Meetings are held on the second Saturday of each month, (except June, Sept., and Dec.), at 1:00 PM in Room 101, Casa del Prado, Balboa Park in downtown San Diego. Admission is free and all persons with an interest in Cacti or Succulents are invited! Arrive as early as 9:00 AM to shop at the pre-meeting plant sale.

January 13

Cactus: Turbinicarpus
Ric Newcomer
Succulent: Haworthia
Marilyn Newcomer

Jeff Moore "Undersea Succulent gardens"

February 10
10:00A - 4:00 PM

Winter Show and Sale .

March 10

Cactus:Rebutia, Sucorebutia Peter Walkowiak
Succulent: Bromeliad, Dyckia, Tillandsia

Dylan Hannon "Seed propagation of succulents and cacti"

April  14

Cactus and Succulent:"What's New “ Mark Fryer

"TWO AUTHORS" --- Philippe de Vosjpli author of " Pachyforms", new book release and signing with Rudy Lime
Also : Debra Baldwin's "Designing with Succulents"
Both authors will have copies of their books available at discount prices.

May 12

Meet the Member
Don Patterson

Dr. Harold Koopowitz- "South Africa, Spring 2006", a travelogue

June 2-3

Plant Show

Sat. 10 AM - 3PM*
*(Judging will be after 3 PM Sat.)
Sun. 10AM - 4P

Plant Sale

Sat. 9 AM - 5 PM
Sun. 10AM - 4PM

July 14

Cactus and Succulent: Euphorbias
Peter Walkowiak and Don Hunt

Paul Maschka of the SD Zoo: "Cultivating Carnivores"

August 11

Cactus and Succulent: "Strange, Weird and One of a Kind"
Ric Newcomer

Jon Rebman of the San Diego Natural History  
Museum. "Cacti and Succulent plants of San Diego County."

September 8

SDCSS Annual Picnic

SDCSS Annual Picnic

October 13

Meet the Member
Ric and Marilyn Newcomer

Tim Harvey- Container-free Culture of Succulents; Experiments in Laziness for  
Everything from Geophytes to Pachycaul Trees"

November 10

Cactus:Columnar
Terry Parr
Succulent: Echeveria
Michael Buckner

Steve Hammer - The Real Story of Queen Mabel"

December
12:00 noon

Holiday Dinner