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Our Next Meeting is the Holiday Potluck! Monthly meetings are held at Oddfellows Hall, 520 Dana St (at Nipomo St), San Luis Obispo. We’re having a live auction at our holiday potluck December 10th. If you have a show-worthy cacti or succulent-related item, or container, that has a minimum retail value of $40 or more and you would like to sell it, please email Bill Findley at [email protected]. Please include at least two photos (one that includes something to show size, i.e., a soda can or a pencil), the plant name (if you don’t know we can help), and a reserve price (the lowest you would be willing to sell it for). 25% of the sale price is donated to the club and 75% is yours to keep. Our auctioneer will be a surprise guest! Please send your submissions in by December 6th for consideration. The auction committee will con- tact you to let you know if your plants are accepted for the auction. If you have any questions, please email Bill at [email protected]. In addition to the potluck and live auction, we will hold a silent auction. This is your chance to give back to your club. Submissions should be desirable cacti or succulent-related items that you are willing to donate. All proceeds will go to CCCSS. You do not need pre-approval for the silent auction items, just bring them on December 10th and you will be given an auction sheet and a location to place your plant or other item(s). REMINDER! AUCTION PLANTS NEEDED FOR THE POTLUCK SUNDAY, DECEMBER 10TH • LIMITED SPACE STILL AVAILABLE You can still sign up to attend by emailing Pat Gilson at [email protected]. As a courtesy to those with food allergies, please attach a note if your dish contains any shellfish, peanuts,etc. Also, please indicate if the dish is vegetarian, gluten free or anything else you feel is important. Please mark your platters, bowls and utensils with your name and avoid bringing dishes too valuable to lose. Those of you who signed up to help with setup, please be at the Oddfellows Hall by 1pm on December 10th. Since parking is limited, please carpool if possible. As we do every year, we look forward to enjoying the potluck with you and hope to see you! Thank you for all your kind participation. We couldn’t do it without you. -- Pat Gilson and Board Members ON THE DRY SIDE CENTRAL COAST CACTUS & SUCCULENT SOCIETY DECEMBER 2017 685 Facebook members! Club updates & member photos here. Also find us online at www.centralcoastcactuc.org.
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Our Next Meeting is the Holiday Potluck!
Monthly meetings are held at Oddfellows Hall, 520 Dana St (at Nipomo St), San Luis Obispo.
We’re having a live auction at our holiday potluck December 10th. If you have a show-worthy cacti or succulent-related item, or container, that has a minimum retail value of $40 or more and you would like to sell it, please email Bill Findley at [email protected]. Please include at least two photos (one that includes something to show size, i.e., a soda can or a pencil), the plant name (if you don’t know we can help), and a reserve price (the lowest you would be willing to sell it for). 25% of the sale price is donated to the club and 75% is yours to keep. Our auctioneer will be a surprise guest! Please send your submissions in by December 6th for consideration. The auction committee will con-tact you to let you know if your plants are accepted for the auction. If you have any questions, please email Bill at [email protected].
In addition to the potluck and live auction, we will hold a silent auction. This is your chance to give back to your club. Submissions should be desirable cacti or succulent-related items that you are willing to donate. All proceeds will go to CCCSS. You do not need pre-approval for the silent auction items, just bring them on December 10th and you will be given an auction sheet and a location to place your plant or other item(s).
REMINDER! AUCTION PLANTS NEEDED FOR THE POTLUCK
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 10TH • LIMITED SPACE STILL AVAILABLEYou can still sign up to attend by emailing Pat Gilson at [email protected]. As a courtesy to those with food allergies, please attach a note if your dish contains any shellfish, peanuts,etc. Also, please indicate if the dish is vegetarian, gluten free or anything else you feel is important. Please mark your platters, bowls and utensils with your name and avoid bringing dishes too valuable to lose.
Those of you who signed up to help with setup, please be at the Oddfellows Hall by 1pm on December 10th. Since parking is limited, please carpool if possible.
