We are so excited to announce that for our June meeting, we will be taking a field trip. We will be caravanning it over to Dragon Tree Nursery on the east coast. We will meet at the Garden Center at 8:30 AM and leave for the trip at 9:00 AM. If you don’t want to drive, you can hitch a ride with someone else, just be sure to chip in on the gas. It will be a full day trip. It takes about 2½ hours to drive over, about 2 hours at the nursery, lunch somewhere and about 2½ hours to drive back. So, you see it will be a full day. The nursery has a huge selection of trees and really great prices. It’s not too late to go…Call Martha Goff at 239-332-3850 and tell her that you want to be included.
IT’S THAT TIME OF YEAR ! Trees are growing and some need wiring and some need repotting. If you need help with an original styling or a ‘how to’ on repotting or a ‘how to’ on wiring, bring that tree to the May meeting. We will have plenty of experienced people who will gladly help you with your tree(s). We will dedicate the entire program to working on trees to make sure that you get a great start to the season.
We will also have an initial talk on potting soil, bug protection, watering, and fertilizer. There are many different opinions, but none are wrong if experienced people use them and are successful. Come with an open mind and learn. All are welcome!
This is our Annual Auction with many Bonsai Items for Sale. There will be a Styling Competition, a Silent Auction and a Live Auction and Raffles. We will have “Smilin’ Dave’s Grab ‘N Go” and a Picnic.
The March program features a workshop on how to create your own
Kusamono.
This issue discusses a recent visit by Young Choe, our next Kusamono meeting in March, and a discussion of Tool Maintenance by Bill Smith.
It is with great sadness that our good friend, mentor and skilled Bonsai artist Pauline Muth has passed. Her credits are many but to us she was the former President of the American Bonsai Society and led that organization to success on a national scale. She was a great friend and lots of fun too.
She will be missed…
