Cactus and Succulent Society of New Mexico


Cactus & Succulent Society of New Mexico is an affiliate of the Cactus and Succulent Society of America.

Meeting Info: Albuquerque Garden Center, 10120 Lomas Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM, usually on the 3rd Wednesday, at 7:00 pm.

Check Upcoming Events for information on the next meeting.

President: Matthew-Ryan Morrell
Webmaster: Ralph R. Peters

To contact the CSSNM via email, please use this address: CSSofNM@gmail.com

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Upcoming Events
July - No meeting!  Have a great Summer!

Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 7 pm - Regular Meeting  We will finish planning for the Labor Day Show!
Eric Lundberg from Phoenix will talk to us about fertilizing our cacti and succulents. Steve Brack says he is close to the best grower he has ever met.
We plan on broadcasting this meeting on Zoom.
Note: The gate to the parking lot on the East side of the Albuquerque Garden Center building will be locked.  It requires a 4 digit code to open.  Members receive the gate code (which has not changed in years) in the email meeting announcement.   Visitors are welcome to follow a member in.

August 30 -31 - Saturday & Sunday, Labor Day Show at the Albuquerque Botanic Garden from 10 am to 4 pm on both days.  View pictures from past events.
Members, please volunteer to help with this show!  This sign-up sheet has more information about volunteering and what times are available.
Albuquerque
            Botanic Garden Show Information

September - No meeting!  Come to the Labor Day show!

Wednesday, October 15, 2025 at 7 pm - Regular Meeting

Video presentations!
Videos of some recent presentations may be found on YouTube!  These include  "Cool Plants for a Hot Garden",   "Traveling in the San Rafael Swell  Country "Cacti of the Atacama Desert in Chile",  "Flora of Bosque del Apache: A tour of the Desert Arboretum and the Pollinator Habitat Enhancement Project",  "The Desert Grocery Store", " Wandering around Central New Mexico", and two presentations about South African Succulents.

Information about plants
Plant information may be found here.   Check out the article on potting soils which lists potting soil recipes from several members..

Useful links for information on the web may be found here.

Club Information
Club information including hybrid meeting information, membership application, new member information, current officers, a library list, show information, show tags, show posters and vendor information... 

You can apply for membership or renew it online.  CSSNM uses PayPal to pay the annual fee.

What does the society do?  Get an idea from a list of recent events.

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