Newsletter Of The Tucson Cactus And Succulent Society .
January 2008Newsletter of the Tucson Cactus and Succulent SocietyJanuary 3, 2008 at 7pm"A View From the Bench - trials and tribulations in succulent horticulture"Presented by Mark FryerFast forward another decade or two and time finds meworking in a good corporate job, relegating my passionto "well-developed hobby", and still devoted to studyand experimentation. The "dot-com burst" of 2000placed me in a challenging position after having relocated to San Diego where I married the girl of mydreams and settled down a bit. Moving to southern California after almost 4 decades in the Pacific Northwest,I got to relearn everything I thought I knew about growing plants, especially succulents. In between consultinggigs and chewing on the notion of buying a nursery, Istruck a deal with the owner of C&J Cactus Nursery todo some temporary grafting work. After a month or so ofworking there, they made me an offer to come on as amanager of sorts, a propagator of sorts, someone to potentially buy the place and learn the ropes. Now in my5th year here, this program will be an overview of whatit's like to bring several hundred species of cacti andsucculent plants from seed-production into plant-production, some of the successes and failures, and someof the neat anomalies we encounter along the way. I lookforward to meeting with you all on January 3rd!Be sure to come and welcome Mark to our first meetingof 2008!Meetings are held on the firstThursday of each month.Camino Escuela20 years later, I found myself surrounded by 1000's ofliving things that were constant companions and inspiration over the years, things that offered more questionsthan answers that I couldn't seem to shake. While myvarious education paths were never really agriculturallyoriented, there were always elements of the natural sciences involved with summer jobs and other activities. Iaccidentally flowered some cactus one spring andwanted to learn more, which is when and where I wasfirst exposed to the Cactus and Succulent Society ofAmerica, and the Oregon Cactus and Succulent Society.Several years later I was obsessed with studying northAmericancacti in habitat and growing as many differentplants as possible. As luck or fate had it, one of myneighbors at the time had a little business called BananaGardens that was an overgrown backyard nursery operation, and was soon to be moving into new quarters onsome acreage, called "Rare Plant Research" which wasspecializing in Lewisias, cold-hardy succulents, and raretender succulents. I had a part-time job that was feedingthe obsession. I tried to launch my own backyard nurseryand actually got very close to success with it. I was verydedicated to the Oregon C&S Society, and served officiallyfor several years.Campbell Ave.I started growing cactus and succulentplants as a young boyin the mid-Willamettevalley area of Oregon.My Grandfather was afarmer and my parentsalways had a passionate interest in gardeningand planting interestingshrubs and trees, so theappreciation of florawas one that was instilled over and over inthe course of my formative years. My first cactus gardendied in the family attic during it's first year of growth (Idehydrated everything in it). I remember clearly theevery other day jaunts up the ladder in the garage tocheck on my little mini-desert up under the eaves.ParkingNRiver RoadJunior League of Tucson, Kiva Bldg.2099 E. River Road
President’s MessageWelcome to 2008 and the 49thyear for the Tucson Cactusand Succulent Society. Yes,we are fast approaching ourGolden Anniversary. That celebration will be capped off bythe 33rd Biennial Conventionof the Cactus and SucculentSociety of America in Tucsonon April 10-15, 2009. One ofour activities will be the introduction of a golden spinedvariety of our native Ferocactus wislizeni which we aregrowing for that event.Sonoran VII is fast approaching on May 9, 10 and 11,2008 at the InnSuites Hotel. This is our celebration ofthe Sonoran Desert with speakers, workshops, a show,auctions and a huge sale with twenty plus vendors.You will here much more about this event next month.Mark your calendars now.Every year at the Holiday Party some one says “whydon’t we do a recipe book of all the great dishes thatare prepared by our members” and the answer has always been “that’s a great idea, do we have a volunteer?”