A succulent and cacti seminar

this morning I went to Gancayco Hall to attend a unique seminar for cactus and
succulent lovers.

Cactus and Succulent Society is dedicated to promoting the use of succulent plants
to industry professionals and the public through demonstrations, seminars,
garden show(this coming hrtikultura extravaganza) and in my friend's blogs.
the group and its members are  committed to producing quality plants, teaching us
accurate labeling using scientific name.

here are the summary of what happened  while ago(on video)
part 1 intro
a word fr the president
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6
Part 7
Part 8
Part 9
Part 10
Part 11
part12 
how to repot

Mr. Lino Rom  was so kind to share what he knows, the actual experiece from his
many years of cacti care. he even encouraged us to join in future cactus shows like
giving a prize in the future for the smallest cactus, the biggest cactus etc.

here are some of the pictures I took a while ago.
videos are also available for viewing in my fb page and here in my blog.

the lecture started at 1245pm and I recorded it, it was recorded and uploaded
in 12 parts lasted for  3 hours and is very educational
to watch the videos just click on he link

part 1 intro
a word fr the president
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6
Part 7
Part 8
Part 9
Part 10
Part 11
Part 12  
Bonus on how to repot 

in a few more years we shall have Succulent Gardens,  Succulent Wreaths
and who knows, we can even  be more creative use of succulent by creating
Christmas crafts from it

Mr. Lino Rom

its truly a joy to join this group for only 1,000 registration fee.
There was a showcase of other cool succulent-related stuff but for the most part,
I think I'm going to need to keep an eye out for cactus and succulent shows,
since they're probably more likely to have the kinds of plants and pots in which
I'm most interested

I didnt win any major prize, since I didnt put my name in the paper that was passed
around(for  facebook registrants) since I was so busy covering and taking videos of
the lecture,  Still, I took home several goodies, and I'm hoping this post will throw
some more new members and new cacti lovers my way

I read about cacti and succulent in the past, because I was curious, but I was still
so amazed by the lecture, which just goes to show that I still have a lot left to learn.
3 hour is definitely not enough, Mr. Lito Ligon  knows a great deal about succulents
 and has a wonderful sense of humor to boot.

a very kind, interesting, and cool person, but is stunningly knowledgeable about succulents and cacti.

the early bird  and our prizes.

This Cactus seminar of sir Lino Rom  was undoubtedly a great success, not only
because of its good  attendance and the active participation of all those who are
present.


It was SoOo  worth the trip!

there you could see the most drool-worthy plant I saw at the whole event.
NO TOUCHING please. we were told. as our skin and hardy hands will kill
the delicate and plants, some as old as 13 yrs old costing 20k back then.

My birthday's coming up in a couple of months...  anyone wondering what to get me?
Look no further, because you know what to give me.

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this is your LOVERBOY Dennis signing out, see you next wk for
the start of the Hortikultura Extravaganza 2015