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Welcome to the website of the Los Angeles Cactus and Succulent Society. Our nearly 200 members come from throughout the southland and share a passion for cacti and succulents. Throughout the history of LACSS, many of the most prominent researchers, authors, and collectors of the succulent world have been leaders and members of our society.

LACSS meets monthly in the San Fernando Valley to enjoy stimulating presentations, hands-on workshops, plant sales, mini-shows, raffles, trading, and other activities. In addition, LACSS offers field trips to member gardens, nurseries, and private collections. We serve the greater community by offering free educational activities, and presenting an exciting annual festival in April or June, and a Fall Sale.

In order to share the joys and benefits of collecting and cultivating cacti and succulents, we invite you to check out our general meetings on the 1st Thursday of each month at ONEgeneration Senior Enrichment Center at 18255 Victory Blvd.

Doors open at 6:15 for the Social Hour, Ask an Expert, and much more. The business meeting starts promptly at 7pm. Attendance is FREE and open to the public. Each new visitor receives a free plant! We hope to see you at a meeting soon.

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REFRESHMENT REMINDER

Our next meeting is Oct 2, 2025. First Name beginning C, L, G, and S please bring treats! If you missed your month this is a great time to bring a treat to share.

It is a collective effort that we provide refreshments for our members at the meeting! As you know, bringing refreshments to the meeting is a way to make our meetings more enjoyable and welcoming for everyone.

Now for the remainder of the year if your first letter of your First name begins with the letter please bring in something to share.

October C,L,G, AND S

November E,M,W, AND H

We kindly ask that each member brings a small contribution of snacks or drinks to share with the group. A lot of us are coming straight from work and appreciate that we are mindful of empty stomachs.

Examples of refreshments that you could bring include:

Appetizers / Sides Cookies or pastries Fruit or vegetables Chips and dip Finger food Pizza

Please bring your contribution in a “disposable” dish!

If bringing refreshments is a difficulty, we ask that you leave a donation in the “Donation Jar” at the Refreshment Table. The club relies on your contribution to continue supplying our membership with sustenance.

We appreciate your cooperation and look forward to seeing you at the meeting.

Thank you,

LACSS

Meeting

Oct 2, 2025

Doors open 6:15PM

One Generation

18255 Victory Blvd

Reseda CA

Bad-Attitudinal

Concatenations: The Art of Mesemb Management

Dear Abby's Guide to Difficult Mesembs

From Steve Hammer

Goodness, we have a long title tonight!:

Dear Abby's Advice on Managing the Six Most Difficult Easy Mesembs and the Twelve Easiest Difficult Mesembs; and the Reasons Why These Bad-Attitudinal Concatenations are Never Quite Identical

Steven was conceived in Indianapolis on Labor Day of 1950.

The exact amount of labor was not recorded, but his parents were certainly fond of contiguity. Eight weeks after Steven's hatching, the whole family moved to California, where Steven developed his flower-child roots. He has been growing and studying succulents since 1961.