As we do every year, we look forward to enjoying the potluck with you and hope to see you! Thank you for all your kind participation. We couldn’t do it without you. -- Pat Gilson and Board Members
ON THE DRY SIDECENTRAL COAST CACTUS & SUCCULENT SOCIETY DECEMBER 2017
685 Facebook members! Club updates & member photos here. Also find us online at www.centralcoastcactuc.org.
Technical difficulties with our public address system caused a slight delay at the beginning of our meeting, which President Loring Manley opened at 2:10 pm (our PA system has been an ongoing thorn in the side of everyone and the Board is actively working on purchasing a new system). Loring thanked the members who brought treats for the break, and recognized all our dedicated volunteers who make CCCSS such an enjoyable organization. We also welcomed about seven first-time volunteers with a succulent.
Announcements:
• Mary Peracca will participate in a craft show and sale in Santa Margarita on Saturday, November 18. Richard Rowe will be selling his pottery on December 2 & 3 in Morro Bay.
• Bill Findley discussed the Live Auction at our December Holiday Potluck. NOTE: the potluck is on Sunday, December 10, beginning at 2:00 pm. This event is limited to members who have made reservations with Pat Gilson, and there are a limited number of seats. Members can enter a succulent or succulent-related item in either auction. In the Live Auction, the value should be a minimum of $40, and must be approved by Bill prior to December 8. Bids will be in incre-ments of one dollar, and proceeds will be split (75% to the member and 25% to the club). Items for the Silent Auction are a donation to the club and do not need to be pre-approved.
• Kathie Matsuyama thanked our members for their generous contributions to Penny Pines, which have resulted in the reforestation of many acres of forestland. Along with art and other items, the donation jar is on the Ask Me table that Kathie shares with Gene Schroeder, one of our most knowledgeable members and a Past-President. The next Garden Gathering will be at the garden of Leslie and Gene Rotstein in Los Osos in February. If you would like to host a Garden Gathering, please contact Kathie Matsuyama or Susan Ross. Their contact info is on the Garden Gatherings page of this newsletter.
The Plant-of-the-Month in November was Aloes, and there was a very informative article in last month’s newsletter. Loring brought in some of his Aloes as examples of some of the many varieties that exist. Our climate on the Central Coast allows us to grow Aloes in our yards and they attract hummingbirds. They tend to be tough and cold-hardy, tolerating temperatures down to 20°-25°, and don’t require a lot of water. They are easy to propagate from seeds and offsets and are easy to hybridize, resulting in an amazing range of looks. They are prolific bloomers and most originated in Africa.
With Rob in Africa, Terry Skillin and Terrie Leivers brought in the raffle and thank-you plants and Terry in-troduced the raffle plants. Members’ brag plants were displayed. The refreshment/ social break followed.
Following the break, we welcomed our featured speakers, Hope and Jessica from Los Osos Valley Nursery – opened in 1977 – who graciously stepped in for our originally scheduled speaker who had to cancel at the last minute. They have prepared a number of videos which can be accessed from the nursery’s Facebook page. Hope and Jessica brought in a great selection of succulents to sell. Their presentation featured cold-hardy succulents that can be grown successfully in our geographic area. They mentioned that Euphorbias are not only cold-hardy, but gophers hate them and they make excellent barriers for more tasty plants. They recommend mulching at this time of year for frost protection.
Following our speakers, the raffles were held, the room was cleared (thank you for that!), Wayne con-ducted the plant exchange, and the Executive Board had its meeting.
Respectfully Submitted,Carol Harlow Moss, Secretary
NOVEMBER CCCSS GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING RECAP
NOVEMBER 12, 2017
With a quorum present, the Board of Directors discussed the following issues (details available to mem-bers upon request):
• Public Address System• CSSA Convention• Treasurer’s Report• CCCSS Email Account• Standing Rules• Budget• Member Plant Sales• Member Artwork
NOVEMBER cccss Board of Directors Meeting RECAP
CCCSS ANNOUNCEMENTS
THE DECEMBER MEETING WILL INCLUDE THE POTLUCK AND AUCTION ONLYDue to the Holiday Potluck and Live and Silent Auc-tions at our December meeting, the following will not be available: Book and Art Print Sales, the Ask Me Table, the Library, and the Penny Pines Donation Jar. These will all return at the January meeting as we welcome in the new year!
CARPOOLING TO MEETINGS AND EVENTSDue to the general shortage of parking at Oddfellows Hall, we would like to ask all members to carpool if at all possible. We will be placing a sign-up list for those interested in carpooling at our meetings.
