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by John EdwardsMarch program Bonsai Display

Mar 22nd: The art of bonsai display lies in making a harmonious and tranquil composition from carefully selected plants, pots, stands. Suiseki and scrolls. The most successful display leaves the viewers with an awareness of power while not always sure why. A fine display should be evocative. A successful display should have elements which create a visual flow that keeps the viewers eye within the frame of the display or tokonoma... read more »

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by John EdwardsBSSF at the 2009 Lunar New Year Flower Market

Dec 20th: This year as in the past two BSSF will offer a seasonal bonsai display at the Annual Lunar New Year Flower Market on Saturday, January 24, 2009 , lOam-3pm in the great hall at the County Fair Bld. It is a one day event, colorful and well attended and a chance to show some early blooming japanese quince, forsythia , ume what have you. Robert Smith, BSSF Pres, is coordinating our display speak with him if you would like to contributribute trees, stands, help set up, meet the public etc... read more »

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by John EdwardsOctober meeting and general fall bonsai maintenance

Oct 26th: Our October General Meeting was an informative and inspiring program on apricot trees as bonsai specifically but also generally on fall maintenance for fruiting and flowering trees. Jay MacDonald who is a member of our club, Marin Club and several others offered a comprenhensive assesment of what it takes to grow these trees which are highly prized for their beautiful early spring foilage. And in the case of one of Jay's trees, which he brought for illustration, summer fruit... read more »

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by John EdwardsWhy bonsai exhibits are important

Apr 27th: The Annual Cherry Blossom Festival Bonsai Exhibit on April 19 & 20 showed a range of bonsai material and a diversity of approaches to tree styles and exhibition styles. Fresh on the heals of a successful exhibit at the Cow Palace in March BSSF mounted a delightful display along with 6 other Bay Area clubs and the Collection North. Bonsai shows offer a golden opportunity for the curious student to see mature, groomed trees being shown at their peak... read more »

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by John EdwardsBonsai Basics Class February 2nd _ Canceled!

Feb 1st: The Bonsai Basics Class for February 2nd has been canceled! If you were planning on attending, please call Lawrence LeClaire at 415-200-8967. We will reschedule in the month of April read more »

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by John EdwardsPenjing exhibit at Conservatory GGP

Jan 25th: We are delighted to be opening two new Special Exhibits on Tuesday, January 29. An exciting and rare exhibit of Chinese penjing will make its debut at the Conservatory. This ancient art form originated in the Tang Dynasty around 600 AD and is considered to be the predecessor of Japanese bonsai. Ten custom-created miniature plant landscapes will be featured in the Aquatics Gallery. Dramatic stone sculptures, imported from Shanghai, are planted with dwarf, compact growing trees and shrubs to depict a natural scene... read more »

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by John Edwardsfrom the Prez.

Nov 28th: December is a great month to work on trees. By now your deciduous trees should be leafless, if not cut remaining leaves off leaving the leaf stem, or petiole, on so not to stimulate early spring growth. Before cutting off leaves make sure your tree is truly deciduous and not a broadleaf evergreen like live oak. With the tree bare and dormant you can make styling decisions for next year’s growth and cut out unwanted branches... read more »

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by John EdwardsFrom the Prez.

Oct 22nd: As the year winds down this club shows no signs of slowing. Saturday November 3 Tim Kong will be having a beginner workshop at his home which, as of this writing, is full. We will have another class in early February. Our November programs are swapping places. Our BSSF Monthly Member's Workshop will be on the second Thursday Nov. 8 so bring your trees to work on with other members. This is the last official member's free workshop for 2007... read more »

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by John EdwardsFrom the Prez.

Sep 24th: Our annual September auction was by all accounts a huge success. Thank you to all who donated and participated. Special thanks go out to John Boyce for officiating and Tim and Emma Kong for providing a special buffet. The past few months have seen an influx of new members and the board has decided to add a fall Bonsai Basics class for those recently coming to the club. Tim Kong will be teaching the class... read more »

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by John EdwardsFrom the prez

Aug 23rd: Summer is almost gone. Time to stop feeding nitrogen to deciduous trees and protect them from Indian summer hot days. Evergreen trees can still continue growing, many through the winter, but in general your feeding schedule should begin to slow down. Our annual club auction is held each September. We rely on donations of trees, pots and other bonsai related materials to make the auction work. All members are urged to comb through their collections for trees they do not have the time or inspiration to continue working on or pots that they have no tree for and donate them to the club auction... read more »

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