. Well, this year we do. Actually, we have severalvolunteers who are really excited about this project.They will be meeting in mid January to decide how thiswill be accomplished but I can tell you now to startwriting down your recipes and looking through yourcactus, succulent plant and Sonoran Desert photos forpossible inclusion into this book. This is going to be anexciting project and will become a great gift to give onall occasions.Several individuals throughout the country have givengift memberships to TCSS to their friends and familyduring this holiday season. We will make this easier inthe future and will customize gift memberships for alloccasion. More than 100 of our members live outsideof the Tucson area and many outside of Arizona. That’sjust wonderful!If you haven’t renewed your membership you will begetting a reminder very soon. I know how the Holidaysget us out of our routines and things get misplaced sodon’t be offended by our reminder notices. This yearwe have produced a decal of our logo that you will bereceiving with your renewal as our gift to you. We willhave more available for purchase at meetings and Iknow you will find many uses for these to promote theSociety. Also, many of you will be receiving “cactusbucks”. This is a thank you from the Rescue ProgramCoordinators for your participation. The number ofbucks represents your participation in actual rescuesand can be used for the purchase of rescued plants.Your Board is already planning exciting trips, outings,sales and other events for 2008. Information will beavailable on the website, in the Desert Breeze and yourmailbox.Finally, I want to welcome our new Board of Directorsfor term ending December 31, 2010, who were electedand announced at the Annual Holiday Party. They areLinda Bartlett, Marty Harow, Bill Hicks, and Karen Keller.Thank you for a great 2007 from the Board of Directorsand Officers of the largest local cactus and succulentsociety in the World.Dick Wiedhopf, PresidentSchool Grant Awardedto TUSD Brichta ElementaryTCSS has awarded a 400 School Grant to teacherKatie Eddleman for her "Brichta Reconciliation EcologyProject". She is a fifth grade math and environmentalscience teacher. Her students will develop a microhabitat to determine the effect on ground squirrel populations using various native plants. Students will participate in plant, animal surveys, habitat design andcommunity outreach so that students can experiencefirst hand that humans can have a positive effect onnature. Students will get a great exposure to the Scientific Process of developing questions and conducting experiments to gather data and perform analysisand summarizing results.We applaud teachers like Katie who develop great student projects and are pleased that we can help makethe project a success by providing some funding.Twenty five percent of our Cactus Rescue Crew profitsare earmarked for the TCSS Educational Outreach Program which includes School Grants.Joe FranneaCactus Rescues - Nine Years StrongThe TCSS Cactus Rescue Crew Program just completed its' ninth year and bringing the number of plantssaved to over 37,000. We had 20 rescue trips at sevendifferent sites this past year saving about 6,000 cactiand other succulents. Our volunteer crew is as strong