Carpooling will make more parking available, and might also give you a chance to socialize with people who live near you and are involved in the club!
JOIN THE CSSA
2018 regional show and sale calendarFEBRUARY 10: San Diego Cactus & Succulent Society Winter Show & SaleBalboa Park, Casa del Prado, Room 101, San Diego | www.sdcss.net/winter-show-sale
MARCH 22-24: Orange County Cactus & Succulent Society Spring Show & SaleAnaheim United Methodist Church, Anaheim | www.occss.org/wp_occss_new | 562.587.3357
MARCH 24-25: Monterey Bay Area Cactus & Succulent Society Spring Show & SaleSan Juan Bautista Community Hall, 10 San Jose St, San Juan Bautista | www.mbsucculent.org
APRIL 7-8: South Coast Cactus & Succulent Society Show & SaleSouth Coast Botanical Gardens, 26300 Crenshaw Blvd, Palos Verdes | www.southcoastcss.org
APRIL 29: Huntington Plant SaleHuntington Botanical Gardens, 1151 Oxford Rd, San Marino | www.huntington.org | 626.405.3504
MAY 5-6: Sunset Cactus & Succulent Society Show & Sale, Veterans Memorial Center4117 Overland Ave, Culver City | www.sunsetsucculentsociety.org | 310.822.1783
MAY 6: South Bay Epiphyllum Society Show & SaleSouth Coast Botanical Gardens, 26300 Crenshaw Blvd, Palos Verdes | 310.833.6823
MAY 12-13: Gates Cactus & Succulent Society 35th Annual Show & Sale450 E Alessandro Blvd, Riverside | www.gatescss.com | 909.626.4197
May 19-20: Long Beach Cactus Club Plant Show & SaleRancho Los Alamitos, 6400 Bixby Hill Rd, Long Beach | www.longbeachcactusclub.org | 310.922.6090
MAY 26-27: Central Coast Cactus & Succulent Society 12th Annual Show & SaleLudwick Center, 864 Santa Rosa St, San Luis Obispo | www.centralcoastcactus.org | 805.237.2054
JUNE 2-3: Fresno Cactus & Succulent Society Show & SaleClovis Veterans Memorial District, 808 Fourth St, Clovis | www.fresnocss.com
JUNE 2-3: San Diego Cactus & Succulent Society Summer Show & SaleBalboa Park, Casa del Prado, Room 101, San Diego | www.sdcss.net
JUNE 9-10: San Francisco Succulent & Cactus Society Annual Show & SaleSan Francisco County Fair Building at 9th Avenue and Lincoln Way, San Francisco | www.sfsucculent.org
JUNE 9-10: Los Angeles Cactus & Succulent Society Show & SaleSepulveda Garden Center, 16633 Magnolia Blvd, Encino | www.lacactus.com
JUNE 29-30, July 1: CSSA Annual Show & SaleHuntington Botanical Gardens, 1151 Oxford Rd, San Marino | www.cssainc.org
AUGUST 11-12: Annual Intercity Show & Sale, LA County Arboretum, 301 N Baldwin Ave, ArcadiaInfo: Tom Glavich 626 798-2430 or Artie Chavez 818-482-8795 | www.sgvcss.com
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SEPTEMBER 1: Huntington Botanical Gardens Succulent Symposium Huntington Botanical Gardens, 1151 Oxford Rd, San Marino | www.huntington.org | 626.405.3504
SEPTEMBER 15: Long Beach Cactus Club Plant Show & SaleRancho Los Alamitos, 6400 Bixby Hill Rd, Long Beach | www.longbeachcactusclub.org | 310.922.6090
SEPTEMBER 15-16: Monterey Bay Area Cactus & Succulent Society Fall Show & SaleLocation TBD | www.mbsucculent.org
OCTOBER 13-14: Bakersfield Cactus & Succulent Society Show & SaleSt. Paul’s Church, 2216 17th St, Bakersfield | www.bakersfieldcactus.org | 661.831.8488
OCTOBER 27-28: Palomar Cactus & Succulent Society Show & Sale, San Diego Botanic Garden230 Quail Gardens Rd, Encinitas | www.palomarcactus.org | 858.776.7216 | [email protected]
NOVEMBER 3-4: San Gabriel Valley Cactus & Succulent Society Winter Show & SaleLA County Arboretum, 301 N Baldwin Ave, Arcadia | www.sgvcss.com
2018 regional show and sale calendar – CONTINUED
VARNI ALOE BLOOM OPEN HOUSE Charles Varni is having a drop-in garden tour/party this Saturday, Dec 9, from 1-4 pm, to celebrate the spikes and flowers on a number of his winter-blooming aloes. Everyone is welcome, your friends also, no signup, fees, or taxes :) Pizza arriving around 2 pm, campfire starts at 4 pm. If you want to share drink or finger food please bring it along. He won’t be selling at the party, but you can bring a grocery bag for cuttings if interested.
