shows
The SCSS Annual Show and Sale takes place the first weekend in May at the Shepard Garden and Arts Center. It features both an exhibition of members' most prized specimens as well as a plant sale with an impressive selection of succulents.
2024 Show & SALE
Save the date: 2024 Show & Sale on May 3- May 5, 2024
Our 2024 Show & Sale will be on May 3 - May 5, 2024 at the Shepard Garden and Arts Center. The Show will not be judged; instead, we encourage club members at all levels to enter their plants to showcase the amazing variety of succulents.
Dates and times of the sale:
- Friday, May 3: volunteer shopping from noon to 1:00 PM; public entry from 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
- Saturday, May 4: public entry from 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
- Sunday, May 5: public entry from 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM.
Click here to download the official flyer (PDF).
Mini Shows
Mini Shows are held at each meeting (except in September and December) for members to compete and show off their plants. The purpose of the mini-show is to show off your prized plants and to practice staging skills. Mini-shows can be very inspirational and gives you a chance to talk to other members, ask questions and receive helpful suggestions. You must be a member to participate and be present at the meeting.
There will be both a cactus and a succulent table. Feel free to enter 1-2 plants in each of these categories.
Mini-gardens must be grown by the exhibitor for a minimum of six months. You may enter one dish garden each month.
Each member present is asked participate in the judging by dropping one bean in the cup next to the plant that you think is the best example for that category: best cactus, best succulent, best dish garden. Voting should be completed before the speaker begins their talk.
Members will receive one free drawing ticket for each plant entered. Mini-show winners will be announced for each category before the end of the meeting.
Scoring points are as follows:
1st place — 8 points
2nd place — 6 points
3rd place — 4 points
Honorable mention — 2 points
If your plant did not place — 1 point
The 2024 Mini Show themes are as follows:
2024 Mini Show Themes |
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SUCCULENT |
CACTUS |
JANUARY |
Aeonium | Spiral cactus |
FEBRUARY |
Crassula | Opuntia |
MARCH |
Gasteria | Mammillaria |
APRIL |
Euphorbia | Parodia |
MAY |
Agave | Gymnocalycium |
JUNE |
Lithops | Astrophytum |
JULY |
Echeveria | Rebutia |
AUGUST |
Kalanchoe | Ariocarpus |
OCTOBER |
Sansevieria | Stapelia |
NOVEMBER |
Sedum | Schlumbergera |
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