as ever and contributed over 2,400volunteer hours this past year. Wewould like to especially thank Granite Construction and A.W. MarrsDevelopment for letting us makemany trips to rescue a large numberof the plants on their sites.The TCSS Board and Cactus Rescue Crew leaders want to thank allwho participated in rescues andsales this past year. This very successful program and the crewmembers who show up to make allthis possible is a big part of whatTCSS is all about. Our annual Cactus Bucks coupons for those whoparticipated in one or more rescuesor sales events this past year areenclosed with this newsletter as aspecial thanks for your contributions.Joe FranneaAwardsFor the last several years, your Boardof Directors has authorized the President to present awards to members fortheir service to the society. Theseawards are announced at the annualmeeting in conjunction with the HolidayParty. There are two types of awards.The President’s Award recognizes outstanding service to the society and thePresident’s Special Service Award recognizes individuals for their SpecialDedication and Outstanding ServiceContributions for the success of oursociety. The awardees are recommended to the President by the Boardand committee chairs and the decisions are made by the president. Eachrecipient received a special engravedtrophy and an award certificate.Some of the recipients were not inattendance and their awards will bepresented at the next regular meeting.This years President’s Awardwinners are:ALICE & ED CAMPBELLFor their consistent volunteerism forrescues, sales and committee activities.DAVE MOYERA regular rescue volunteer, who assistswith tagging and collecting money, assistswith set up and helps cashier at salesevents. He is a great inspiration to othersdue to his work ethic despite his wheelchair challenges.NANCY REIDAs a regular rescue crew member, volunteer coordinator, Secretary, and forincreasing the plantings at the University’s Joseph W. Krutch Gardens withmany or our donated rescued plants.JOYCE THOMASWho is a consistent volunteer at salesevents and rescuesJAMES THOMASWho is a regular volunteer at rescues,sales and contributes his talent forframing botanical art for monthly raffles.President’s Special Service Awardgoes to BARRY MCCORMICKFor his six years as Newsletter Editorcreator of Biennial Cactus Expo and twoterm member of the Board of Directors.TCSS BOARDOfficersPresident: Richard Wiedhopf885-6367Vice President: Vonn WatkinsSecretary: Nancy ReidTreasurer: Joe FranneaBoard of Directors:Peter Hubbell (2008)Joie Giunta (2008)Keimpe Bronkhorst (2008)Bill Salisbury (2008)Dan Birt (2009)Chris Monrad (2009)Mark Sitter (2009)Linda Bartlett (2010)Marty Harrow (2010)Bill Hicks (2010)Karen Keller (2010)CSSA Affiliate Rep: Helen BarberCactus Rescue: Chris MonradEducational: Joe FranneaFree Plants: Norma BeckmanLibrarian: Joie GiuntaPrograms: Vonn WatkinsRefreshments: Patsy FranneaSales: Jack RamseyTechnology: Kevin BarberResearch Grants: Gerald PineVolunteers: Nancy Reidvolunteer@tucsoncactus.ehost.comEditor: Karen Kellerrunbunny@cox.netDeadline for copy:15th of each monthTCSS Web Page:www.tucsoncactus.orgWebmaster: Keimpe BronkhorstJanuary RefreshmentsPresented by theTucson Cactus and Succulent SocietyInn Suites Hotel465 North Granada Ave.Tucson, AZ 85701Those with family names beginningwith A to F, please bring your choiceof refreshment to the meeting.Everyone is Welcome!Bring your friends, join in the fun,and meet the cactus andsucculent community.
TCSS Rescue Cacti for Sale3 7 3 5Cacti Rescued189 Rescues AccomplishedVisit our next Sale for selectionsBarrels - from 2” to 14” diameter (about 1 per inch)Hedgehogs – from 1 to 20 heads (about 1 per head)TCSS Club Members receive a 10% discountJANUARY 2008Thursday, January 37:00 pmGeneral Meeting and Presentation by Mark Fryer:"A View From the Bench trials and tribulations in succulent horticulture"Tuesday, January 87:00 pmBoard meeting at the U of A College of PharmacyTucson Cactus and Succulent Society7510 E. Rio Verde Rd.Tucson, AZ 85715-3537
