2024 Central Arizona Cactus & Succulent Society Show & Sale | Desert Botanical Garden | Phoenix, AZ

[@kimmy6304]

Absolutely spectacular! Thank you so much for showing us around ♡ And major congrats on your ribbons!!!

[@cookiescacti]

You're so very welcome! I'm so glad you liked this one, Kimmy! Cookie was unimpressed as always 😸

[@ceciliaarchibold8187]

Congrats on your wins! Nice job relating and showing us the cactus show… I also love the garden installation ❤

[@cookiescacti]

Thank you, Cecilia! It was so much fun participating and seeing the show and being able to share it with you all. The DBG is truly one of my favorite places ever.

[@billgolightly7203]

Great show. Congrats on your awards. Thanks for your time.

[@cookiescacti]

I'm so glad you enjoyed the show, Bill! It's a pleasure to be able to share the event with you all

[@udaywali]

Thank you for the upload. Surprised at the collection, size and variety. Never thought of a Pelargonium among cactus. Opuntia cobra was stunning۔ some of the bonsai were so unusual. I enjoyed every second.

[@cookiescacti]

I'm so glad you enjoyed the show! It's so much fun seeing examples of plants that are grown and cared for and staged by fellow society members. I find it so inspiring!

[@JamesEndo1]

Wow! That was an amazing show and tour! Congrats on your wins and success. It's always fun and exciting to show your plants, and your show is huge compared to ours in San Jose, CA. Best to you and Cookie!

[@cookiescacti]

Thank you, James! It's so much fun to participate and then see everyone's plants sometimes without knowing what I'm looking at. It's crazy how the Phoenix show is small compared to Intercity in LA. We're all just lucky to have a show at all!

[@JamesEndo1]

I can relate. The San Jose CSSA has a 10000sf show and sale, but our show part is small compared to your show! I would love to go to the LA show!😂🐈‍⬛🌵

[@CactusCaffeine]

Congratulations Jenny for all the ribbons you got! Well done. 🎉🌵👏 Thanks for showing us the show. So many great specimens.

[@cookiescacti]

Thank you, Ana! Does Las Vegas have a cactus society?

[@CactusCaffeine]

No, we don’t. 😔 The society discontinued when COVID started and it never reorganized.

[@cookiescacti]

@@CactusCaffeine awwww that is too bad. Maybe you can come to the show in Phoenix next year! 😁

[@CactusCaffeine]

Haha. In my wish list!

[@icebiker3]

I really like the your garden tours and the coverage of the cactus shows.

[@cookiescacti]

I'm so glad you like these videos! It was a blast to make and it's so much fun to be able to share with you all 💚

[@chompers11]

Thanks for sharing so much!

[@cookiescacti]

You're so welcome! I'm so glad you enjoyed this video. It was a fun one to make

[@chompers11]

@@cookiescacti looked super fun there

[@smokiesmom2]

Jenny, CONGRATULATIONS on your Airo win!!!!!!! So exciting 🙌 🙌🙌🙌

[@cookiescacti]

Thank you so much!!!! Ahhhhhhh!!!! 💚💚💚

[@wimhance6541]

This was all quite the journey. Thank you because I'm miles away and will never get there. Congratulations on all the ribbons, your plants are terrific. Boojum!

[@cookiescacti]

BOOJUM!! I love how familiar you are with me yelling Boojum at the Boojums 😂😂😂 thank you for coming on the journey with me. It was a lot of fun to share with you all 💚💚💚

[@beckyhett66]

Congratulations on your win

[@cookiescacti]

Thank you so much, Becky! 🙏🙏🙏

[@anissabyrd2575]

Loved this video! So many amazing specimens 😮

[@cookiescacti]

I'm so glad you liked this video! It was really fun to make and wonderful to be able to share it with you all

[@bethmendoza1847]

Awesome video!

[@cookiescacti]

I'm so glad you enjoyed seeing the the show and sale with me, Beth!

[@ChopsticksDIYGarden]

So cool! Thank you for sharing. I'm heading to the Fresno Cactus & Succulent Show & Sale event next weekend. Now I'm trying to decide which camera(s) to bring with me, lol. It’s indoors and will probably be pretty crowded.

