This month's Newsletter is centered around preparations for our 40th Annual Bonsai Show to be held on Saturday Nov 6th and Sunday Nov 7th in Fort Myers, FL. Several forms are here for potential exhibitors of trees and Suiseki, was well as a brief description of judging criteria.

Mary Madison -The Buttonwood Queen (1929 - 2021)

This issue briefly describes upcoming events , but includes an extensive article about photography, "Spotlight On Photography" by Sherri Rutten.

This newsletter announces that we will have a first Post-Covid in person club meeting. Jim Bremer and Bill Smith will present "Yardadori". Also in this newsletter are a few photos taken at the BSF Convention held in Orlando, FL June 25-27.

The Bonsai Society of Southwest Florida, Inc. will conduct an outdoor Silent Auction of BONSAI TREES and related items at the Berne Davis Garden Center, 2166 Virginia Avenue in Fort Myers on Saturday, May 15, 2021.

The auction will be open to the public, and will begin at 9:30AM and end at 11:00AM

We were honored today to have an in-depth discussion on buttonwoods by Mike Lane. Here's a link to YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_M-EjxxSTDs