Holiday Party Fun for All.Laden with plates and dishes of gourmet food and festive mystery gifts, nearly 140 TCSS members and guestsgathered in December for our Annual Holiday Potluck Lunch and Celebration.A team of loyal volunteer elves set to work early Sunday to transform our meeting room into rows of colorful redtables and hungry guests were treated to nearly 100 feet of tempting food choices as they went through the buffetline. TCSS provided turkey, ham, shrimp and drinks and members filled the tables with delicious and exotic recipesthat would challenge any fancy restaurant in town. It was quite the gourmet spread . encouraging a renewed callto publish a TCSS cookbook for all to enjoy, watch for upcoming details on this project.After everyone was more than well fed, the party continued with recognitionof special award recipients and the traditional mystery gift exchange.Each person who had brought a wrapped gift was given a ticket toreceive a gift. As the numbers were called they could either accepta random gift or could exchange it for someone else s gift thatlooked interesting. The fun, games and exchanging went on forset limits until everyone was allowed to open their gift. followedby many oohs and aahs as new plants and related accessorieswere unveiled.The party was a fun and festive conclusion to yet another great year forTCSS. Many thanks to all who helped make it such a huge success.Patsy Frannea
AwardsNANCY REIDPresident’sAward winnersDick Wiedhopf presentingPresident Awardto JOYCE & JAMES THOMASSpecial Service AwardNORM DENNIS, BARRY MCCORMICKJACK RAMSEYNewsletterSpecial Service AwardBARRY MCCORMICK
February 2008Newsletter of the Tucson Cactus and Succulent SocietyFebruary 7, 2008 at 7pm"Reduction of Plant Disease with Nutrients"Presented by Dr. Jerald E. WheelerDr. Wheeler's program will cover these four importantinformational topics that focus on the essentials needed forinsuring a beautiful and healthy plant collection.1. Essential Nutrients & Beneficial Nutrients2. Fertilizer analysis-an explanation of the numberson a bag of Fertilizer.3. Fertilizer rates4. Principle nutrients needed toincrease plant resistance to disease.Dr. Wheeler has also been published with his writingsin 17 Scientific Publications in refereed journals.This will be a special program that everyone should attend andenjoy. Dr. Wheeler is presenting our first program on PlantPathology and this will be a very important area to be presented.You may learn a lot more about your plants and their particularneeds so please join us in welcoming Dr. Wheeler and be sureto also bring your questions.Jerald E. Wheeler, Ph.D. is a Plant Pathologist. For those whoneed a better explanation of what a plant pathologist does, hereis a short definition. A plant pathologist is one who studies, interprets, and diagnoses diseases and abnormalities of plants.Plant Pathology is defined as the study of the organisms andenvironmental conditions that cause disease in plants, themechanisms by which this occurs, the interactions betweenthese causal agents and the plant (effects on plant growth, yieldand quality), and the methods of managing or controlling plantdisease. It also interfaces knowledge from other scientific fieldssuch as mycology, microbiology, virology, biochemistry, bio-informatics, etc.Brian will be presenting a program on his recent trip to SouthAfrica and will be a concentrating on the Grass Aloes.Meetings are held on the firstThursday of each month.Casino EscuelaProfessional History1970-1971Assistant Professor of Plant Physiology,Univ. of Freiburg, Germany1971-1973Assistant Professor of Agronomyand Plant Genetics at the University of Arizona1973-1975Development Plant Pathologist,University of Wisconsin, Brazil1975-1988Owned and/or Managed Acre, Inc.1988-2002Product Development Manager,United Agri Products2002-2004Product Development Manager,Western Farm Service2003-presentProduct Development Manager,Agriliance/Winfield SolutionsOn March 6, 2008 Brian Kemble from the RuthBancroft Garden in Walnut Creek, California,will be our guest speaker.Campbell Ave.Educational backgroundBS. Purdue University, 1966,Agriculture and Plant SciencesMS. U. of Arizona, 1969, Plant Pathology/BotanyPh.D. U. of Arizona, 1970,Plant Pathology/Agricultural Biochemistry1968-1970 U. of Arizona,In charge of plant disease clinic under Dr. HineParkingNRiver RoadJunior League of Tucson, Kiva Bldg.2099 E. River Road