[@cookiescacti]

Ohhhh, will you be taking video?? I would love to see what the Fresno show is like. Lighting is always challenging. Where will the Fresno show take place?

[@ChopsticksDIYGarden]

@@cookiescacti It was taking place at the Fresno Fairground. OMG! I had a blast. I posted the first video of two parts.

[@kevinchildress6072]

That was fun. Thank you and congratulations on the awards! I would have been a little more excited than Cookie though...

[@cookiescacti]

Cookie is a hard boss to please 😂 I'm so glad you enjoyed seeing the show with me!

[@danielantoniozd26]

So cool!!!

[@cookiescacti]

It was so much fun!

[@smokiesmom2]

Jenny, CONGRATULATIONS on your astrophytum win!!!!!!!!!!!🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@cookiescacti]

I can't believe my last minute Astrophytum switch out actually worked out well!

[@christophermink9321]

Congrats on placing!

[@cookiescacti]

Thank you so much!! Cookie was unimpressed though 😂 she's a tough boss to please

[@morningstar8187]

1:06:25 God, I love Echinocereus. Those flowers are just majestic.

[@cookiescacti]

It was the people's choice winner of the show!

[@nathanielvargas3863]

I wish there was a show and sale like this in Texas.

[@cookiescacti]

What part of Texas are you at Nathaniel?

[@nathanielvargas3863]

@@cookiescacti I live in San Antonio so I drive to Austin for the “Cactus Market ATX” and Austin Cactus society sales. Both are great but we do not have shows like this.

[@steeeebs7286]

Hey thank you for showing my tissue cultured plants! I was there Friday and Saturday (did a talk on Saturday). I wish I could have met you in person!

[@cookiescacti]

That was your tissue culture?? So cool!! Hopefully we get to say hi in person at a future club meeting!

[@MariaSweets5]

Congrats on all your ribbons 🎗️. I think Cookie was proud 😸. Thanks for showing us all the plants in detail. It was great. There’s gonna be a show and sell here in Chicago next month and I want to go but it’s pretty far. Maybe I’ll do the 2 hour train ride or pay for the expensive Uber lol. Also the pot at 13:45 looks like a dinasour head 🦖.

[@cookiescacti]

Now I can't unsee the dino head 😂 Ohhhh I hope you get to check out the show in Chicago! Cookie did not disappoint in her lack of acknowledgement lol

[@christophermink9321]

FIRST - yay Cookie!

[@cookiescacti]

🏆🏆🥇🥇 YES!!

[@P_Glaze]

I extremely upset with myself for not going to this event 😠. Thanks to you I at least get a glimpse into what its like Thank you for doing what you do. BTW AZ cactus sales has a huge retusus for sale if u haven't been in awhile. I was there yesterday, it's pricy but Ty told me he was willing to work a deal for it in case u are interested.

[@cookiescacti]

I love that I get Az Cactus Sales insider inventory info from you through YT comments, Angel! I love it! What did you end up getting?? Come to the show next year! It will have the full blown sale since it will take place earlier in the year.

[@Jonesnaltitude]

Nice work

[@cookiescacti]

Thank you!

[@zpeckler]

Mammillaria tetrancistra?! Another Mojave species overlooked in cultivation. I tried to grow some last year but none of the seedlings made it. Can't find another source of seeds this year. Congrats on all your awards! You did a really good job with those plants!

[@cookiescacti]

Thank you! It was really fun participating and seeing all the cool plants. I've never even heard of that Mammillaria, the name alone is cool!

[@computerskill7054]

Congratulations you win this show I am from Pakistan

[@cookiescacti]

Hello from Arizona! Thank you so much!

[@Hardworkandrealestateprofits]

Very nice 👍

[@cookiescacti]

Thank you!

[@kathylovejoy2569]

This was SO interesting, I live in Alberta Canada, and we really hardly see any of these cactus and succulents. Everything in the show was so beautiful. Congratulation, on your winnings. You did well. We get very few cactus or succulents in the Stores here, especially any that are as interesting as the one's you filmed. So if I want anything interesting I have to order on-line, Which I have done too much of lately. LOL Thank you so much for the video, I enjoyed it so much. I have almost totally gone into some cactus and a lot of succulents. I'm afraid I just do not like or have room for the large plants, but I sure loved some of the ones you filmed. Again. Thank You. From Alberta, Canada. Quick Question, --Do cactus HAVE to be in terra cotta pot's for just Growing at home?

