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: Steven Brack
Webmaster: Ralph R. Peters
To contact the CSSNM via email, please use this address: CSSofNM@gmail.com
Upcoming Events Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at 7pm - Regular meeting. Final planning
for the Spring Show & Sale. More info later...
Steve Brack will talk about the Atacama desert in Chile to show cacti in
habitat in this very arid region of Chile. Even though the aridity is
severe, the complexity of cacti is amazing. One genus of interest
is Copiapoa. Members, please bring in some Copiapoa plants for
"show
and tell" prior to the meeting and at the break time prior to the talk.
We plan on broadcasting this on Zoom. Non-members can get Zoom meeting info by emailing us.
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 and Sunday, April 11 and 12, 2026 -
Spring Show & Sale! at the Albuquerque Garden Center. We are open from 10 am until 4 pm on Saturday and 11 am to 3 pm on Sunday.
There is no admission charge. Check out
pictures of past events! More information may be found in this year's "
Show and Sale Poster" and in this "
Press Release".
Go to
Club Information for more show & sale information -- like show & sale rules, show tags, vendor information etc.
Wednesday, May 20, 2026 at 7pm - Regular Meeting We will discuss the
Spring Show and Sale and the upcoming Labor Day Show at the Albuquerque
Botanic Garden.
Our speaker will be
Panayoti Kelaidis who is the Senior Curator and Director of Outreach at the Denver Botanic Gardens.
Wednesday June 17, 2026 at 7pm - Regular meeting....
July 2026 - No meeting! Have a great Summer!
Saturday and Sunday, September 5 and 6, 2026 -
Labor Day Show at the
Albuquerque Botanic Garden.
Video presentations!
Videos of
some recent presentations may be found on YouTube! These
include
"Hedgehog Heaven",
"Lesotho’s Living Landscapes: Flora of the Mountain Kingdom", "
Feed me!",
"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.
Plant information for cacti and succulents 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
All sorts of club info
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.
We had a mini-show at Osuna Nursery on August 16.
We had a show at Albuquerque Garden Center on Labor Day weekend - August 30 & 31.
What does the society do? Get an idea from a list of
recent events.
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