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  • Saturday, April 14, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm, and Sunday, April 15, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – 35th Annual Cactus & Succulent Society Show and Sale

    The Connecticut Cactus and Succulent Society will celebrate its 35th Annual Cactus and Succulent Show and Sale on Sat., April 14th and Sunday April 15th, at  the Bristol Senior Community Center, 240 Stafford Ave., in Bristol, Connecticut.

    This is the largest show of its kind in the East, with over one thousand visitors each year. The judged show has more than 100 categories with over 500 entries. In addition, there will be at least 15 vendors with a huge selection of C&S plants, pots, soils, and books. Admission to the show and sale is free. The sales area will be open to the public on Sat. from 10:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. and on Sunday from 10:00 A.M. until 4:00 P.M.

    Free plants will be given to the first 50 families entering the show on both days. There will also be a series of free lectures (a schedule of lectures will be posted on the website) and auctions of larger plants. For more information visit http://www.ctcactussociety.org.

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  • Saturday, April 6 – Sunday, April 7 – 30th Annual Connecticut Cactus and Succulent Show and Sale

    The Connecticut Cactus and Succulent Society will celebrate its 30th Annual Cactus and Succulent Show and Sale on Saturday, April 6 and Sunday, April 7, 2013, at the Naugatuck Valley Community College, 750 Chase Parkway in Waterbury, Connecticut.

    This is the largest show of its kind in the East, with nearly one thousand visitors each year. The judged show has more than 100 categories with over 500 entries and this year there are 14 vendors with a huge selection of C&S plants, pots, soils, and books.

    Admission to the show and sale is free, refreshments are available. The sales area will be open to the public on Sat. from 10:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., on Sunday from 10:00 A.M. until 4:00 P.M.

    Free plants will be given to the first 50 families entering the show on both days. There will also be a series of free lectures (schedule of lectures on the below website) and auctions of larger plants.

    Directions: Exit 18 from Interstate 84 in Waterbury, CT, and follow the signs. Details of the Show and Sale are available at www.ctcactusclub.com.  Image from www.fineartamerica.com.

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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.