Are you planning to go . . .

Buck Hemenway · Post by **Buck Hemenway** » Wed Nov 05, 2008 11:44 pm

CoronaCactus wrote:Tequila event!?!?!?!

What ever form it takes it should be good. The schedule says that it's "sponsored"

Buck Hemenway · Post by **Buck Hemenway** » Mon Dec 15, 2008 11:50 pm

Daiv,

Will you please move this thread to the Clubs & Events section?

Thanks

lancer99 · Post by **lancer99** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 2:58 am

Arrgh...how could they offer the All Day Cactus Nursery Tour ("with plenty of time to...shop") AND Special Plants in Native Habitat tour both on Monday, and only on Monday?!?

-R

lancer99 · Post by **lancer99** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 5:09 am

I got confirmation that those are the only sessions, and I think I have to do the Special Plants in Native Habitat tour...does anyone want to an ad hoc "power shopping nursery tour?" I will almost certainly rent a car...

-R

peterb · Post by **peterb** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 1:30 pm

I think it would be more fun to do the nurseries with a smaller group anyway. The thought of all those C and S fanatics crammed into some of the smaller nurseries and lined up at the cash registers is kind of daunting to me. I think the habitat tour will be better.

Maybe CactiGuide can throw together a small group to visit some nurseries? The funny thing too is I'd imagine the best of the local nurseries will be vendors at the convention. The mountain coming to Muhammad and all that. Harder for the habitat plants to make it.

peterb

Buck Hemenway · Post by **Buck Hemenway** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 4:14 pm

I intend to spend the day after at several of the nurseries. I'm bringing my van and trailer empty and intend to fill them. I'd be happy to go with or along with anyone who wants to go. Arid Lands is a sure stop Robert. Peter's right about the growers selling at the convention, but you never know what they might think is too unusual to bring. I wouldn't miss the outing to the desert with the guys who know for anything.

lancer99 · Post by **lancer99** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 1:33 am

Peter, agreed, might be better in a smaller group. And you make a good point about that mountain stuff...but as Buck mentioned, you never know.

Plus this would be my first visit to real cactus/succulent nurseries, which will be fascinating.

Buck, by "day after," I assume you mean the 16th?

I am so dense sometimes...just made the connection CSSA Convention in Tucson, Aridlands in Tucson...d'oh! Thanks Buck.

I'm already anticipating excess baggage charges on my flight back

-R

Post by **daiv** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 1:40 am

lancer99 wrote: I'm already anticipating excess baggage charges on my flight back

No kidding! It might be cheaper to have it sent FedEx -seriously...

(Buck - topic has been moved - good idea.)

lancer99 · Post by **lancer99** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 2:53 am

daiv, great idea...would not have thought of that.

I guess I won't have to bring along empty suitcases after all

-R

Buck Hemenway · Post by **Buck Hemenway** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 4:25 pm

Robert - I'm sure that the people at Arid Lands know your address by heart. You could accumulate your purchases during the day and I'll bet they would be more than happy to send them to you.

lancer99 · Post by **lancer99** » Sat Dec 27, 2008 12:56 am

I'm official!

Just got my confirmation e-mail from Mindy.

Not sure if Aridlands know my address by heart, but they might when they have to rent a truck to deliver my new purchases after I'm there

-R

Buck Hemenway · Post by **Buck Hemenway** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 10:08 pm

Well, it's getting close now, only 6 weeks. If you will be attending, please PM myself or Darryl and we will have nice name badges made up for you with your CactiGuide name as well as your "real" name. Please include your wife and or significant other and we'll make them up as well.

I know I'm looking forward to meeting as many C-G members as possible. We're still on for Sunday evening for a meet and greet.

lancer99 · Post by **lancer99** » Fri Mar 20, 2009 1:29 am

Just an FYI that you can still get the CSSA discount rate at the hotel ($159 vs. about twice that), despite what the CSSA website says. You just have to call the hotel directly.....I know coz I just did that

See y'all there!

