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-Meeting location varies
-Usually the third Sunday of the month
-1:00 to 4:00
-Each meeting has a themed plant, feel feel to bring a "show-and-tell"
-Feel free to bring your "Plant of the month"
for discussion.
-You may bring finger food / snack to share--our goal is healthy foods if you are up to the challenge!
-RSVP to Kathy
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Take a look at photos from past shows!
2018 |2017 | 2012 | 2011
Annual Meeting Schedule
Mettings are typically the third Sunday of the month, but may change due to room availability and Holidays. Please check our FaceBook page for the most recent updates. Zoom options may be available for some meetings; check meeting announcement or FB page.
March, 2024 - Worried about Watering
Speaker: Cecilia Guelette
Location: Cleveland Botanical Gardens, Smith Classroom
Plant of the month: Any plant in the Aizoaceae family
Annual Show and Sale!
6 & 7 of April, 2024
Location: Cleveland Botanical Gardens, Smith Classroom
Entrance fee applies; paid and on-street parking
available
No meeting in April
Due to the show schedule, we won't be having a meeting this month.
19 May, 2024 - Mounting Epiphytic Succulents
Speaker: Mouse
New Location: Cuyahoga County Public Library, Independence Branch,
6361-Selig Dr, Independence, 44131; NOTE--meeting begins at 1:15
Plant of the month: Any epiphytic succulent
June, 2023 - Annual Club Field Trip
Location: ...
No Meetings July and August
Have a nice Summer!
15 September, 2024 - TBD
Speaker:
New Location: Cuyahoga County Public Library, Independence Branch,
6361-Selig Dr, Independence, 44131; NOTE--meeting begins at 1:15
Plant of the month:
October, 2024 - Annual Club Picnic;
Speaker:
Location: Lake Metroparks Shelter
Plant of the month:...
17 November, 2024 - TBD
Speaker: ...
Location: Cleveland Botanical Gardens, Smith Classroom
Plant of the month:...
December 2024 - No meeting, members only luncheon
Speaker: Bill Hendricks
Other Up and Coming:
As Available....please attend the meetings or follow our FB page for an update on Fall meetings.
listed as available
The Spine is Now Published Quarterly:
2022:1
2022:2
2022:3
2022:4
2021:1
2021:2
2021:3
2021:4
2020:1
2020:2
Succulent Topics Supplement
2020:3
2020:4
2019:1
2019:2
2019:3
2019:4
2018:1
2018:2
2018:3
2018:4
2017:
2017:1
2017:2
2017:3
2017:4
2016:
January
February
March
April
May
June
2015:
January
February
March
April
May
September
October
November
December
2014:
January
February
March
April
May
June
August
September
October
November
December
2013:
January
February
March
April
May
September
October
November
December
2012:
September
November
December
Other Newsletters:
Newsletter of the Central Oklahoma
Cactus & Succulent Society
Sept 2017
March 2017
October 2013
July 2014
The Root, Cleveland Botanical Garden Affiliate Newsletter
October 2013
Hi - Lights, Indoor Gardening Society Newsletter
October 2013
MWCSS has quite a nice library of books. Members in good standing can check out books for one month at a time. They must be returned or renewed at the next meeting. To check out a book, contact Bill Hendricks be eMail OR talk to him at one of the meeting. The list of library holdings is available as a PDF document.
Club By Laws can be found here.
18 February, 2024 - Getting your plants show-ready
Speaker: Jim Bell
NEW LOCATION: Cuyahoga County Public Library, Independence Branch, 6361-Selig Dr, Independence, 44131; NOTE--meeting begins at 1:15
Plant of the month: A plant thant needs groomed for the show.
21 January, 2024 - Fungus Among Us and other plant diseases
Speaker: Tim Malinich
Location: Cleveland Botanical Gardens, Smith Classroom
Plant of the month: A plant you got over the Holidays
17 September, 2023 - TBD
Speaker:
Location: Klyn Nurseries
Plant of the month:
15 October, 2023 - Annual Club Picnic; Making Pots
Speaker: Dave Palmieri
Location: Lake Metroparks Shelter
Plant of the month:...
19 November, 2023 - TBD
Speaker: ...
Location: Cleveland Botanical Gardens, Smith Classroom
Plant of the month:...
16 April, 2023 - Plants of Washington State
Speaker: Zoltan Onutz
Location: Cleveland Botanical Gardens, Smith Classroom
Plant of the month: ...
21 May, 2023 - Fun with Fertilizer
Speaker: Tim Malinich
Location: Independence Public Library
Plant of the month: ...
15 January, 2023 - South African Bulbs
Speaker: Bill Hendricks
19 February, 2023 - Soils for Succulents
Speaker: Panel; also show prep discussion
25, 26 March 2023 - Annual Show & Sale
There will be a judged show with the exhibit this year
16 January, 2022 - Judging Show Plants
Speaker: Jim Bell
20 February, 2022 - Show Prep
Speaker: There will be a short presentation on labeling plants.
26, 27 March, 2022 - Annual Show & Sale
We retrun to CBG for our cactus and succulent exhibit and sales area.
