BYOT work on Pines (Wiring, bending, bud selection, needle balance)

Topic 1: Deep dive on Pines

Topic 2: Overwintering crash course

How to select nursery stock (tour Timberwinds nursery), then beginners wiring intensive (first on dead branches, then on trees - members may bring their own)

Topic 1: Bonsai fundamentals (Beginners meeting)

Topic 2: Bonsai on a budget

Show Prep workshop, bring your tree to get ready for the show (mossing, fine detail wiring, detail pruning)

Part 1: Portulacaria talk

Part 2: Japanese Festival preparations and volunteer sign-ups

Accent workshop with Shannon Salyer (bring your own accent pot or we will have a few for sale)

Two sessions, starting at 8:30am and 2pm

Shohin workshop with Shannon Salyer (bring your own 1 or 2 shohin trees)

Shohin Display w/ Shannon Salyer

Canceled

1) Bonsai Central recap (15-20min)

2) Trunk chops and wound healing talk by Tony B. (20-25min)

3) Great Pomegranate give-away and info (15min - every member in attendance gets a free double-flowering pomegranate)

4) Chop your trunk mini-workshop! Bring a tree that needs a trunk chop (10min)

5) Bonsai Central volunteer raffle items (15min - If you volunteered at Bonsai Central, you have been entered in a raffle for some of the leftover workshop material.)

Beg. Topic: Creating a bonsai display – basic principles

Inter/Adv Topic: Appreciating and understanding design of a bonsai exhibition (precursor to Bonsai Central)

Repotting (club to provide soil for 1 medium, 2 small trees)

Beg. Topic: Crash course on Repotting

Int. Topic: Choosing soils and pots while repotting

Adv. Topic: Ebihara and Top-down repotting techniques

Beg. Topic: Native species suitable for bonsai

Inter. Topic: Collecting local Yamadori

Overwintering discussion and help session.

We’re starting the auction at 6:30 this year.

CANCELLED First Steps - Hands On

Beginner Meeting: First Steps to Bonsai

Getting a Tree Ready for a Show 

Composing a Display

Summer Work and Tropicals

Project Show and Tell Group Discussion

We regret to inform you that we must cancel the workshop this Saturday on large bends and chops.   The board met last night and determined that we do not have enough instructors available to run the workshop this weekend.  We regret the inconvenience for any that have planned to attend. 

Bending Large Branches with Tyler Sherrod

DAY 2 of 2

Paid workshops

DAY 1 of 2

Starting at 9 am with demos

Stages of Development