Aloe, Cactus and Succulent Society of Zimbabwe is a Non-Profit Organisation, concerned with the enjoyment, preservation, conservation and popularisation of aloes, cacti, succulents, cycads and palms.
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Operating as usual
Zimbabwe is famous! Never give up looking for new plant species.
Kew Gardens botanists also named a new toadstool found at Heathrow airport and a bizarre scaly shrub from Namibia
Some sculptural ideas to be tried with the natural spirals of many succulents, cycads and cacti.
This environmental artist works with natural materials to create ephemeral works of art that are eventually washed away.
An idea for a younger member of ACSSZ with design skills.
Every year I create a calendar so I have to do a dozen watercolors. Painting is a cherished hobby, but---maybe you can relate?---I need a deadline to do it.
Rare Plant Sale from Car Boots and Trailers at Mukuvisi Woodlands on Sunday 15 November 2020, 8.30 am to 4 pm. New sellers welcome, buyers definitely welcome!
Today's monthly meeting took place at Rockyvale, with standard covid precautions.
The educational meeting included a deeper dive into Euphorbia milii hybrids by Manfred Spindler. Here is a zoom on the flowers.
https://youtu.be/rgHJ13yHIpU
The amazing Felicity Ambrose was assisted by Mike Caulfield, in demonstrating some incredible floral succulent arrangements.
Our members expressed how grateful they were to meet again, and for what they learned.
Lunch followed, beneath beautiful Msasa / Miombo woodland.
"Ingens No. 60" magazine is the Aloe, Cactus and Succulent Society of Zimbabwe's 50th anniversary issue.
Copies are available for sale at Flowertique in Arundel, Hennings Nursery in Honeydew and Handles Butler's HBC shop in Borrowdale Village next to Dusk Home from today. US$10 each.
www.aloesocietyzim.com
[email protected]
Monday 21st September from 10am :
FLOWERTIQUE 🌱🌿🌻🌺🐞 in Arundel, is a designated collection point for the Society's paid up members to collect their copy of Ingens No. 60 magazine.
This 50th anniversary issue of Ingens will also be on sale for US$10.
New members are always welcome to join the Society and can email [email protected] and check out the website - www.aloesocietyzim.com for membership forms and more details.
Aloe, Cactus and Succulent Society of Zimbabwe
"Ingens No. 60" magazine, the Aloe, Cactus and Succulent Society of Zimbabwe's 50th anniversary issue, is hot off the press!
Ingens is complimentary to all paid up members of the Society. (Members can check their Inbox for more details, collection times and places, which are included in the monthly newsletter 'Ortholopha', penned and emailed to you by the passionate xerophyte Mafungi. These details are also posted on the ACSSZ WhatsApp Group.)
Additional copies will be available for sale, at US$10 each.
A huge thank you to all our contributors, the committee, advertisers, and our readers.
🌱🌿🌵🌴Zim Aloe Chick
www.aloesocietyzim.com
[email protected]
Mafungi and Mike stumble across a gem of a garden in Avondale in search of new recruits for the Aloe Cactus and Succulent Society of Zimbabwe.
Very fresh new garden with plenty of landscaping and decorating ideas for beginners and especially for youngsters to bring them into the gardening world. Joi...
See Wendy Windell's lovely little townhouse garden in a beautiful complex in Avondale. Join Mafungi and Mike as they hike the highways and byways of Harare.
Wonderful little urban garden featuring a range of aloes, cacti, succulents, palms and cycads in an Avondale complex in Harare
Aloe, Cactus and Succulent Society of Zimbabwe We are trying something new for the Society. We took a video at Brian and Barbara Terry's garden in Greystone Park on their spring flower collection. Hopefully this works for you, although not really the sort of p-lants that we keep under our ambit, I am sure all members have an interest in any kind of garden plant life. It is a very large file so be warned and I am not sure how long it takes to download, nor what your options are to reduce the file when you want to view it. We shall all learn as we go along and feedback will be welcome.
Video about the wonderful spring flowers that Brian and Barbara terry grow every year in their Greystone Park property in Harare, Zimbabwe. Episode 1 Ranunculus
Coming soon! The Aloe, Cactus and Succulent Society of Zimbabwe's 50th anniversary issue, Ingens No. 60.
The magazine will be distributed at ACSSZ meetings against the paid-up members listing, out of towners will receive the magazine by hand.
Visit www.aloesocietyzim.com or email queries to [email protected]
A smorgasbord of drought resistant plants. Gold and Silver go to: the epic Aloe reynoldsii (named after the guy who found out that over-watering aloes killed them, amongst other accolades...!🌍🏆🏆🏆), and "Lundi Star" (in the kindergarten under 2 category).
