OCCSS.org http://www.occss.org Orange County Cactus and Succulent Society Mon, 16 Aug 2010 05:21:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 August 26 Program: “Growing Lithops and Other Difficult Plants” presented by Craig Fry. http://www.occss.org/?p=145 http://www.occss.org/?p=145#comments Mon, 16 Aug 2010 05:20:17 +0000 vince http://www.occss.org/?p=145
At our August 26 meeting our speaker will be Craig Fry. Craig has been growing cacti and succulents for over 20 years, and has specialized in growing rare and difficult plants. He and his wife Denise, now have a collection of over 3000 species and varieties of almost every type of succulent, consisting of mostly small and slow growing collector type plants. They grow many from seed, and sell plants and top dressings under the name “C and D Plants” and just started a new web site “CandDPlants.com”. During the Spring and Fall, they take numerous camping excursions into the desert for rock hounding, photographing wildlife, enjoying nature, and sifting sand.

Craig has a degree in Biology from UCSB and works as an Air Pollution Chemist. He is also well known in the world of Rock and Mountain Climbing and is the author two Rock Climbing Guide books for the local climbing areas.
]]> http://www.occss.org/?feed=rss2&p=145 0 Plants of the Month for August http://www.occss.org/?p=139 http://www.occss.org/?p=139#comments Mon, 16 Aug 2010 04:59:55 +0000 vince http://www.occss.org/?p=139 Cacti – Thelocactus/Sclerocactus Succulents – Lithops

]]> http://www.occss.org/?feed=rss2&p=139 0 July Newsletter http://www.occss.org/?p=134 http://www.occss.org/?p=134#comments Mon, 02 Aug 2010 15:49:23 +0000 admin http://www.occss.org/?p=134 July 2010 Newsletter]]> Download the Newsletter here: July 2010 Newsletter

]]> http://www.occss.org/?feed=rss2&p=134 0 “People’s Choice Awards” and talks this weekend. http://www.occss.org/?p=131 http://www.occss.org/?p=131#comments Fri, 23 Jul 2010 05:34:16 +0000 vince http://www.occss.org/?p=131 The Orange County Cactus and Succulent Society’s Summer Show and Sale is finally here and we hope you will stop by and vote for your favorite show plants.  We will again have “The People’s Choice Awards”.  On Saturday, July 24th, the public will be asked to vote for Best Cactus, Best Succulent, Best Flowers, Best Spines, Best Collection, Best Staged, Most Colorful, Largest Plant, Most Exotic, and the “Bad Hair Day Award” to add something fun to the mix.  Local expert Bill Hagblom will give a talk on “Basic Cultivation” each day at 1pm.  Propagation expert Tim Harvey will also give a talk on Sunday at 2pm where he will cover topics from pests to fertilizers and how to take care of your plants.  We will have some 20 plus vendors including 4 potters.  The weather is expected to be in the upper 70’s to low 80’s unlike the 100 degree weather of last weekend.

Hope to see you there!

]]> http://www.occss.org/?feed=rss2&p=131 0 July 22 Program: “Rio Grande do Sol, Brazil, Grasslands & Gulches” presented by Woody Minnich. http://www.occss.org/?p=127 http://www.occss.org/?p=127#comments Sat, 10 Jul 2010 06:27:00 +0000 vince http://www.occss.org/?p=127 In July our speaker will be Woody Minnich. Woody has been active with cactus and succulents for more than 40 years. He has served numerous clubs throughout the Southern California region. Currently he lives near Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he continues to operate Cactus Data Plants. Woody has explored all of the North American cactus habitats and is an acknowledged expert. He will be talking about his recent trip to Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil. An interesting parallel to South Africa, this primarily winter rainfall region has a wealth of fascinating plants from bulbs to cacti.

]]> http://www.occss.org/?feed=rss2&p=127 0 Plants of the Month for July http://www.occss.org/?p=123 http://www.occss.org/?p=123#comments Sat, 10 Jul 2010 06:18:33 +0000 vince http://www.occss.org/?p=123 CACTI – Opuntiads (Opuntia + all subgenera)  SUCCULENTS – Echeveria/Dudleya

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]]> http://www.occss.org/?feed=rss2&p=122 0 June 24 Program: “Bolivian Blooms” presented by Kelly Griffin. http://www.occss.org/?p=115 http://www.occss.org/?p=115#comments Wed, 16 Jun 2010 21:06:37 +0000 vince http://www.occss.org/?p=115

In June we welcome Kelly Griffin with a presentation on Bolivian Blooms. We look forward to his photos and thoughts on these beautiful plants. Kelly is the curator of succulent plants at Rancho Soledad Nurseries in North San Diego. He loves to travel and study plants with an emphasis on Succulents.
]]> http://www.occss.org/?feed=rss2&p=115 0 Plants of the Month for June http://www.occss.org/?p=111 http://www.occss.org/?p=111#comments Wed, 16 Jun 2010 21:02:58 +0000 vince http://www.occss.org/?p=111 CACTI – Escobaria/Coryphantha. SUCCULENTS – Caudiciforms

]]> http://www.occss.org/?feed=rss2&p=111 0 May Newsletter http://www.occss.org/?p=107 http://www.occss.org/?p=107#comments Mon, 24 May 2010 13:56:01 +0000 admin http://www.occss.org/?p=107 May 2010 Newsletter]]> Download the Newsletter here: May 2010 Newsletter

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