[@cookiescacti]

I'm so glad you enjoyed seeing the show, Kathy! It's such an honor to be able to share it with you all, especially with all us folks who share the same love for cactus and succulents. With regards to terra cotta pots, it is not required but it can make watering a bit more forgiving since it dries out faster. If you use pots that are glazed or made with a material that doesn't breath, you may need to be more mindful of watering and how fast or slow the soil dries out but it is doable. Btw, isn't it great that we live in the age of the internet, where plant shopping is right at our fingertips (which may or may not be good for our wallets 😂)

[@andersnrregren9087]

Made caffee so I am ready for a long video

[@cookiescacti]

I hope you had a really big cup of coffee, Anders. This was a long one!

[@andersnrregren9087]

​I did i had a full pot of caffee ready, ​@@cookiescactibtw congrats on the big 5k

[@chompers11]

What are the little white cups for?

[@cookiescacti]

It's for attendees to vote for their favorite plant to award people's choice. Each attendee is given a bean upon entering the show and you put the bean in the cup of your favorite plant.

[@chompers11]

@@cookiescacti lol I figured and then you said it minutes after in the video 😁 thanks!!

[@phillipcase3860]

I'm currently waiting for July to pay my dues to join the CACSS 😁. How do people enter the show? What are the qualifications?

[@cookiescacti]

Only qualification is to be a member of the CACSS or the Tucson cactus and succulent society. Then you just register your name for an exhibitor number and fill out some labels and that's about it! I have a couple of videos that touch on the topic and mention some of the rules.

[@phillipcase3860]

@@cookiescacti awesome, ahey yé eh, thank you. I'm still browsing your channel so I will eventually come across it. Awesome channel btw, thank you for your videos 😁🤙🏽

[@sandraforsythe7908]

Hi Cookie! I’m a California girl in Massachusetts. My husband and I own a plant and vegetable farm. We are now looking into cactus and succulents to sell up here. I love them! Any suggestions? He’s been growing them since winter here in our greenhouses. What does BooJum mean? Really enjoy your sharing, thank you! Blessings to you!

[@cookiescacti]

Hello Sandra! What kind of suggestions are you looking for? Plant types? I don't have experience in selling plants, so I wouldn't be too helpful there. That's so cool that you and your husband are growing succulents in MA! Boojum is a tree in the ocotillo family, Fouquieria columnaris. I love it and yell the name at it every time I see one 😂

[@sandraforsythe7908]

Thanks so much for replying. You are so awesome and cute!

[@HumanBean520]

lol “euphorbia.. that” 😂

[@cookiescacti]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 I feel like that sentence reflects the nature of this channel

[@roseharrington2360]

I have a cactus / succulent how can i find out what it is

[@cookiescacti]

I post to instagram a lot for help in IDing plants. The cactus community there is AMAZING.

[@roseharrington2360]

Ok thank you. I don't have Instagram

[@anthonymoreno5024]

man i wanted to enter but all i grow is Lophophora and a few others but i work weekend nights so couldn’t make it 😢

[@cookiescacti]

The show starts on a weekday! Maybe next year?

[@anthonymoreno5024]

@@cookiescacti yeah forsure next year

[@cookiescacti]

Yesss! I believe the show begins on a Friday next year. Hope you're able to check it out!

[@smokiesmom2]

Jenny!!!! You tricked them!!!!! CONGRATULATIONS on your Medusa win!!!!! 🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇

[@cookiescacti]

😂😂😂😂 I saw your comment while I was at a work dinner and caught myself chuckling! We tricked people so good!

[@MariaSweets5]

Jenny: “I bet that stinks, should I smell it?” Also Jenny: “Looks like a bunch of Sansevieria.” Uncommon Sansevieria: “😲”

[@cookiescacti]

😂😂😂😂😂😂 I literally was chuckling out loud when I saw your comment because it captures the essence of this channel so well!

[@MariaSweets5]

@@cookiescacti 🤣🤣🤣