10 April, 2022 - Hardy Opuntia and show wrap up
Speaker: Doug Bacso
18 October 2020 - CSSA Convention Report
Speaker: Jeff Havel
15 November 2020 - Winter Growers
Speaker: Bill Hendricks, et al
20 December 2020 - Succulent Travelogue
Speaker: Bill Hendricks
17 January 2021 - South African Bulbs
Speaker: Bill Hendricks
21 February, 2021 - Biological Pest control
Speaker: Tim Malinich
21 March, 2021 - Hoya
Speaker: Kathy Smith
||Many metings were canceled or vitual during Covid restrictions||
CANCELED 15 March 2020 - Show Prep & 2019 CSSA Convention Report
CANCELED 4, 5 April 20120 - Annual Show & Sale
CANCELED 26 April 2020 - Propagation from Cuttings & Show Review
May & June 2020 - Canceled
23 February 2020 - Succulents from Seed
Speaker: Bill Hendricks and Tim Malinich
19 January 2020 - Cacti of Argentina Chile
Speaker: Curt Hanson
17 November 2019 - Basic Entomology
Speaker: Doug Basco and Tim Malinich
20 October 2019 - Record Keeping and Databases
Speaker: Shawn Murdoc
15 September 2019 - S. Africa Trip
Speaker: Bill Hendricks
2 June 2019 - Cleistocactus
Speaker: Sean Diamond
24 February 2019 - Show Prep and Plant Nomenclature
Speakers: Karen Snell, Bill Hendricks, Tim Malinich
14 April 2019 - Madagascar!
Speaker: Tammy Host
20 January 2019 - Hobby Greenhouses
Speaker: Member Panel
18 November 2018 - Basic and Advanced Watering
Speaker: Zoltan Onutz
16 September 2018 - Club History
Speaker: Bill Hendricks
15 April 2018 - Hypertufa Demonstration
Speaker: Kathy Smith
3 June 2018 - Pest Problems--Disease
Speaker: Tim Malinich
25 February 2018 - Show Prep!
Scheduled: How to get your plants ready for the show & last minute items.
19 November 2017- CSSA Tour Highlights
Speaker: Conference attendees
17 December 2017 - Christmas Party and Meeting
Speaker: Bill Hendricks
21 January 2018 - Club History
Speaker: Bill Hendricks
15 October 2017- Photosythsis, Lights and Lighting
Speakers: Bob Raak, Tim Malinich
Combined meeting with Indoor Light Society
17 September 2017- Cacti of Chile and Argentina
Speaker: Curt Hanson
17 June 2017 - Club Tour, Groovy Plants Ranch
In conjunction with Columbus club.
7 May 2017 - Opuntias
Sean Diamond
9 April, 2017 - Propagation
Panel Discussion and show report.
22 January, 2017 - Great Destinations, 2016
Christie and Mike Briggs
16 October, 2016 - Transitioning Plants to Indoors
Member Led Panel Discussion about moving the plants indoors.
18 September, 2016 - Anacamseors to Zebras
A South African Experience
Combined meeting with Columbus & Pittsburgh
17 April, 2016 - Argentina, Patterns in Nature
Curt Hanson will go over his work in Argentina.
15 May, 2016 - Sonoran Desert
Video presentation: Sanoran Desert
17 January, 2016 - Growing Plants From Seed
Presentation by Tim Malinich, Bill Hendricks. A repeat of the program from 2011
20 November, 2016 - Dealing with Pests & Disease
Tim Malinich - a look at common problems with cacti & succulents.
December, 2016 - Annual Christmas Party!
Canceled due to snow!
Latvia and Estonia, Bill Hendricks
13 December 2015 - Annual Christmas Party
Dutch & English Conifer Society Trip; presentaion by Bill Hendricks
October 11, 2015 - Asclepiads
Combined meeting with Columbus, Michigan, Cincy and Pittsburgh groups. Presentation by Bruce Brethauer--Asclepiads.
September 20, 2015 - Dish Gardens
Combined meeting with Cleveland Indoor Garden Society.
Jeff Havel--Making Dish Gardens
17 May, 2015 - Summering Plants
Cacti and succulent care in the summer.
19 April, 2015 - Bromeliads
Combined meeting with the Cleveland Indoor Garden Society. Jerry Raack will talk about his bromeliad discoveries, Ecuador travels, and bromeliad cultivation.
18 January, 2015 - Record Keeping
Location - Cleveland Botanical Garden
23 April, 2014 - Echevaria
MWCSS member Sean Diamond will cover the culture and details about this group of succulents.
Plant of the month - Echevaria
19 January, 2014 - Taxonomy
Tim Malinich & Bill Hendricks explain the basics of how plants are classified.
15 September, 2013 - Meeting with Central Ohio Cactus and Succulent Society
Bill Hendricks will provide a plantsman's travelogue of a recent trip.
20 October, 2013 -
Joint meeting with Indoor Light Society
Location - Cleveland Botanical Garden
Plant of the month - bring a sample of your soil mix
19 May, 2013 - Agave
Laura is going to go over Convergent Evolution--the means of how plants develop similar characteristics in response to local environments. This is a repeat presentation of the program she did a couple years ago.
21 April, 2013 - Basic Culture
Continued from earlier discussion.
20 January, 2013 - Basic Cactus & Succulent Culture
Panel discussion where everyone can share their wisdom & experience.
Location - Cleveland Botanical Garden
18 November, 2012 - Club Library
Even seasoned members don't know the extent of our library resources; we'll find out what is available from Bill.
21 October, 2012 - Overwintering Plants
Some members have greenhouse, others lights, still others windowsills; how do your plant spend the winter? Panel Discussion.
10 June, 2012 - Botanical Terms
Panel discussion where everyone can share their wisdom & experience.
20 May, 2012 - Water & Fertilizer
Panel discussion where everyone can share their wisdom & experience.
15 April, 2012 - Soil Mixes & Pots
Panel discussion where everyone can share their wisdom & experience.
19 February, 2012 - Photography
Doug B. will share tips and tricks for taking that one fantastic shot!
15 January, 2012 - Scotland pt. 2
Bill will continue coverage of his Scotland trip.
17 April, 2011 - Transplanting
Beverly leads the discussion on how to successfully transplant hard-to-handle cacti and succulents.
16 January, 2011 - Growing Plants From Seed
Bill Hendricks of Klyn Nursery
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