President’s MessageMay 9, 10 and 11 are the dates for theSonoran VII Conference. This is amultifunction activity that involves aplant show, plant sales, art exhibit,silent auction and a registration basedactivity of lectures and workshops. Itwill be held at the Inn Suites HotelTucson City Center. Later on thismonth you will receive in the mail andonline, details about registration andopportunities to volunteer at this biennial event. I know we can count on your support.Conservation CommitteeMatching GrantThe flat lowlands of Southern Sonora and Northern Sinaloa,Mexico, were once covered by thousands of acres of organpipe cactus forests. With irrigation and cattle ranching, almostall of this has been leveled and there is only one protected areastill in existence. Much of that protection has come throughthe efforts of David Yetman who has spoken at our meetingsand is the host of the KUAT program “The Desert Speaks”.The Tucson Cactus Cookbook Committee (I like the way thatsounds) will have its first meeting in late January and theprocess will be underway to produce our first Tucson CactusSociety book. I think it will be a best seller. I know we cancount on your support.Recently, the newly organized Conservation Committeeproposed to the Board of TCSS that a small financialcontribution of 200 go to this protection program.Spearheaded by Chris Monrad, the Board raised the amountto 500 as a challenge grant to the membership. Matchedby 500 of membership contributions, this would bring thetotal grant to 1,000. This money could be used only formaterials, primarily fencing, and not for labor which is beingprovided by the local Mayo indigenous community.I hope you like the logo decals that were sent to you upon renewalof your membership. It will be interesting to learn how they arebeing used. We did purchase an ample supply and they will beavailable at our meeting and events at 4/ 1.00. I know we cancount on your support.At the next meeting, members of the Conservation Committeewill be available to discuss the challenge grant and answer anyquestions which the membership might have concerning theproject. Look for us at or near Marty Harrow’s badge andliterature table.The Research Grant Committee will be making recommendation for the first awards at our next Board of Directors meeting.The money to support these awards comes from our live andsilent auctions held at events throughout the year. I know wecan count on your support.The Conservation Committee would like to encourage all TCSSmembers to contribute to the challenge grant even if it is onlya few dollars as this will help to build the fund. Make checksto TCSS, Conservation Committee Challenge Grant. They canbe mailed to Tucson Cactus and Succulent Society, P. O. Box64759, Tucson AZ 85728-4759 or given to the committeerepresentative at the meeting.We have participated in a number of interviews this monthabout our nationally recognized rescue program and severalmembers have been reaching out to community developersfor new leads on rescue opportunities. I know we can counton you for support.We will be hosting the Board of Directors of the Cactus andSucculent Society of America the first weekend in April. Theywill be here to look over the Westin La Paloma which is the siteof the April 10-15, 2009 convention. We have invited GaryLyons (CSSA Board Member) to speak at our April 3rd meeting.I know we can count on your support.The Tucson CSSA 2009 convention committees will startmeeting in earnest to plan all the activities around the convention. We are planning a show, bus trips, club sales, banquets,give aways, t-shirts and more. I know we can count on yoursupport.All these activities and the Convention are happening in the next15 months and the one thing I am sure about is your support.Thank youDick Wiedhopf, PresidentPeter Hubbell, Chair, Conservation Committee"Desert Connections" Grant AwardedTCSS recently awarded Sunnyside Desert View High Schoolteacher George Meisch a School grant for 483 so he mayimplement his "Desert Connections" project. Approximatelythree hundred high school students will benefit from hands onwork creating and using the outdoor habitat.Their goal is to create a desert botanical habitat so thatscience teachers can use it with their