2024 Show & Sale

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Detailed information and weekend presentation schedule below

The event is held at the ISTW Portuguese Hall in Watsonville –  more info

Featuring

• 10,000 sq ft full of plants, pottery, and items for successful horticulture
• Wide aisles that are easy to navigate; up to five pay points means short or no lines at check out
• Two dozen plant vendors selling unusual species of succulents & cacti you can’t buy at stores.
• Beautiful, hand-made pottery from members of our club
• Plant Hotel (store plants while you shop)
• Hundreds of exceptional specimens of cacti and other succulents on display in the plant show    
• Expert growing advice, live planting demonstrations.
• Habitat & conservation info.
• Proceeds support the Monterey Bay Area Cactus and Succulent Society’s monthly programs and further our mission of education, conservation, and propagation.

Make your experience most enjoyable

• • BYOB: Please bring your own box to shop and take plants home  or grab a shopping box from our supply when you enter the building
  • Pay by credit card, tap, or cash
  • Bring your coupon. Don’t have one? Sign our mailing list at the sale and get one in the mail for the next sale!
  • Use the plant hotel to store your plants while you enjoy the show
  • Pro-Tip: Saturday morning is always the most crowded; join the club and beat the crowds
  • Sunday and Saturday afternoon are always less crowded, so come then if you can.

Come for the Plants, Stay for Day

• • • Watsonville is the Gateway to Fun in the Monterey Bay Area
    • Plan to stay the day for experiencing some of the other wonderful things to do in town
    • More information

Presentations

There will be planting and re-potting demonstrations on Saturday and Sunday.  The judges will give a presentation on what makes a successful show plant on Saturday morning.  A Helpdesk to answer questions on how to take care of plants will be available throughout the show & sale.

Location:

Vendors

Northern California’s top rare Cactus and Succulent sellers:

L&J Succulents (Modesto)
Gardeners Home (Pacifica)
Jim Smith Haworthias (Martinez)
PB & J Cacti & Succulents (Livermore)
Radiant Cactus and Succulents (Sacramento)

New and returning pottery vendors

Rowe Clayworks (Morro Bay)
Loreen Borelli
Kim Manfredi
Peter Potter
Sarah Martin

Vendors from the Monterey Bay Area and the Central Coast

California Succulents (Watsonville)
Q Cactus (Salinas)
JC Succulents (Watsonville)
Desert Rose of Santa Cruz
Ellen and Gary Stubblefield (Salinas)
David and Janet Sparks (Salinas)
Bud & Ev Succulents (Salinas)

And many more California growers:
Absolutely Cactus
Lanie’s Garden
Glorious Creations
Crazy Succulent Lady
Succulent Garden

Prospective Vendors:

Are you Interested in selling at our club events? The best way is to join our Society, come to
meetings, and offer to provide raffle plants at a monthly meeting.

Come for the Plants, Stay for the Day

Our Spring 2024 Show & Sale is only a few miles away from the Beach, Art Galleries, Wineries, Great Food. Click below to get more information.