Thank you, will consider the suggestions.
I will start taking pictures so I can integrate in a post here.

Thank you for the welcome gestures. I did go once to a expo/competition in the Balboa park, just as a bystander, wasn't much into collecting plants back then. I will certainly inquire about the San Diego cactus and succulent society shows and sales. What I have been doing is visiting plant nurseries...

Hello everyone, I consider myself an entry level plant collector but a senior plant lover. Recently narrowed my focus on cactus plants. Hoping to meet fellow collectors and maybe do some trade. I frequent cities from Tijuana to Ventura County California U.S., maybe start going to some expos. Is ther...