Issue 8:4 THE CACTUS PATCH April 2005



DATE EVENT
Bakersfield Cactus & Succulent Events
Apr 12 BCSS Meeting Olive Dr. Church, 5500 Olive Drive. 6:30pm
presentation:Xeriscaping
speaker:Larry Nichols
April 16 BCSS Field Trip
Windwolves Preserve - details to be announced
Apr 26 BCSS Board Meeting at Bonnie's House
April 29 - May 1 BCSS Field Trip
New York Mountains camping - details to be announced
May 10 BCSS Meeting Olive Dr. Church, 5500 Olive Drive. 6:30pm
presentation:Exploring Northern Argentina
speaker:Woody Minnich
May 14-15
or 21-22
BCSS Yard Sale. Date to be decided soon!
May 31 BCSS Board Meeting
June 14 BCSS Meeting Cal State Succulent Garden. 6:30pm
presentation: Potluck Picnic at the Garden
June 28 BCSS Board Meeting
Other Cactus & Succulent Events
Apr 24 South Bay Epiphyllum Society Show & Sale. South Coast Botanical Gardens. 26300 Crenshaw Blvd. Palos Verdes Peninsula.
Apr 30-May 1 Sunset C&SS Show & Sale. Veterans Memorial Center, Gerden Room, 4117 Overland Ave., Culver City
May 15 Huntington Gardens Plant Sale. 10AM-5PM
May 16 Epiphyllum Society Show & Sale. LA Arboretum.
May 21-22 Gates C&SS Show & Sale. Jurupa Mountains Cultural Center, 7621 Granite Hills Dr., Glen Avon. 9AM-4PM
June 4-5 San Diego C&SS Show & Sale. Balboa Park, Room 101
July 1-3 Annual CSSA Show & Sale at the Huntington
Aug 5-11 CSSA Biennial Convention, Scottsdale Plaza Resort, Phoenix
Aug 20-21 20th Intercity Show & Sale, L.A. Arboretum 9am-5pm both days.
Sept 3 Huntington Symposium, Huntington Botanical Gardens
For more information concerning calendar events, contact the editors

REGULAR FEATURES
Officers, Directors, & Chairpersons
Executive Board Meeting Notes
Announcements
Calendar
The Last BCSS Meeting
Plant Of The Month
This Month's Program
Field Trips

ARTICLES
The Good, The Bad & the Ugly A Letter from Bruce Hargreaves
The Succulent Garden at Cal State by Linda Cooley
Cal State Garden Inventory
On The Road With Sydney & Jack by Sydney Kelley
Gone to Seed by Stephen Cooley
CSSA Promotional Article by Bob Barth

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