July 2021 Bonsai Newsletter
The Conejo Valley Bonsai Society will not hold our annual bonsai exhibition in October at the Gardens of the World. Although the Gardens are now open, their Re-source Center, where we stage our annual show, is not open. So we have canceled our annual in-person exhibition for 2021. But we can publish photos of members’ best bonsai in our October newsletter, so please plan your summer bonsai maintenance with that virtual event in mind. Details will be published later.
Meanwhile, for Gardens of the World fans, they have opened their pagoda, but the picnic area is still closed. And they are not holding their usual summer concerts this year.
If you’re inclined to visit, it is open to have a walk through and enjoy the garden. It is on the honor system to wear a mask if you have not been vaccinated.
Fall Meetings Undecided
We still do not have an answer regarding when we can have access to the Westlake Village Community Center, our normal meeting venue. The Community Center is in Los Angeles County, and I have been advised that Los Angeles is working closely with the OSHA Covid-19 guidelines. There are more restrictions and requirements under these guidelines than in Ventura County.
Online Demonstrations
The June Zoom demonstration of Japanese black pines with Jonas Dupuich was excellent. CVBS co-sponsored the demonstration with the Bonsai Club of Santa Barbara. In case you missed it, I have sent to members via email the Internet link to the saved video, which the Santa Barbara folks kindly provided. I recommend viewing Jonas’s excel-lent demonstration either your first time or to go back and review the demonstration if you saw it live. It is chock full of good information about black pines. Especially if you have black pines in your bonsai collection, I recommend you revisit it.
Ken Martin and David Whiteside’s article on the demonstration starts on page 4 of this newsletter along with the screen-shots taken by David Williams. Thank you all for your efforts in making this happen.
The last planned joint demonstration CVBS will cosponsor with the Bonsai Club of Santa Barbara in 2021 was on the evening of Thurs-day, July 8. Although you will not get this newsletter prior to the demonstration, I emailed members the information and the Zoom invitation so hopefully you were able to watch it. The demonstration was by Todd Schlafer, who specializes in collected junipers, one of which he styled.
