Monthly Meeting: Join us, May 9th at 7:30 pm
New Location: Ayers Hall, Los Angeles County Arboretum, Arcadia




Intercity Show 2013
AUG. 17 & 18
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May Program
Stage Your Way To The Trophy Table
Presented by
Peter Walkowiak

Peter Walkowiak always has plants displayed on the trophy table at every show. He has agreed to share with us some of his tips and techniques on how to stage your plants to catch the judges’ eyes. Peter’s talk will help inspire everyone to get their best plants ready for this season’s upcoming shows.

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Peter Walkowiak

The C&S Workshop meets Wednesday, May 15 th in the Palm Room,
Los Angeles County Arboretum at 7:30 pm.

May Topic: Vegetative Propagation Workshop
The workshop will cover equipment, planting/grafting, and growing techniques/strategies. This includes pots, soil/potting mixes, water, lighting, labeling, and temperature control. There will be demonstrations of leaf cuttings, stem cuttings, stem sections, division of clump-forming offsets, division of offsets, split-grafting, and flat-grafting. Transplanting and some basic botany will also be discussed.

The C&S Workshop is an informal, hands-on learning experience that is fun for expert and novice alike. Come and learn from the experience of others.


Dyckia Article by Joe Wujcik
Growing Lithops: Tips for the novice grower
SGVCSS Information  Membership Form
SGVCSS Officers, Board, and Committees
Meeting Highlights
SGVCSS Communiqué Back Issues
 Southern California Resources
Cactus and Succulent Nurseries and Bookstores
Cactus and Succulent Societies in Southern California
Places to Visit
Huntington Botanical Gardens, San Marino, CA
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
Death Valley National Park
Joshua Tree National Park
Mojave National Preserve
The Living Desert Wildlife & Botanical Park, Palm Springs, CA
The Los Angeles County Arboretum, Arcadia, CA
National / International Cactus and Succulent Resources
The Cactus & Succulent Society of America
The Cactus and Succulent Plant Mall
Cacti_etc: Largest Internet Newsgroup
The GardenWeb: Cacti & Succulents Forum
The Amateurs' Digest



CACTUS AND SUCCULENT UPCOMING EVENTS - 2013
MAY 17 & 18 
GATES CACTUS AND SUCCULENT SOCIETY 
32ND SHOW AND SALE FRI & SAT 9-4:30 PM 
JURUPA MOUNTAINS CULTURAL CENTER, 7621 GRANITE HILL DRIVE
GLEN AVON, CA INFO. 951-360-8802
MAY 25 & 26 
CENTRAL COAST CASTUS & SUCCULENT SOCIETY
ANNUAL SHOW & SALE (10-4PM), LUDWICK CENTER, 864 SANTA ROSA
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA – INFO. 805-237-2054, WWW.CENTRALCOASTCACTUS.ORG
JUNE 1 & 2 
SAN DIEGO CACTUS AND SUCCULENT SOCIETY –SUMMER SHOW AND SALE
BALBOA PARK, ROOM 101, SAN DIEGO, CA. INFO: 858-382-1797 
JUNE 8 & 9 
LOS ANGELES CACTUS AND SUCCULENT SOCIETY PLANT SHOW AND SALE 8TH 9-5, 9TH 9-3:30
SEPULVEDA GARDEN CENTER, 16633 MAGNOLIA BLVD.
ENCINO, CA INFO. E-MAIL LACSS.CONTACT@GMAIL.COM
JUNE 15-20 
CSSA 35TH BIENNIAL CONVENTION, AUSTIN, TX- -WWW.CSSA2013.COM
JUNE 28-30
CSSA ANNUAL SHOW AND SALE –HUNTINGTON BOTANICAL GARDENS
1151 OXFORD ROAD, SAN MARINO, CA.
626-405-2160 OR 2277 PLANTS SALES START JUNE 28TH THRU JUNE 30TH
THE SHOW OPENS ON THE JUNE 29TH THRU JUNE 30TH FREE TO THE PUBLIC
JULY 26-28 
ORANGE COUNTY CACTUS AND SUCCULENT SOCIETY SUMMER SHOW AND SALE. 
FRI. JULY 26TH 9AM-5PM, SAT JULY 27TH 9AM-5PM, SUN 28TH 12-4PM 
1000 S. STATE COLLEGE BLVD., (ANAHEIM UNITED METHODIST CHURCH) ANAHEIM, CA
INFORMATION CALL 949-212-8417 
AUG. 17 & 18 
28TH ANNUAL INTERCITY SHOW AND SALE AT THE LA COUNTY ARBORETUM,
9AM-5PM DAILY. 301 NO. BALDWIN AVE., ARCADIA, CA. 
INFO. CALL TOM GLAVICH 626-798-2430 OR JOHN MATTHEWS 661-297-5364
SEPT. 7
HUNTINGTON BOTANICAL GARDENS SUCCULENT SYMPOSIUM
ALL DAY AT THE HUNTINGTON 
SEPT. 22
LONG BEACH CACTUS CLUB ANNUAL PLANT AUCTION 
RANCHO LOS ALAMITOS, 6400 BIXBY HILL ROAD, LONG BEACH, CA 90615
INFO: 310-922-6090
NOV. 2 & 3 
SAN GABRIEL CACTUS AND SUCCULENT SOCIETY SHOW AND SALE
9AM-4PM BOTH DAYS
LA COUNTY ARBORETUM ADDRESS ABOVE.
 
 
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