Our meeting via Zoom went very well. The entire recorded meeting can be seen on YouTube. https://youtu.be/GDvltxbSI5Q. We had 28 participants including members of other Bonsai organizations in Florida. We spent the first hour logging in the participants and showing them some of the features of Zoom. At 10AM Mike and Lunetta Knowlton did their presentation “The Art of Formal Display”, a Power Point slide show with great detail and excellent photographs. After the first segment, Mike asked for questions and comments.
During the July meeting, John Bartolozzi held a workshop making a slab with papercrete, and Martha brought in Chrysanthemums to take home with growing instructions for the August meeting when we will do the preliminary wiring. We will also continue re-potting…so bring your pot, plant and tools.
This is from Martha Goff about our next meeting on July 15th and her discussion about making Pinch Pots. Also discussed is the turn-out for Tyler Sherrod’s demonstration on June 19th.
Susan Johnson will be working with the Gmelina Arborea tree at this meeting. (Please be advised that our meeting will be held (this time only) at our previous location at 6281 Metro Plantation, Fort Myers, FL.). Here is a Wikipedia link to the Gmelina tree, a fast-growing and unique deciduous tree. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gmelina_arborea.
We are having all future Bonsai Society meetings at a NEW LOCATION: The Berne Davis Gardens in Fort Myers, FL. This location is just north of the Edison Ford Winter Estates in Fort Myers, FL. The address is 2166 Virginia Ave., Fort Myers, FL 33901. There is some parking on Virginia Ave., but there is ample parking on Larchmont Ave. which is just to the south of the Gardens, and is directly north of the Edison-Ford estates. The exterior walkways of the Berne Davis Gardens offer a variety of trees and plants and by itself is worth seeing. As always, we welcome all visitors regardless of their skill levels in Bonsai as we have many talented teachers who are here to help you learn this Ancient Art. We also have a new Phone Number for more information: (239) 935-6850. This number, however, is largely unattended during the day, so please leave your phone number and nature of inquiry.
As is our new format, we will first work on trees and take advantage of the greatly talented teachers in our club. Bring anything you are working on. Around 10 o’clock we will have our raffle and a short business meeting to discuss the details of our Annual Show in November. Our new venue for the show will be at the Berne Davis park just north of the Edison-Ford estate. The Garden Council’s major project of renovating the building has been completed and may be one of our best venues for our next show. The surrounding gardens are quite lovely, spacious and offer many varieties of plants and trees to see. There is also a very comfortable and quiet cupola in which to relax. The remainder of Saturday’s meeting will feature Phil Krieg who will provide drawing materials and will discuss sketching and capturing images of trees.
