The Albuquerque African Violet Club invites you to “Celebrate the USA” with us. Come and see our beautiful African violets, as well as different cousins of African violets.
African violets will be available for sale, and this year, we will also have Streptocarpus!
There will be African violet demos and growing tips so bring your questions! And don’t forget the drawing!
The Cactus and Succulent Society of New Mexico will be holding its annual spring plant show and sale on Saturday, April 12 and Sunday, April 13, 2025 Location: the Albuquerque Garden Center at 10120 Lomas Blvd., NE We are open from 10 am until 4 pm on Saturday and 10 am to 3 pm on Sunday. There is no admission charge.
The show will display several hundred plants, including some of the finest specimens from many different private collections in our region, including our society's members. You do not need to be a member to exhibit plants. Please bring your very best cacti and succulents to be exhibited at this show. Entries are accepted at the Albuquerque Garden Center on Friday, April 12, from 1 pm to 6 pm. Helpful information on entering your own plants can be found at a link at the society's main website, accessed via: https://www.new-mexico.cactus-society.org/cdocs/SpringShow/Presenting Plants for Show--Rev 1113.pdf or contact us at cssofnm@gmail.com If you desire, you may download entry tags for your use before you arrive from the following website location: https://www.new-mexico.cactus-society.org/cdocs/SpringShow/CSSNMShowEntryTagsRev042406.pdf Remember that you may not retrieve the plants you entered until the show closes, at 3 pm on Sunday.
In addition to the judged show, the society's annual sale brings in vendors, from various places, that provide a wide variety of cacti and other succulent plants available for purchase; they range from bargain starter plants to spectacular specimens. Some excellent specimen plants will be sold via a silent auction which will be done on Saturday. Bidders are urged to be present at the close of bidding to purchase the plants, and take them home. An additional special feature of the sale is a selection of some locally grown, hardy species for the yard---at least in Albuquerque, and, sometimes, further north.
We will have 3 checkout lines for sale items, instead of the traditional 2 lines. We will accept cash, checks and credit cards.
Further information about the Cactus & Succulent Society of New Mexico may be found at http://www.new-mexico.cactus-society.org/ For information concerning the venue, you may visit the Albuquerque Garden Center's website at http://www.albuquerquegardencenter.org or call (505) 296-6020.
All events held at the Albuquerque Garden Center unless specified otherwise
Interested non-members welcome; meetings are at 2 pm in Grace’s Room
April 25 – Garden Center Plant Sale -- we’ll sell potted irises, 1-5 pm only
April 27 Meeting – Preparing Your Iris for the Show; artistic design & photography division instructions
May 10 – Set Up for Show, 2-6 pm
May 11 – MOTHERS DAY IRIS SHOW – open to public 1-5 pm
June 8 Meeting – Show Awards, preparing for Region Convention
July 18-19 – Garden Center Flower Show (enter flowers, group competition)
July 20 Meeting – Final preparations for Regional Convention. Annual Drawing for NEW IRIS purchased (Members Only)
August 15 – Set up for Region 23 Iris Convention
August 16 – AIS REGION 23 CONVENTION 9 am – 5 pm – we are host
August 31 Meeting — Class on Dig, Divide, Process Your Iris
September 19 – Set Up for Iris Sale, 1-5 pm
September 20 – ANNUAL IRIS SALE – open to public 9 am - noon
October 19 Meeting – Preparing Iris Beds for Winter; Demo with our two iris beds in Garden Center gardens
October 25 – Halloween Glow ‘n Stroll (participation encouraged)
Dec 20 Holiday Party at Garden Center; members may invite one spouse/guest
OFFICERS 2025:
President Rae Phillips 505-235-5992, raecyp65@gmail.com
Vice President Candy Scott 505-200-2046, candysbridgeclub@aol.com
Treasurer Linn Furnish 505-884-6626, swimsew@comcast.net
Secretary Jody Kennedy 505-288-1511, jodykennedy21@gmail.com
Member-at-Large Eva Barry 505-350-0382, eva13barry@gmail.com
