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ACSS Meetings and Other Happenings

April 14 & 15 • ACSS Spring Show & Sale 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Austin Area Garden Center at Zilker Botanical Garden • Admission is free with paid admission to Zilker Botanical Garden

April 14 • TACSS Spring Business Meeting Austin Time and location to be determined

April 19 • ACSS Meeting • 7:30 p.m. • Program: The Huntington Botanical Gardens - A Photographic Tour of the Desert Garden by Mike Rupe Austin Area Garden Center at Zilker Botanical Garden

April 26 - 28 • SACXS Annual Show & Sale 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Rare Plant Auction on Friday and Saturday at 2:00 p.m. San Antonio Garden Center 555 Funston at North New Braunfels Avenue www.sacxs.org

April 28 & 29 • The Heart O' Texas Orchid Society 41st Annual Orchid Show, "Orchid Heaven" Saturday: 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. & Sunday 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. • Austin Area Garden Center at Zilker Botanical Garden • Orchids are Mother Nature at her best, so come join us and check out all the beautiful orchids that will be on display. There will also be hundreds of blooming orchids for sale, as well as helpful information for growing these beautiful plants from the 8 vendors and society members • Admission to the event is free with paid admission to Zilker Botanical Garden and the public is encouraged to attend • For a complete schedule of events, or for more information, please contact: Geoffrey Frost, 1011 Strickland Drive, Austin, TX 78748-4847; 512-413-3199; geoffreylfrost@yahoo.com, or visit www.hotos.org

May 5 • Butterfly Forum Workshop • 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. • Austin Area Garden Center at Zilker Botanical Garden

May 11 & 12 • Kerr County Cactus & Succulent Society Show & Sale • River Hills Mall, Kerrville • For more information, visit http://home.windstream.net/wildfong/KCCSS.html

May 11 & 12 • Houston Cactus & Succulent Society Show & Sale • Houston Arboretum • For more information, visit www.hcsstex.org

May 12 • Daylily Show • 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. • Austin Area Garden Center at Zilker Botanical Garden

May 17 • ACSS Meeting • 7:30 p.m. • Austin Area Garden Center at Zilker Botanical Garden

May 19 & 20 • Bonsai Show & Sale • 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. • Austin Area Garden Center at Zilker Botanical Garden

June 2 & 3 • The Garden Club of Austin Show & Sale Saturday: 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. & Sunday 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. • Austin Area Garden Center at Zilker Botanical Garden • Admission is free with paid admission to Zilker Botanical Garden

June 9 • The Heart O' Texas Orchid Society New Growers Seminar • 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. • Austin Area Garden Center at Zilker Botanical Garden

June 19-21 • International Conference on Aloes • Forever Resorts Blyde Canyon, Mpumalanga, South Africa • The event will be organized by the Inhlaba Indaba Organising Committee with the cooperation of the Succulent Society of South Africa (SSSA), the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), The Plant Specialist Group and Gariep Plants succulent nursery. • A tour to aloe localities follows the conference on June 22-30 • For more information, visit www.inhlabaindaba.co.za

June 21 • ACSS Meeting • 7:30 p.m. • Austin Area Garden Center at Zilker Botanical Garden

June 21-24 • The Mid-States Regional Cactus & Succulent Conference • Hilton Garden Inn in Independence, MO • Hosted by the Kansas City Cactus & Succulent Society • To receive conference registration information via e-mail, please contact Eva at emallen@earthlink.net

July 19 • ACSS Meeting • 7:30 p.m. • Austin Area Garden Center at Zilker Botanical Garden

August 16 • ACSS Meeting • 7:30 p.m. • Austin Area Garden Center at Zilker Botanical Garden

September 1 & 2 • ACSS Fall Show & Sale 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Austin Area Garden Center at Zilker Botanical Garden • Admission is free with paid admission to Zilker Botanical Garden

September 20 • ACSS Meeting • 7:30 p.m. • Austin Area Garden Center at Zilker Botanical Garden

2013

June 15 - 20, 2013 • CSSA 2013 Biennial Convention • Hyatt Regency Austin • For more information, visit www.cssa2013.com

 

April ACSS Meeting

Join us for the next Austin Cactus & Succulent Society meeting, Thursday, April 19, at 7:30 p.m., at the Austin Area Garden Center in Zilker Botanical Garden (2220 Barton Springs Rd.)

Our program will feature a presentation by ACSS President Mike Rupe:

The Huntington Botanical Gardens - A Photographic Tour of the Desert Garden

 

Mike will show digital images from his latest visit to this cactus and succulent Fantasyland in September of 2011. He will have additional photos of the Japanese Garden from a previous visit as well as a behind the scenes look at the cactus and succulent collection.

 

Attendees are encouraged to bring in plants or other succulent-related items for show and tell and/or the free plant raffle.

We hope you can join us Thursday evening!

 
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