Gregg, I agree. As one whom is new to both I'm a members of the Fresno Cactus & Succulent Society & the Pacific Bulb Society. Both are great information resources & excellent sources of plants. Karl Church Dinuba, CA On Jan 3, 2014 5:11 PM, "Gregg" <cj5sfo@yahoo.com> wrote: > Greetings all: > In hindsight, regarding my post about our local cactus and succulent > meeting where the presentation topic will include growing winter bulbs, I > thought it might be helpful to encourage bulb enthusiasts to consider your > nearest local cactus and succulent club as a resource for both information > and plant material regarding bulbs. There is a wide crossover of plants > that grow sympatrically in nature and in more cases than not, bulbs and > traditional succulents often grow in the same locales under the same > conditions. While purists- those whose interest is focused primarily on > specific general or families of bulbs- may not find interest in expanding > their collections to include additional plant families, others, like > myself, who may admit to OCAD (Obsessive Compulsive Acquisitive Disorder) > are not bound by such restrictive thinking. I have a 4000 sq ft (1200 sq > meter) greenhouse filled with what several of my friends call "one of > everything." Actually, > I try to have two of whatever I find interesting so as to produce > seedlings, as I am also a CSP (Compulsive Serial Propagator). Bulbs are > but one fascination for me, along with a variety of succulents, orchids, > bromeliads, xeric trees, and also reptiles (but let's not go there...). > > My life-long fascination with plants has earned me the title of current > president of the Cactus and Succulent Society of America, and I invite > anyone interested to check out the CSSA website to help you find a local > club and/or plant sources in your area or online. > > Please look at http://cssainc.com/ . Among the many choices for > information, under the "Affiliates" tab you can search for a group in your > area; under Calendar you may find convenient local and regional events, > including plant shows and sales listed nation-wide, and under the > "shop/seeds" tab you can find listings for an ever-changing variety of > seeds donated by CSSA members, including bulb seeds, available for > purchase at reasonable prices and shipped internationally. > > So I welcome any and all fellow OCAD and CSPs to expand your horizons (and > your collections) to include succulents among your interests. As I often > tell myself (justification for a voluminous collection) when it comes to > plants, can one really have too many??? I don't think so... > > Happy New Year! > > Gregg > > > Gregg DeChirico > Santa Barbara, California > > > > > > On , Gregg <cj5sfo@yahoo.com> wrote: > > Greetings, Gastil. (and Jim, whom I know well) > > I am a nearby and long time PBS "bulbbler" as well, although I don't > consider myself knowledgeable enough to post with any substantive > contribution. But, I would like to invite you (and anyone else in the > area) to the Santa Barbara Cactus and Succulent Society meeting tonight > where Tom Glavich, another 'Bulbbler" and PBS member from Los Angeles (San > Gabriel, I believe) will offer a presentation on growing winter bulbs. Tom > is an advisor and former Director and Vice President of the Cactus and > Succulent Society of America (CSSA) and is an avid bulb and succulent > grower, providing many informative articles for CSSA publications sharing > his cultural expertise on a variety of topics. He will also likely have a > variety of interesting and uncommon plants for sale. I hope to see you > there. > > Here's more info: > > January 3rd - 7:30pm > Trinity Lutheran Church* > 909 N. La Cumbre Rd > Santa Barbara Ca. 93110 > Near Foothill and La Cumbre. > > Tom Glavich > “The Winter Growers,” > Most Long Time Collectors grow Winter-growing as > well as summer-growing plants. Beginner's often don't > know the difference or ignore some of the special needs > of winter growing plants. This talk is a survey of some > of the exceptional succulents and bulbs that do most of > their growing in the winter. Succulents and bulbs from > South Africa, the Mediterranean and Southern > California, all of which share similar growing conditions > will be shown and discussed. > Tom Glavich is a long time collector of succulent > plants and bulbs. He is a member of most of the Los > Angeles Clubs, and is one of the co-chairs of the Inter- > City Show held at the LA Arboretum every August. He > is a frequent contributor to the CSSA Publication To The > Point and chair of the CSSA Research Fund. > > Sincerely, > Gregg > > Gregg DeChirico > Santa Barbara, California > > > > > > On Thursday, January 2, 2014 10:58 PM, M. Gastil-Buhl < > gastil.buhl@gmail.com> wrote: > > Jim Foster wrote: > "I thought there might be a meeting someplace in my > area to meet > others with similar interests." > > Welcome Jim. Im happy to call myself a bulbbler as well and I too live > in Santa Barbara. Although there are no other PBS members nearby, > there are a few who write to this mail list within a modest distance. > There are several active gardening societies in town but none > exclusively focusing on bulbs. I will send a pm with more info on > that. Great to have you in PBS and not be the lone member from SB > anymore. > > Cheers, > Gastil > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/