Cactus and Succulent Society of New Mexico


Cactus & Succulent Society of New Mexico is an affiliate of the Cactus and Succulent Society of America.

Meeting Info: Albuquerque Garden Center, 10120 Lomas Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM, usually on the 3rd Wednesday, at 7:00 pm.

Check Upcoming Events for information on the next meeting.

President: Steven Brack
Webmaster: Ralph R. Peters

To contact the CSSNM via email, please use this address: CSSofNM@gmail.com

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Upcoming Events
Wednesday, May 20, 2026 at 7pm - Regular Meeting!  We will discuss the Spring Show and Sale and the upcoming Labor Day Show at the Albuquerque Botanic Garden.
Peter Breslin will talk about the "Future of the Giant Saguaro".  He has provided a few pictures.
We plan on broadcasting this on Zoom.  Non-members can get Zoom meeting info by emailing us.
Note: The gate to the parking lot on the East side of the Albuquerque Garden Center building will be locked.  It requires a 4 digit code to open.  Members receive the gate code (which has not changed in years) in the email meeting announcement.   Visitors are welcome to follow a member in.

Wednesday June 17, 2026 at 7pm - Regular meeting....

July 2026 - No meeting!  Have a great Summer!

Saturday and Sunday, September 5 and 6, 2026 - Labor Day Show at the Albuquerque Botanic Garden.

Video presentations!
Videos of some recent presentations may be found on YouTube!  These include "Atacama Desert in Chile",  "Hedgehog Heaven""Lesotho’s Living Landscapes: Flora of the Mountain Kingdom", "Feed me!",  "Cool Plants for a Hot Garden",   "Traveling in the San Rafael Swell  Country "Cacti of the Atacama Desert in Chile",  "Flora of Bosque del Apache: A tour of the Desert Arboretum and the Pollinator Habitat Enhancement Project",  "The Desert Grocery Store", " Wandering around Central New Mexico", and two presentations about South African Succulents.

Information about plants
Plant information for cacti and succulents may be found here.   Check out the article on potting soils which lists potting soil recipes from several members..

Useful links for information on the web may be found here.

Club Information
All sorts of club info including hybrid meeting information, membership application, new member information, current officers, a library list, show information, show tags, show posters and vendor information... 

You can apply for membership or renew it online.  CSSNM uses PayPal to pay the annual fee.

We had a mini-show at Osuna Nursery on August 16.
We had a show at Albuquerque Garden Center on Labor Day weekend - August 30 & 31.

What does the society do?  Get an idea from a list of recent events.

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