shows
The SCSS Annual Show and Sale takes place the first weekend in May at the Shepard Garden and Arts Center. It features both an exhibition of members' most prized specimens as well as a plant sale with an impressive selection of succulents.
2025 Show & SALE
2025 Show & Sale on May 2 – May 4, 2025
Our 2025 Show & Sale will be on May 2 – May 4, 2025 at the Shepard Garden and Arts Center.
Dates and times of the sale:
- Friday, May 2: volunteer shopping from noon to 1:00 PM; public entry from 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
- Saturday, May 3: public entry from 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
- Sunday, May 4: public entry from 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM.
Mini Shows
Mini Shows are held at each meeting (except in September and December) for members to compete and show off their plants. The purpose of the mini-show is to show off your prized plants and to practice staging skills. Mini-shows can be very inspirational and gives you a chance to talk to other members, ask questions and receive helpful suggestions. You must be a member to participate and be present at the meeting.
There will be both a cactus and a succulent table. You can enter one plant in each category.
Dish gardens can have several plants of the same species, or a mix of species. Dish gardens can also have playful elements, such as fairy
gardens, etc.
If you are participating in the Mini Show, please plan on arriving on time to get your plant set up and give the members time to vote! Voting is over at 7 pm when the speaker starts. Winners are announced after the speaker.
Scoring points are as follows:
1st place — 8 points
2nd place — 6 points
3rd place — 4 points
Honorable mention — 2 points
If your plant did not place — 1 point
The 2025 Mini Show themes are as follows:
2025 Mini Show Themes |
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CACTUS |
SUCCULENT |
JANUARY |
Spiral cactus | Aeonium |
FEBRUARY |
Cylindropuntia | Haworthia |
MARCH |
Ferocactus | Gasteria |
APRIL |
Coryphantha | Euphorbia |
MAY |
Echinocereus | Sempervivum |
JUNE |
Astrophytum | Adenium |
JULY |
Rebutia | Echeveria |
AUGUST |
Ariocarpus | Senecio |
OCTOBER |
Pediocactus | Pachyphytum |
NOVEMBER |
Mammillaria | Crassula |
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