant as well. For more information visit https://sites.google.com/site/cssmblog/annual-show. Image of Crassula from www.crafthubs.com.

  • Saturday, September 12, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm – Cactus & Succulent Society Show & Sale

    The Cactus and Succulent Society of Massachusetts invites you to one of the largest cactus and succulent shows on the East Coast, with over 400 cacti and succulents on exhibit, Saturday and Sunday, September 12 and 13, from 9 – 5 at the Americal Civic Center, 467 Main Street in Wakefield. Adults $5, Children 10 and under $2. There will be free guided tours of the plants and displays, and plants for sale from some of the best growers in the East. Stay for the daily auction of rare, collectible, and specimen plants. Also, there will be books, prints, pots and more for sale. $1 winter hardy cacti for your garden are in limited supply, so arrive early. Accessible by MBTA lines – more details at www.ccsma.org.  Image from www.chamberdata.net.

  • Saturday – Sunday, September 14 &15 – Cactus & Succulent Society Annual Show and Sale

    Come to Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive in Boylston, Masachusetts, on September 14 & 15, for the Cactus & Succulent Society Annual Show and Sale. Hundreds of spectacular cactus and succulents will be on display in a judged show of over 100 categories. Visit the plant sale area with 12 vendors offering rare & unusual plants, books, art and more. Plant auctions each day.  Enjoy lunch at Twigs Cafe patio overlooking Wachusett Reservoir. Tour Tower Hill’s spectacular gardens. Print $2 discount coupons at www.cssma.org. Free admission for Tower Hill members and other institutions w/reciprocal benefits. Sat. 9/14: Vendor sales 9 AM- 5 PM; Show 11 AM – 5 PM; Sun. 9 AM – 4 PM.

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  • Saturday, April 9 – Sunday, April 10 – 28th Annual Cactus & Succulent Show

    The Connecticut Cactus and Succulent Society will hold its 28th  Annual Show and Sale on Saturday, April 9, from 10 – 5, and Sunday, April 10, from 10 – 4, at Naugatuck Valley Community College’s Art & Music Center Cafeteria, Fifth Floor, 750 Chase Parkway, Waterbury, Connecticut (Exit 18 off I-84).  Free admission.  This is a judged show, with an auction, refreshments, book sale, lectures and demonstrations. Many leading cactus and succulent vendors will be there.  Each day the first 50 families will receive a free plant.  Lectures will cover such topics as Raising Succulents from Seed, Yankee Ingenuity in Horticulture, Flower Show Growing and Preparation, Living Stones, Potting Mixes for Succulents, Hardy Cacti for the New England Garden, and Ariocarpus (pictured below, in an image from www.botanica.uk.net.)  Each lecture lasts approximately 20 minutes, and programs are subject to change.  For more information, log on to www.ctcactusclub.com, or call 860-489-8356.

  • Saturday, February 12, 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm – Hardy Cactus Gardening for New England Gardens

    We normally associate cacti with desert landscapes and Hollywood westerns, but did you know there are many cacti you can grow in southern and central New England? This talk illustrates what will grow here, where to get the plants, and what you need to do to have a successful cactus garden in Massachusetts — all illustrated by the speaker’s USDA Zone 5B cactus garden in Stow, MA. Who says gardening has to be about making sense!

    Stefan Cover works at Harvard University’s Museum of Comparative Zoology where he studies North American ants. He moonlights as a botanist/gardener with special interest in ornamental woody plants, especially magnolias. He runs the international seed exchange for the Magnolia Society and cultivates many of these lovely trees in his Zone 5B frost-pocket garden in Stow, Mass. $20 for BBG members, $25 for non members. To register, log on to www.berkshirebotanical.org.