-R

TimN · Post by **TimN** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 7:11 pm

This is the current list of vendors who are scheduled to be in the sale area.

Kevin and Helen Barber
Rainbow Gardens Bookshop, LLC
3620 W. Sahuaro Divide
Tucson, AZ 85742
http://www.rainbowgardensbookshop.com

Mark and Margaret Sitter
B&B Cactus Farm
11550 E. Speedway
Tucson, AZ 85748
http://www.bandbcactus.com

Joyce and Jim Hochtritt
J&J Cactus & Succulents
9008 NE 17th. Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73141

Bob Webb & Tony Yocum
Arid Lands Greenhouses
3560 W. Bilby Road
Tucson, AZ 85746

Julie & Steve Plath
Signature Botanica, LLC
P.O. Box 512
25206 Rockaway Hills Drive
Morristown, AZ 85342

Sandy Siegel
Botanicals in Clay
6837 S. 43rd. Street
Phoenix, AZ 85042

Greg and Carol Starr
Starr Nursery
3340 W. Ruthann Road
Tucson, AZ 85745

Dan Birt
Dan's Desert Plants
1517 N. Beverly Boulevard
Tucson, AZ 85712

Woody Minnich
Cactus Data Plants
4 Vida del Aqua
Edgewood, NM 87015

Jana Sweets & Kim Joyiens
Sticky Situation
4545 W. Camino Pintoresco
Tucson, AZ 85745

Peter Walkowiak
PW Plants/HCI Services
14519 Mirando Street
Poway, CA 92064

Dave Palzkill
Dryland Plants
261 E. Blacklidge Drive
Tucson, AZ 85705

Gene Joseph and Jane Evans
Plants for the Southwest/Living Stones Nursery
50 E. Blacklidge
Tucson, AZ 85705

Jan Emming
Desert Sense at Destination Forever Ranch
P.O. Box 306
12292 S. 2nd. Street
Yucca, AZ 86436

Daniel Perry & Socorro Gonzalez Valdez
Rio Grande Cacti
2188 NM Highway 1
Socorro, NM 87801

Don Hunt
Don Hunt Ceramics
241 Editha Drive
El Cajon, CA 92019

Petra Crist
Rare Succulents
13617 Walnut Street
Whittier, CA 90602

Michael and Joyce Buckner
The Plant Man Nursery
2615 Congress Street
San Diego, CA 92110

Jan Bell
Jan Bell Pottery
2633 E. 7th. Street
Tucson, AZ 85716

Frank and Naomi Bloss
California Succulents
134 Trabing Road
Watsonville, CA 95076

Miles and Janice Anderson
Miles? To Go
P.O. Box 6
Cortaro, AZ 85652

James Laupan
Rock Copies
7075 Jason Avenue, N.E.
Monticello, MN 55362

Rosa Nogues and Spencer Penteca
Poly Pots
P.O. Box 436
Bandon, OR 97411

Mike Ellis
Blue Sky Plants
6581 N. Paseo del Gabriel
Tucson, AZ 85741

Luis Segura
Trogon Tours
Viamonte 155
Puerto Madryn, Chubut
9120 Argentina

John P. Schaefer
Arizona Sonora Desert Museum
11701 East Andalusian Place
Tucson, AZ 85748

Mark Muradian
Cactus Potter Mark
2731 8 1/2 Avenue
Laton, CA 93242

Dennis Cathcart
Tropiflora

Buck Hemenway · Post by **Buck Hemenway** » Sat Apr 04, 2009 12:31 am

OK, so we have Tony (Cereusly), I need your last name, Darryl and Jen, Peter and Jen?, Buck & Yvonne, Robert - anyone else? I know that the other Tony is still on the fence. Tim N? We have the room reserved, so come if you're able. Im trying to get a CactiGuide ID done for all of us.