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by John EdwardsJuly 14, 2011 General Meeting - Your special bonsai

Jul 15th: At the July general meeting of BSSF on Thursday July 14, beginning at 7:30 pm we are asking all members who plan to attend to bring a tree they are developing and be prepared to discuss it with club members. This could be a tree in any stage of development. The important thing is to share your vision for where you would like to take it going forward and invite comments from fellow club members. This will be a more informal meeting in which all attending can participate... read more »

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by John EdwardsBonsai Garden June 18

Jun 18th: After the suiseki exhibit come visit the Bonsai Garden across the way where several BSSF members will be docenting and tending to the garden. The garden is poised for summer and right now is a wealth of bonsai knowledge, experience and inspiration read more »

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by John EdwardsSuiseki Exhibit June 18 and 19

Jun 18th: California Suseki Club is having their annual exhibit at the Lake Merritt Garden Center in Oakland on June 18 and 19 from 10am to 5 pm each day. Always an intriguing and delightful display and tended by knowledgeable club members who can answer questions and entertain you with their collecting stories. Please show you support of our cousin club by attending read more »

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by John EdwardsAzalea bonsai exhibit June 11-12

Jun 12th: Bay Area Satsuki Aikokai: Annual Satsuki Azalea Show at the Lakeside Garden Center, 666 Bellevue Avenue. Hours are Saturday, 10AM-5PM, and Sunday, 10AM-4PM. Demonstrations at 1:30PM, featuring Rick Garcia on Saturday, and Johnny Uchida on Sunday. Sales area and benefit drawings. Free admission to the show. For more information contact Ron Reid, 925-831-2500 read more »

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by John EdwardsFebruary 10 General Meeting

Feb 10th: Repotting season kicks off with a group repot program. Work shop mode meeting, bring your trees, tools, pots and soil. Club will provide some soil for those without also some for sale. Bring your unused pots to swap or sell to other members, club sales fee waived tonight. Plenty of expert advise for those just beginning read more »

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by John EdwardsLunar New Year Display

Jan 29th: On Saturday, January 29, 2011 from 10 am to 4 pm BSSF will again participate in the Arboretum’s Celebration of the Lunar New Year. It is a colorful event with Chinese dog costumes, firecrackers and drum and dance performances. The theme of the event is early spring flowers with quince, forsythia branches and azalea for sale. In the past several club members have volunteered to supply trees for a small one table display and on-going demos of bonsai styling... read more »

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by John EdwardsDecember 4 volunteers needed at Bonsai Garden

Nov 30th: The Bonsai Garden at Lake Merrit needs volunteers Saturday Morning Dec. 4, 9 am to noon to help transport trees from the storage area to the Garden activities building and back so that they can be photographed for the catalog of auction trees for next year's fund raiser. Carts are available for the transport. Come when you can and stay as long as you can to help out read more »

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by John EdwardsBosai Shows Coming Soon

Jan 25th: The Shows are coming, The Shows are coming And it is time for BSSF members to sign up Garden Show San Mateo March 24-28 Tuesday March 23 is the set up day for our Garden Show display in San Mateo. That may sound like a long way off but it will be here sooner than you think. If you have not given any thought yet to this now is the time to focus. Below is a list of things each and every member should be thinking about going forward... read more »

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by John EdwardsLunar New Year Display

Jan 24th: On Saturday, February 13 2010 BSSF will again participate in the Arboretum’s Celebration of the Lunar New Year. It is a colorful event with Chinese dog costumes , firecrackers and drum and dance performances. The theme of the event is early spring flowers with quince, forsythia branches and azelia for sale. Our display is just for the enjoyment of visitors and we conduct no sales but promote our club and bonsai in the area generally... read more »

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by John EdwardsBSSF returns to Golden Gate Park with first FREE bonsai show in San Francisco since 1996

Oct 27th: For the first time since 1998 Bonsai Society of San Francisco will be sponsoring our own show. What does this mean and how is this different from the other displays we have done? It means we can all be together during the hours of the show, no limits on the number of members who can be in attendance at any time. It means we can have a FREE bonsai display, sales area, demonstration stage and hospitality suite for our guests... read more »

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