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Next meeting, October 26: Amie Frisch on the genus Rebutia
Rebutias are small, often prolific flowering cacti native to the mountains of Bolivia and Argentina. They’re also a group with a surprisingly complicated history of name changes! We’ll…
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Eric Bailey open garden & Kyle’s and Gerhard’s giant plant sale, October 31
OPEN GARDEN Eric Bailey will host an open garden at their rural property in West Sacramento right off the Sacramento River: WHEN: Saturday, October 31, 10 am to…
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Ruth Bancroft Garden field trip, February 6, 2027
Everything is set to GO! All we need now is for YOU to sign up! SAVE THE DATE: Saturday, February 6, 2027 FEBRUARY??? YES…. Think blooming ALOES. WHAT’S…
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Next meeting, September 28: Country Store!
It’s September and the Country Store, our annual fundraiser, is just days away. Hopefully everyone has managed to set aside a few cacti, succulents, succulent-themed items and/or pots…
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Field trip to Micro Paradox, Friday, October 9, 2026
Did you know that many of the plants we love and have growing in our gardens aren’t propagated through seeds or offsets but start life in a lab?…
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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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