students to identify,analyze, observe, and test hypotheses that tie to Arizona StateStandard based lessons. The project states that others willbenefit as well. "Welding students will help build fences,ramadas, benches, design trails. Art students will draw andpaint cactus and succulents. Writing students will enjoy thearea and create poetry. Geography students will learn aboutTucson, Mexico, and New Mexico habitats and natural history.Special education students will learn science and the value ofcommunity service."This grant request was well thought out and clearly written.The TCSS Board raised the maximum amount of School
Grants from 400 to 500 effective January first so this will allow us to cover allmaterial costs outlined in the proposal. We have also offered Cactus Rescue Crewplants for their project at very reasonable costs.Details and grant request forms are available on our TCSS web site for any teacherin Arizona to request a grant for school projects pertaining to cactus and succulents.Joe FranneaTCSS Financial Report - 2007This is the financial report for all of 2007. Some minor final adjustments may needto be made. The 10,000 set-aside for Rescue Crew Operations is necessary to ensure working monies for large tag purchases and other rescue expenses. Education,Research and Conservation Funds are designated monies specifically earmarkedfor these programs. The Rescue Cactus Program Expenses include 3,757 donatedto the Educational Outreach Fund (25% of Rescue Program profits).Major CategoriesDues, Newsletters,Meetings, misc.Rescue Cactus Prog:Expo, Silent Auction,Trips, Commissions:Donations, Grants:TotalsIncomeExpenses Net 19,380 36,749 24,737 25,149 (5,357) 11,600 29,461 5,772 23,795 2,550 5,666 3,222 91,362 76,231 15,131 22,908 10,000 11,917 9,511 501 54,837 20,000(Library andEquipment)For comments or questionsregarding this report contactJoe Frannea, er Harvesting for Drylandsand Beyond by Brad LancasterAs a Tucson resident, the author practiceswhat he preaches. This award-winningbook is volume 1 in a series of 3. You willlearn how to evaluate your property, designthe landscape and implement somesimple steps to use rainwater. There areworksheets, plant lists and water requirements specific to Tucson. Included is anappendix of resources in print and online.Australian Succulent PlantsAn Introduction by Attila KapitanyThis book has some unusual ad beautifulplants. Each plant is given two pages ofpictures, showing the plant, flower and anoccasional shot of the habitat. There isalso a brief description of the plant and asentence on the habitat.Joie GiuntaOfficersPresident: Richard Wiedhopf885-6367Vice President: Vonn WatkinsSecretary: Nancy ReidTreasurer: Joe FranneaBoard of Directors:Peter Hubbell (2008)Joie Giunta (2008)Keimpe Bronkhorst (2008)Bill Salisbury (2008)Dan Birt (2009)Chris Monrad (2009)Mark Sitter (2009)Linda Bartlett (2010)Marty Harrow (2010)Bill Hicks (2010)Karen Keller (2010)CSSA Affiliate Rep: Helen BarberAssets by Funds:General Fund:Rescue Operations:Educational Outreach:Research Fund:Conservation Fund:Total Monetary Assets:Physical Assets approx:TCSS BOARDThe TCSS is lookingfor yourFAVORITE RECEIPESto be featured ina CookbookIf you would like to have youroriginal receipe featured in a cookbook,you can email or send them tothe following addressesrecipes@tucsoncactus.orgTCSS ReceipesP.O. Box 64759, Tucson, AZ 85728If you have a great idea for a namefor a cookbook, let us knowCactus Rescue: Chris MonradEducational: Joe FranneaFree Plants: Norma BeckmanLibrarian: Joie GiuntaPrograms: Vonn WatkinsRefreshments: Patsy FranneaSales: Jack RamseyTechnology: Kevin BarberResearch Grants: Gerald PineVolunteers: Nancy Reidvolunteer@tucsoncactus.orgEditor: Karen Kellerrunbunny@cox.netDeadline for copy:15th of each monthTCSS Web Page:www.tucsoncactus.orgWebmaster: Keimpe BronkhorstFebruary RefreshmentsThose with family names beginningwith G to L, please bring your choiceof refreshment to the meeting.Everyone is Welcome!Bring your friends, join in the fun,and meet the cactus andsucculent community.