An RSVP is appreciated but not necessary, show-ups welcome: [email protected].
CCCSS GARDEN GATHERINGS
OTHER GARDEN GATHERING NEWS
Did you attend one of our CCCSS Garden Gatherings this year and enjoy the comradery of socializing with fellow CCCSS members in a gorgeous cactus and succulent garden? Are you thinking about hosting a Garden Gathering event? Join the fun! We’re looking for folks with a desire to share their passion for their plants, their garden and a willingness to host. Sign-ups for 2018 are underway. Please let us know if you are interested!
Contact Susan Ross at [email protected], or Kathie Matsuyama at [email protected].
If you’re not familiar with the CCCSS Garden Gatherings, read on:
• Why: CCCSS club is large; it’s often hard to connect with other cactophiles at our huge meetings.
• What: A Garden Gathering is a chance to meet club members in a fun, casual garden setting. Food and a tour of the mem-ber’s garden are included.
• Where: Gatherings take place in a CCCSS member’s garden.
• Who: Garden Gathering participants must be CCCSS mem-bers. Sign-ups are taken at monthly club meetings. The host decides the number of guests.
• When: Hosts pick the date and time for the event. They will be guided through the process of planning and organization.
The process of pre-planning, event organization, sign-up sheets, emailing your guests, etc. will be capably coordinated by Susan and Kathie! Please don’t hesitate to sign up because you have a weed or two in your garden, we all do! And don’t worry if your garden is not all cacti or succulent-related. The intent of Garden Gatherings is to get to know other members of CCCSS, and this is a very delightful way to do exactly that!
Photos are of Skip and Leslie Rotstein’s Garden.
SPECIAL GARDEN GATHERING NOTICE A garden gathering will be held Saturday, January 13th, at noon in Nipomo.This event is timed to view fabulous aloes in peak bloom! If you are interested in attending, please email Kathie Matsuyama or Susan Ross (below).
REMEMBERING RUTH BANCROFT, FOUNDER OF RUTH BANCROFT GARDEN
Visit the Ruth Bancroft Garden website.
Ruth Bancroft Garden founder has died at 109.
By Lisa P. White for the East Bay Times
WALNUT CREEK — Ruth Bancroft, a renowned expert on drought-tolerant plants and founder of the Ruth Bancroft Garden, died at her Walnut Creek home Nov. 26. She was 109.
Bancroft was born in Massachusetts and grew up in Berkeley. Although she studied architecture at UC Berkeley, the 1929 stock market crash derailed her career plans. Instead, Bancroft earned a home arts degree and later taught high school. In 1939, she married Philip Bancroft Jr., whose family owned a 400-acre walnut and pear farm in Walnut Creek, according to a news release.
Bancroft had a keen intellect and an insatiable curiosity about plants and nature. She collected and catego-rized seashells and planted flower gardens around the home she shared with her husband and three children on the Bancroft property.
In 1950, Bancroft bought her first succulent and even-tually she collected greenhouses full of the hardy plants. After selling plots of land to residential devel-opers, in 1971 the Bancroft family cut down their last walnut orchard and Philip Bancroft Jr. gave his wife the 3.5 acres to plant her succulents.
Read the entire East Bay Times obituary here.
Photo at right by Brad Rovanpera.
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CCCSS BOARD OF DIRECTORS & OFFICERSPRESIDENT: Loring Manley [email protected]
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SECRETARY: Carol Moss [email protected]
TREASURER: Kathy Goss
MEMBERSHIP: Barbara Brooks [email protected]
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