O ur autumn exhibition at the Gardens of the World has been finalized. We had decided on the second week-end of October. Unfortunately that date is no longer avail-able so we have booked the date of Saturday and Sunday, October 1st and 2nd (see 2011 program schedule, page 2). Please put this date on your [...]

For all of us who attended our January meeting, the Roy Nagatoshi demonstration on shimpaku grafting techniques was an eye opener. When nudging and developing a tree to appear mature and old, grafting appears to be one way to speed up the process—if speeding up is possible. Leaving this to natural development takes time—maybe even [...]

I t is hard to believe that 2011 is upon us—and we are off and running into our upcoming year of bonsai activities. First, those who missed the Christmas potluck missed a good night! It was fun to meet the bonsai spouses. The variety of dishes provided by all made for a tasty dinner and [...]

It has been very rewarding being club president for 2010. We have experienced excellent improvement in the quality of our Novice Classes and Workshops. Our goal was to provide a structured teaching program that would provide an introduction to the art of bonsai, and I feel we accomplished this goal.