Why You Should Hit The CSSA Succulent Sale

Shoppers and collectors at the San Diego CSS show in Balboa Park

Here’s who’s selling what at the big biennial succulent convention (CSSA). Why you should go: Top vendors will wow succulent enthusiasts from all over the world with perfectly grown, collectible plants and art pottery. It’s held in San Diego about once a decade. (Traveling? Here’s what else to see in the area, succulently speaking.) You needn’t sign up for the convention…

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Plants and Pots at the Cactus & Succulent Show

Debra Lee Baldwin, InterCity Show

Above: I take you behind the scenes at a C&SS show. The excitement is palpable!  To see amazing succulents in elegant art pots, attend a Cactus & Succulent Society Show. The largest in the US is the annual Inter-City Show at the Los Angeles Arboretum mid-August. Judges award ribbons and trophies based on how well a…

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