Here is a challenge to all our followers, to post and share their Golds🥇and Silvers🥈, without even leaving home!
Aloe inyangensis is flowering in lockdown in Johannesburg! Our tip: a walk around your waterwise garden will ease the lockdown blues.
Hi Everyone,
Please note that the monthly meeting for February will be held on Sunday 1st March 2020. Notice of venue and time will be sent out in the Newsletter this coming Sunday.
This information may be of interest to our members.
It’s official Cactus Crash a Zimbabwe Saga is soon to be released as a book. We’re looking for contributions in either pictures or knowledge that we can add into this 200 page book. Not only restricted to Cactus but also all Waterwise plants. We need to change our gardening habits and adapt to climate change and protect our precious water resources.
Even though the rain is rather annoyingly holding off in Zimbabwe, spring is still a colourful, full of promise, time of year.
A reminder of the Aloe, Cactus and Succulent Society of Zimbabwe's Plant Sale in November! To be held at The Harare Botanical Gardens (Herbarium Entrance), Belgravia, Harare.
Spring is aloe season in Zimbabwe, wherever you look they are there.
Come to Winter Picnic Lunch at Brian and Barbara Terry's home at 2 Halford Road ,Greystone Park at 11am on Sunday 16th June 2019. Tomorrow!!!!!
Some are already doing this!
Clever garden idea for dry areas
Setting up is all done for the Rare Plant Sale at the Harare Botanical Gardens tomorrow, Sunday 26th May 2019, 9am to 1pm. Come early to get the bargains!!!!
https://www.facebook.com/AloesofArabiaBookHQ/
We are pleased to announce the long-awaited book "The Aloes of Arabia".
https://www.facebook.com/422106784548452/posts/2243523175740128/
I love pachypodiums and have collected a couple over the years. I got some seeds last November from Sharon Hook at her house during our annual Aloe, cactus succulent society Christmas party. I then used the this link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jumuAytjMsI and followed the instructions on how to grow them. Instead of the plastic cover on each individual pot, I placed my pots in my mini greenhouse. IT WAS REALLY EASY!!!!! 6 months later, I have success, I got about 50 plants!!!! I have posted below the pachypodium plant (from google) for those who don't know it! (Absolutely stunning isnt it!!🥰🥰🥰. You can have it in your garden landscape or as a potted plant. I have also posted the flower, the pods and what the seeds look like. Lastly, my babies!!! I cant wait till they are older!
High Alert Reminder: Annual General Meeting of ACSSZ to be held tomorrow 31 March 2019. At 10.00 am at the home of the Balneaves, 9 Troon Close, Ballantyne Park.
Access to house and rooms, all-important. We are getting there with the access road. If only Earth would stop spinning and sending more and more rocks up from its bowels.
Access to house and rooms, all-important. We are getting there with the access road. If only Earth would stop spinning and sending more and more rocks up from its bowels.
Coming from deep underground, the black lily of Amorphophallus abyssinicus pops its head up!. Rockyvale, Harare.
There are ONLY 10 of these 'just released' unique books on the Aloes of Uganda (published by T.Forrest and Thomas.Cole : presenters at the last Zim Xerophytica Congress in Harare.)
Strictly first come (first USD cash), first served.
We are so thrilled to be offering this once in a lifetime opportunity! ACSSZ & TC &TF
Like, Share & Win an Agapanthus Twister & an Agapanthus Bingo Blue.
It is that easy, all you have to do is Like & Share this post for the up coming Rare Plant Sale hosted by the Aloe Cactus & Succulent Society of Zimbabwe.
The Rare Plant Sale is to be held at the Harare Botanical Gardens, Belgravia, Herbarium Entrance, Sunday 7th Oct 2018 9am to 1pm.
Winner to be drawn on Sat 6th at 18:00hrs.
Plants to be collected from John Hibbert on Sunday the 7th Oct at the Sale.
Don't forget Monthly Meeting today at Tawny Stidolph's!
Thank you Andy de Wet from The ALOE FARM, for this recipe to eradicate white scale.
White scale on aloes will eventually kill them and spread to your other aloes. Malasol + Oleum + G49 is an Excellent cocktail for scale insects.
Be Inspired. Aspire.
Organic Burial Pods Will Turn Loved Ones Into Trees.
Bring the warmth of summer into winter with aloes!!!! Zimbabwe.
Bring the warmth of summer into winter with aloes!!!! Zimbabwe.
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