2008 Meeting Schedule

Meetings take place from 2:00 - 4:30 PM, the third Sunday of each month at the Center for Urban Horticulture on the University of Washington campus unless otherwise noted below.

Click >>here<< for a map of the area - provided through Mapquest.

Click >>here<< for written directions from the CUH website.

General Meeting Agenda

Generally meetings will proceed in the following format, with exceptions made to accommodate speakers and special presentations:

• 2:00 - Arrival (use of library books, etc.), sign in, plant display, plant sales
• 2:30 - Welcome and announcements; any further business
• 2:40 - Cactus of the Month
• 2:50 - Succulent of the Month
• 3:00 - Break
• 3:15 - General Program
• 4:30 - Dismissal

January 20th, 2008 - Regular Meeting at CUH. Program:In our January meeting, Don Armstrong will share some of his favorite crests and curiosities, and explain why plants sometimes adopt aberrant growth patterns. And just for fun, we will hold a contest to see how many of these plants you can identify—despite their weird shapes and sizes. Prizes will be awarded to the best teratologists among us, so brush up on your Latin!. COM: Escobaria presented by Dixon.

February 17th, 2008 - Regular Meeting at CUH. Program: European Gardens presented by Eugene. Join us for a slide presentation of the 2002 FLORIADE, the 2002 CHELSEA FLOWER SHOW, The Bagatelle, the Citroen Park and other interesting places in Europe. COM: Echinocactus and Echinocereus by Mick. SOM: Sanseveria by Karen.

March 16th, 2008 - Regular Meeting at CUH. Program: Join us for a visual expedition to former French colony of Madagascar lead by botanist Dr. Frank Almeida. Malcolm and his daughter, Marta, will share slides of flora and fauna — imagine a chameleon only 2cm long! — of this unique island. Madagascar is home to the amazing Baobab tree as well as the razorsharp terrain of the Tsingy. COM: Opuntia by David H. SOM: Pachypodium lamerii by Sheila S.

April 20th, 2008 - Regular Meeting at CUH. Program: CCSS Members' Over Abundance Plant Sale and Swap. Come with cash in hand for some great deals. Bring your succulents for sale or trade. COM: Arborescent Cacti – Members of the Cactus Family with a Tree-Like Growth Habit by Don A . SOM: Haworthia by Karen S.

May 17th - 18th, 2008 - In lieu of a regular meeting there will be a 2 day club Field Trip to Union Gap, WA (Ron McKittrick's Garden). We will visit Ron's garden on Saturday. Those who stay overnight can hunt for the native Pediocacti and Lewisia.

June 15th, 2008 - Father's Day - No meeting this month.

July 20th, 2008 - Our club's summer potluck picnic will be held at the Volunteer Park Conservatory. More information will be in The Point.

August 17th, 2008 - Regular Meeting at CUH. Program: Costa Rica presented by Giselle B. COM: Saguaro by Sheila S. SOM: Hyancintheae by Giselle.

September 6th and 7th, 2008 - Our annual TOPSS (The Odd Plant Show and Sale) Returns! This year on September 6th and 7th, from 10:00am to 5:00pm, the famous succulent sale will take place at the CrossRoads Mall in Bellevue. The event will be held near the Food Court. And, by the way, it's a sale so nice they named it twice. The sale is also being advertised at "The Desert Show and Plant Sale." Tell all your friends...see you there.

September 21st, 2008 - Regular Meeting at CUH. Program: Hiking the Mojave presented by Eric and Kathy S. COM: TBA. SOM: TBA .

October 19th, 2008 - Regular Meeting at CUH. Program: Spiny Photography Tips presented by Dixon and Eugene. Join us for tips on how to take excellent digital photographs of your specimens given by are very own club photograpers. Bring your cameras! COM: TBA. SOM: Sempervivum by Jean M.

November 16th, 2008 - Regular Meeting at CUH. Program: Introduction to the Botanical Drawing of Cacti and Succulents by Sheila. Please bring a specimen that you've been wanting to draw and the art media of your choice (pencils, markers, watercolors, pastels). There will also be plants at the meeting. All other materials will be provided. COM: TBA. SOM: TBA.

December 7th, 2008 - CCSS Annual Holiday potluck and plant exchange. Election of 2009 officers. For more information, please attend the November meeting.