Associate Plant Societies Listing
Associate Plant Societies Listing
3833 Members - 53 CGCI Associate Plant Societies
An associate plant society is
- a member of a permanent statewide or national plant society,
- entitled to representation at annual meeting by their president or alternate,
- pays annual dues according to Article IV, Sec. 3(a) of the CGCI Bylaws
- need not belong to a district,
- is eligible for liability insurance.
For more information about the Associate Plant Societies listed below, please contact the CGCI Associated Plant Societies Chair, Sue Bennett at aps@cagardenclubs.org
To specific plant areas: Begonia, Bonsai, Cactus & Succulents, Camellias, Iris, Orchids, Miscellaneous
- American Begonia Society, Mabel Corwin Branch (25) June 2006
President: Marla Keith, Encinitas, CA
email: marla.keith@cox.net - American Begonia Society Orange County (27) May 1990
President: Norm Nakanishi, Anaheim, CA email: normlegend@hotmail.com
- Bonsai Society of San Francisco (63) September 1993
President: John Edwads, San Francisco, CA
email: www.bssf.org - Diablo Bonsai Club (19) June 2007
President: Byron Nobriga, Danville, CA
email: blnobriga@sbcglobal.net
website: www.angelfire.com/ca2/diablobonsai/
- Bakersfield Cactus & Succulent Society (56) September 2000
President: Ed Colley, Bakersfield, CA
email: cactuswoodsed00@aol.com
website: www.bakersfieldcactus.org/ - Cactus & Succulent Society of San Jose (160) January 1996
President: Loyd Monaco, Santa Clara, CA
email: lmonaco@sadcent.com - Epiphyllum Society of America (40) March 2002
President: Loretta Garcia, Laverne, CA
website: www.epiphyllumsociety.org - Fresno Cactus & Succulent Society (124) January 1990
President: Nicholas Deinhart, Fresno, CA
email: nicholas.deinhart@ars.usda.gov
website: www.fresnocss.org/ - Monterey Bay Area Catus & Succulent Society (80) September 2006
President: Stan Verkler, Santa Cruz, CA email: agave52@homail.com - Northern California Cactus & Succulent Society (60) May 1999
President: Don Cravalho, Hayward, CA
email: epiphylllumworld@hotmail.com - San Francisco Epiphyllum Society (20) September 2001
President: Mike Davis, San Bruno, CA
email: rkhunter3@sanbrunocable.com
website: www.sfepi.org - San Francisco Succulent & Cactus Society (152) May 2000
President: Helen Lindqvist, Tiburon, CA email: helen_lindqvist@yahoo.com website: www.sfsucculent.org/ - Stockton Cactus & Succulent Society (49) September 1996
President: Roelyn Poot, Ripon, CA
email: pootcactus@yahoo.com
website: affiliates.cssainc.org/stockton-cactus-and-succulent-society.html
- Camellia Society of Kern County (62) May 1992
President: Monaca Lewis, Bakersfield, CA - Orange County Camellia Society (12) January 1999
President: Steve Mefford, Garden Grove, CA
email: sn4ever1@verizon.net
website: www.occamellias.org/ - Pacific Camellia Society, Inc (18) January 1995
President: George Harrison, Lake View Terrace, CA - Pomona Valley Camellia Society (25) May 1992
President: Marilee Gray, Claremont, CA email: d.mgray@verizon.net
website: pvcamellias.org/ - Southern California Camellia Council (20) January 1992
President: Brad King, Arcadia, CA
website: www.socalcamellias.org - Southern California Camellia Society (25) January 1995
President: James Fitzpatrick, Toluca Woods, CA email: jfitzpatrick@film.ca.gov
website: www.socalcamellias.org
- Redwood Iris Society (27) March 2008
President: Leah Middleton, Ukiah, CA
email: leahland46@juno.net
- Conejo Orchid Society (48) May 1995
CO-President: Leslie Niaines-Brown, Thousand Oaks, CA
CO-President: Vicky Price, Thousand Oaks, CA website: conejoorchidsociety.org - Diablo View Orchid Society (79) September 1998
President: Liz Charlton, Pleasont Hill, CA
email: abbwj@hotmail.com
website: www.diabloviewos.org/ - Long Beach Amateur Orchid Society (60) January 2006
President: Gary Putnam, Seal Beach, CA
