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 below 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
Wednesday, November 20, 2024 - Regular meeting!  Topics include officer elections and planning for the Holiday party. 
Steve Brack will present about the Atacama Desert in Chile, home to masses of Copiapoas.

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.

Saturday, December 14, 2024  Holiday Party!  We setup at 5 pm and have dinner about 6 pm.  Our club provides meats (turkey, ham, barbecued beef) and members bring in dishes to share -- casseroles, breads, soups,  salads, desserts,...  After dinner and cleanup, we have short (5 minute) presentations on any topic by members.

Saturday and Sunday, April 12 -13, 2025 - Spring Show & Sale at the Albuquerque Garden Center.  Pictures from previous shows can be seen here.

Video presentations!
Videos of some recent presentations may be found on YouTube!  These include  "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.  Check out the blog from Australia.

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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