May 2024 Newsletter
This issue is packed with information about our recent Bonsai Auction, the May 24-26 BSF Bonsai convention, Tips and Tidbits by Rick Owens, the 2024 Calendar, Spring hints from Martha Goff, and Vendor info.
March 2024 Newsletter
This Newsletter has a complete list of events for 2024, and an in-depth discussion of Cascade Bonsai Style, written by Rick Owens.
Bonsai Article in the Florida Weekly Magazine
Robin DeMattia has written a great article about the art of Bonsai. Go to “Read More” Then click on Blue Print.
History of Bonsai by Richard L. Owens
Rick Owens goes into great and detail of the History of Bonsai. and starts with an introduction to the Art of Bonsai, then in-depth discussions of Styles of Trees , Sizes, Pot Selection and Soils. Rick is retired now but has worked in manufacturing, engineering, and design, and is very well versed in 3d (CAD) modeling. Rick started making bonsai when he was sixteen years old after he attended a show at the Arnold Arboretum in Boston, Massachusetts. That was back in 1969 and he has been making bonsai ever since. The oldest tree in his current collection is 39 years of age, started from a cutting.
February 2024 Newsletter
This newsletter is packed with information about our next meeting and has the complete 2024 Bonsai Calendar, including Study Group schedules for Mike Lane and Adam Lavigne. We also offer a discount on Martha Goff’s “Tropical Green Sheets“, a must have for a Bonsai enthusiast for all of the information that you’ll ever need. There is also a Vendor List and some hints for Spring Soil.