website: www.lbaos.com - Malibu Orchid Society, Inc. (79) May 1995
President: Grafton Tanquary, West Hollywood, CA
email: gpt1286@sbcglobal.net
website: www.malibuorchid.org/ - Malihini Orchid Society (71) January 1995
President: Mike Bautista, Redwood City, CA
email: 5MB@batnet.com - Marin Orchid Society (65) May 1989
President: Lynne Murrell, Ross, CA
email: lmurrell@matson.com
website: www.marinorchidsociety.com - Orange County Orchid Society (57) January 1998
President: Dan Warren, Diamond Bar, CA
email: dwarren@shipandshore.com
website: www.ocos.net - Orchid Society of California, Inc (110) January 1990
President: Walter James Jr., Hayward, CA
email: waljam1946@yahoo.com
website: www.orchidsocietyofcalifornia.com - Orchid Society of Southern California (70) May 2000
President: Ted Augustyn, Los Angeles, CA
email: pres@orchidssc.org - Palomar Orchid Society (97) September 2001
President: Dr. Gil Ho, Carlsbad, CA email: giho@ucsd.edu
website: palomarorchid.org - Peninsula Orchid Society (175) September 1996
President: Mike Drilling, Millbrae, CA - San Fernando Valley Orchid Society (32) September 1997
President: Ruth Stern, Shadow Hills, CA
email: ruthstern@ca.rr.com - San Gabriel Valley Orchid Hobbyists, Inc (75) January 2003
President: Greg Orozco, Pasadena, CA
email: g.orozco@att.net
website: www.sgvoh.org/ - San Joaquin Orchid Society, Inc (40) May 1996
President: Barry Barlow, Stockton, CA
email: barryrb@aol.com - Santa Clara Valley Orchid Society (82) January 1989
President: Kristina Bell, San Jose, CA
email: kbellwolf1@sbgcglobal.net - Santa Cruz Orchid Society (64) September 1991
President: Colin Smith, Santa Cruz, CA - Sonoma County Orchid Society (80) August 2010
President: Kathie Hile, Santa Rosa, CA - Southern California Orchid Species Society, Inc (55) September 1999
President: Barbara Olson, Brea, CA
email: barstan50@hotmail.com - Southland Orchid Show Committee (11) September 1997
President: Micaela Solis, Loma Linda, CA
email: orchids365@aol.com
website: www.orchidshow.org - Ventura County Orchid Society (60) February 2004
President: Sherrie Basham, Ventura, CA
email: rkd17@sbcglobal.net
- Bromeliad Society of San Francisco (55) January 1990
President: Carl Carter, Oakland, CA
email:president@sfbromellad.org
website: www.sfbromeliad.org - California Garden & Landscape History Society (189) May 2003
President: Judy Horton, Los Angeles, CA
email: jhorton@jmhgardendesign.com
website: www.cglhs.org/ - Fullerton Beautiful, Inc (113) March 2002
President: Nancy Spencer, Fullerton, CA
website: www.fullertonbeautiful.org - Heather Enthusiasts of Redwood Empire (57) May 1995
President: Don Jewett, Fortuna, CA
email: donjewett@att.net - Mendocino County Releaf (10) July 2003
President: Miles Gordon, Ukiah, CA - North American Rock Garden Society Western Chapter (53) November 2002
President: Ted Kipping, San Francisco, CA
email: tkippingsprint@earthlink.net - Northern California Chapter of American Bamboo Society (58) November 2002
President: Darrel De Boer, El Sobrante,CA
email: darrel@deboerarchitects.com - Northern California Daffodil Society (60) May 1990 President: Melissa Redding, Livermore, CA email: ncds.president@gmail.com
- Ohara Ikebana School of Northern California Chapter (45) July 2009
President: Mitsuko Maruyama, Fremont, CA
email: mitsmaruyama@gmail.com - Orange County Independent Master Gardners Inc. (90) May 1998
President: Jill O'Neil, Anaheim Hills, CA
email: oneilljill@sbcglobal.net - Palm Society of Southern CA (531) September 1996
President: Don Martin, Valley Center, CA
email: donpalms101@yahoo.com
website: www.palmssc.org/ - Sogetsu San Francisco Bay Area Branch (25) March 2008
Director: Joan T. Suzuki, Richmond, CA
email: 1jts@sbcglobla.net - Southern California Hemerocallis & Amaryllis Society (45) May 1994
President: Bobbie Hogancamp, Pasadena, CA
email: bhogancamp@socal.rr.com



