Kerr County Cactus and Succulent
Society
We meet on the third Tuesday each month at 7:00 p.m. in the conference
room of the Butt-Holdsworth Memorial Library, 505 Water Street, in
Kerrville. We have informational programs and refreshments at every
meeting. Visitors are always welcome.
Membership dues are $10 for individuals and $15 for families. Our
membership year starts in July.
To download a membership application (a 65K PDF file), click HERE.
Or, for a printable brochure including a membership application (a 170K PDF file), click HERE
Our Newsletters
Our newsletters are published monthly, about a week before our meetings. They're in
PDF format; if you need Adobe Reader for viewing PDF files, click here to
download it for free.
To read a newsletter, just click on the month:
2009: Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov |
As stated above, these newsletters are in in PDF format. Depending upon how
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LINKS
CSSA Cactus
and Succulent Society of America
TACSS
Texas Association of Cactus & Succulent Societies
ACCS Austin Cactus & Succulent Society
HCCS Houston Cactus & Succulent Society
NTCSS North Texas Cactus & Succulent Society, in Dallas
SACXS San Antonio Cactus and Xerophyte Society
TCSS Tucson Cactus & Succulent Society. Be sure to visit their Cactus Rescue page.
NPSOT
Native Plant Society of Texas, Kerrville Chapter
Riverside Nature Center A wildlife and native plant sanctuary in Kerrville.
El Nopalito Allen and Aubrey Duncan, cactus dealers and KCCSS members.
OldManCactus "Your internet source for reasonably priced rare and unusual cacti and succulents."
YuccaDo Nursery "Your source for heat and drought tolerant plants"
CactiGuide NEW! A wealth of info about
cacti. You can search by scientific name or common name, geographic
distribution, or growth habit. There's also a terminology page,
forums, advice on growing cacti, pests & disease, and other articles.
Dave's Garden Plant info, bug info, reference sources, a variety of
gardening forums, and more.
CSPM
Cactus and
succulent Plant Mall. Tons of useful links to plant data, gardening
info, cactus clubs, and events.
Cultivar A fabulous online magazine devoted to crested, monstrose, and other
freaky forms of succulents.
CDRI Chihuahuan
Desert Research Institute, in Fort Davis, Texas. Info about deserts, the Institute, their
Nature Center, and special events.
Peckerwood
Garden in
Hempstead, Texas: rare and unusual
plants from the United States, Mexico, and Asia.
Boyce
Thompson Arboretum, in Superior, Arizona: a huge educational
collection of desert plants.
Irwin Lightstone Website of the excellent photographer we met at our February 2009 meeting.
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KCCSS Photos
We have our photos on Google's Picasa: to view them in a new window, click HERE.
While you're there, you can also view the Fredericksburg Rockhounds and other albums.
Contact Us
EMAIL us for comments about this
website, or for more info about the KCCSS.