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SCSS T-Shirt Design Contest 2026
Calling All Artists and Creatives!We need your help to design a new T-shirt for our club! Submit your design, and it could be featured on T-shirts and other…
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Next meeting: August 24, 2026
Dig into the Dog Days of Summer and Make a Dish Garden with Mariel Dennis At the August meeting, members will have an opportunity to assemble a dish…
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SCSS participating in Houseplant Fest at Green Acres Elk Grove on August 22, 2026
WHEN: Saturday, August 22, 20269:00am to 2:00pm WHERE:Green Acres Elk Grove9220 E Stockton BlvdElk Grove, CA 95624 WHAT:SCSS volunteers will be hosting a table to inform participants and shoppers…
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Dave Roberts open garden, September 12, 2026
WHEN: Saturday, September 12, 20269:00am to 2:00pm WHERE:2248 11 th AvenueSacramento, CA WHAT:Dave Roberts’ garden features many specimen cactus and succulents collected over the years. A former nurseryman…
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Next meeting, July 27, 2026: Ernesto Sandoval: All about Welwitschia
Popular speaker Ernesto Sandoval will take us on a natural history walk with Welwitschia and talk about growing this “it plant” from the Namib Desert. He’ll share his…
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Next meeting, June 22, 2026: J.D. Wikert on the genus Mammillaria
J.D. Wikert is a former fisheries biologist and worked on restoration of habitat for salmon in California’s Central Valley. He lives in Lodi, California. Previously, he worked in…
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Vivid Root open greenhouse, June 6, 2026
WHEN: Saturday, June 6, 2026, 10a – 2pWHERE: 6101 Chrysler Cir, Garden Valley, CA 95633(look for the big greenhouse) SCSS board member Amie Frisch, the brain behind the…
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Next meeting, May 18, 2026: Bill McCabe on his (mis)adventures in Namibia
This February, Bill McCabe journeyed to the southern portion of Africa to experience the exotic sights and sounds of Namibia. At our May meeting, join Bill as he…
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Next meeting, April 27, 2026: New and Old Adventures in Dudleya with Stephen McCabe
Exploring remote locations to try to find new species and decipher relationships between species can often get researchers into challenging situations on the sides of cliffs or in…
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Field trip to UC Davis Botanical Conservatory – April 22, 2026
SAVE THE DATE! Wednesday, April 22, 2025WHAT’S HAPPENING? A Sacramento Cactus and Succulent Society educational field trip to the UC Davis Botanical Conservatory.The UC Davis Botanical Conservatory is…
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Volunteer Sign Ups are Open for Annual Show and Sale
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!!! OUR GIANT MAY SALE IS COMING SOON! SAVE THE DATES—MAY 1,2,3 Our annual giant cactus and succulent sale and show is now less than two months…
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Field trip to Poot’s Cactus Nursery – April 11, 2026
SAVE THE DATE! Saturday, April 11, 2026WHAT’S HAPPENING? A Sacramento Cactus and Succulent Society educational field trip to Poot’s Cactus Nursery in Ripon, about 1 hour south of…
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Mariel Dennis open garden, April 18, 10-3
Mariel will have an open garden on Saturday, April 18, from 10 am to 3 pm. WHAT: Mariel’s garden was recently was certified by the National Wildlife Federation…
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Theresa Roberts open garden, March 28, 1-5
Theresa will have an open garden on Saturday, March 28, from 1-5 pm. WHAT: Cactus & succulents, small greenhouse, California natives, hardy tropicals, succulent seascape, garden art. WHERE:…
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Next meeting, March 23, 2026: Getting ready for the May Show
The Sacramento Cactus and Succulent Society Show and Sale will be on May 3-5, 2026. This is the time for club members to show your plants in either…
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