Bus Tour to Bok Tower, Feb 18, 2017

You are invited to a tour of the Bok Tower and surrounding gardens (https://boktowergardens.org/) on February 18, 2017. Please see the attached PDF for details.

Bonsai Collection for Sale

The attached PDF is from Kelvin Cooper (kcooper@kcpharmaconsulting.site) who is offering an extensive collection of Bonsai trees for sale. Kelvin says: “My wife, Margie, and I are planning to move to Georgia in 2017 and, since the climate is a little colder in the winter, I will be parting with many of my trees! I have put together a brochure of the trees that I would like to sell and have annotated the brochure with “asking prices” that reflect the potential retail value of the trees. Realizing that I am unlikely to get the full retail value, I am open to reasonable offers on the trees and can provide full notes on their history for the time that I have owned them.”

Meeting, Saturday, August 20, 2016, 9-12 AM

The August meeting main program will highlight judging techniques and what judges look for. From 9 to 10: If you can, bring two trees with you, one to work on from 9 to 10 and a second “finished” tree to discuss during the 11-12 hour. From 10 to 11: Raffle, Show and Tell, Business Meeting. The main program will be from 11 to 12. Learning how to judge a tree. Bring a tree that is “finished” or fully wired and styled. Each member will receive a critique sheet and 5 minutes to score a tree. A discussion of the tree and the judging will follow. We will move through each tree the same way. The purpose is to learn what to look for in a well designed tree and how to improve each tree.

BSF Convention, May 27-30, 2016

The Bonsai Societies of Florida is holding the 43rd Annual Convention on May 27-30, 2016 in Orlando, FL. Click on this link: http://bonsai-bsf.com/ for the Registration and Program forms, Workshop and Vendor registration and all pertinent information.