Events & Monthly Meetings
Henry Shaw Cactus and Succulent Society normally holds monthly meetings on Sundays throughout the year. A club picnic is scheduled in September, while the December meeting is a holiday party.
Next Meeting – April 16, 2023
Program: Members-Only Plant Sale
As a perk for current members, HSCSS will be selling hundreds of plants from Botanic Wonders, Cactus Data Plants, Grigsby Cactus Gardens and Kelly Grummons’ Cold Hardy Cactus. Expect both smaller plants and larger specimens, with prices from a few dollars up. Bring a box for all your purchases! * Note new location – click for more details.
Meet Via Zoom
Meeting ID: 846 6776 5973 / Passcode: 900328
Learn, Share … Win!
Meetings typically feature guest speakers or other varied programs of interest to succulent hobbyists. Hands-on workshops may focus on pruning, potting or dividing plants. Members are encouraged to bring in plants to show off and share their cultivation secrets. Books from the club’s library can be requested for pick up – and don’t forget the attendance prizes!
Henry Shaw Cactus and Succulent Society’s main event is its Annual Show and Sale. Historically held each summer at Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis, this year it will take place at the Jost Building, HSCSS meeting place for 2022. At this multiday fund-raising event, member exhibitors bring their best specimens for judging and display. Popular vendors supply thousands of starter and specimen plants for sale, too.
Upcoming HSCSS Events
2023 Events
- January 8, 2023 – Monthly Meeting
- February 11, 2023 – Rolling Ridge Nursery Pre-Season Gardening Expo – HSCSS will have a booth at Rolling Ridge Nursery in Webster Groves, so come talk up our hobby.
- February 12, 2023 – Monthly Meeting
- March 12, 2023 – Monthly Meeting
- April 16, 2023 – Members-Only Plant Sale
- May 7, 2023 – Monthly Meeting
- June 11, 2023 – Monthly Meeting
- July 9, 2023 – Monthly Meeting
- July 29-30, 2023 – Annual Show and Sale
- August 13, 2023 – Monthly Meeting
- September 10, 2023 – HSCSS Picnic
- October 8, 2023 – Monthly Meeting
November 12, 2023 – Monthly Meeting
(Annual show and sale dates to be determined.)
Other Succulent Events
Cactus and Succulent Society of America 39th Biennial Convention
July 12-16, 2023 – Colorado Springs, Colorado
The Colorado Cactus and Succulent Society invites you to the CSSA 39th Biennial Convention in beautiful downtown Colorado Springs, Colorado. The convention is from July 12 to July 16, 2023, with field trips on July 13. This year we will also feature an optional field trip prior to the convention. There will be excellent speakers, plant and pottery vendors, live auction and silent auction, local sales area, an opening reception and awards banquet. See https://www.cssaconvention.com for more information.