TCSS Rescue Cacti for Sale3 7 3 5Cacti Rescued189 Rescues AccomplishedVisit our next Sale for selectionsBarrels - from 2” to 14” diameter (about 1 per inch)Hedgehogs – from 1 to 20 heads (about 1 per head)TCSS Club Members receive a 10% discountFEBRUARY 2008Thursday February 77:00 pmGeneral Meeting and Presentation byDr. Jerald E. Wheeler:"Reduction of Plant Disease with Nutrients"Tuesday, February 127:00 pmBoard meeting at the U of A College of PharmacyThursday, March 67:00pmGeneral Meeting and Presentation by Brian KembleSaturday & Sunday, March 8-9Fiesta de las Flores hosted bythe Tucson Orchid Society and Green ThingsSunday, March 16Boyce Thompson Arboretum Spring Sale Bus TourTucson Cactus and Succulent Society7510 E. Rio Verde Rd.Tucson, AZ 85715-3537
March 2008Newsletter of the Tucson Cactus and Succulent SocietyMarch 6, 2008 at 7pmFree Plants of The Month“Grass Aloes and other botanical treatsfrom the hills of eastern South Africa”Beaucarnea recurvataFrom the Mexican state of Vera Cruz, this commonly available species is easily grown. What we really like about thisspecies is that it conforms to either a container, where it canbe root bound for long periods of time, or put into the groundin our area, where we have a large plant that only sustainsleaf damage at low temperatures in the low 20s.Presented by Brian KembleAloe albida x saundersiiA cross between the two dwarf species of A. albida and A.saundersii, both grass Aloes. This hybrid offsets freely and isfloriferous with pale cream flowers produced in the fall. Thiscross was done at Arid Lands in the late eighties.This will be a very special program for anyone interested in theAloes. We are really looking forward to having Brian as our specialguest so please join us and bring a friend for this rare presentation.Thursday, April 3, 2008, 7 PMThe Development of Succulent Gardens, The EthelM. Garden in Las Vegas, Nevada and OthersPresented by Gary LyonsCurator of the Huntington Desert GardenChris MonradMeetings are held on the firstThursday of each month.Casino EscuelaBrian’s program will cover his recent trip to South Africa, in November of 2007. He was fortunate to be able to get out in thefield with Charles Craib, author of "Grass Aloes in the SouthAfrican Veld". This book, published in 2005, is the only workdevoted to this interesting group of diminutive Aloes. Seldomseen in cultivation, these plants grow in grasslands and can bevery difficult to spot when not in flower. Along with the Aloes,Brian saw a variety of other succulents and bulbs.Most aloes are cool season growers. They need bright, filtered light with weekly waterings during the cool season andonce every two weeks in summer. These aloes are cold tolerant to the high 20's and are easily protected at temperatures below that with a light piece of frost cloth draped overthe plant. Flowering takes place normally from mid winterthrough spring and can range in colors from yellow to orangeor bright red.Campbell Ave.Brian Kemble is the curator at the Ruth Bancroft Garden inWalnut Creek, California. He has been working at this gardenof succulents and other drought-tolerant plants since 1980(see the garden’s website at: www.ruthbancroftgarden.org).He has been a member of the Cactus & Succulent Society ofAmerica for over 30 years and has been a judge at many cactus & succulent shows. Over the years, he has made manytrips to places such as Mexico , Madagascar and South Africato see and photograph succulents in habitat. The genus Aloehas been a major focus for Brian and he is also vice-presidentof the Institute for Aloe Studies, based in Oakland, California(the institute's website is at: www.aloestudies.org).Aloes are succulent plants in the lily family and are native tothe old world, specifically Africa, Madagascar and the Arabian peninsula. Many species grow well here in the aridsouthwest either as potted plants or as specimens in thelandscape. They especially thrive under the south side oftrees in dappled light that gives them some shade in thesummer but more light in the winter when sun angles arelower.ParkingNRiver RoadJunior League of Tucson, Kiva Bldg.2099 E. River Road
President’s MessageOcotillos, Boojums and nine otherspecies make up the entireFouquieria genus. So what?Sonoran VII that’s what. ComingMay 9, 10 & 11 is the seventh inthe series of mini conferencesabout the Sonoran Desert and itsinhabitants. This year the Ocotilloand its relatives will be featured.The Sonoran conference is ourmajor even numbered year activity. The two day conference isa mixture of presentations featuring the Ocotillo family and workshops on a variety of topics about cacti and other succulents.This portion requires registration and limits the number of workshop attendees to about 20 or less per session.Surrounding this is our annual show to the public of greatcacti and succulent plants, a wonderful sale of plants, pots,and books by the best nurseries, potters and our internationally known Rainbow Gardens Book Shop. We will also havean art show and sale from local artists.Sonoran VII will start on Friday night May 9 at 6pm with a premeeting dinner reception and a special TCSS meeting presentation by Susan Carter Holmes at 7pm. “Susan is a botanist andtaxonomist at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and has discovered and catalogued more than 200 plants of the family Euphorbiaceae, particularly of the succulent east African
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