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by Lawrence LeClaireJanuary 2008 General Meeting – When is Three Not a Crowd? In Bonsai Group Plantings.
Jan 10th: When Is Three Not a Crowd? In Bonsai Group Plantings.
BSSF kicked off the New Year with a tag team panel of club artists composed of John Edwards, Tim Kong, and John Boyce demonstrating group plantings for bonsai. Our two Johns and one Tim displayed their skills by working with two plantings of trident maples and a group of cypress saplings. Throughout the program, the guys used their plantings to explain the basics and guidelines of bonsai group plantings... read more »
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by John BoyceLandscapes and Rock Plantings
Jul 19th: Landscapes and Rock Plantings
by John Boyce
As children we all played in the mud. Now, as adults, sophisticated adults (because we do bonsai), we can again play in the mud with clean minds. Let’s make some muck!
[Muck can be made in several ways. Here are some: 1. Wet sedge peat alone; 2. Equal parts clay and peat; 3. Equal parts of clay or akadama dust (left over after sifting), shredded white sphagnum, kanuma (processed soil from Kanuma, Japan) or potting soil; 4... read more »
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by Eric SchraderTim Kong Demonstrates Alternatives to Pots
Feb 9th: February 2006 Meeting Notes
It was with his usual flare that Tim Kong started off our February program by introducing us to a little-known but fantastic bonsai potter named Sue R. Pipe. He explained that this potter worked over a hundred years ago and made some fantastic pots that are just waiting to be dug up from under all our houses, (and that they have a fantastic 'patina.') After this introduction Tim went on to say that the title of his program was 'Getting off the pot... read more »
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2006 accent acorn Beginner Bob Carlson bonsai fruit bonsai stock Boon Manakitivipart Bunjin Carving collecting Collection North current events December Defoliation Demonstrations Dennis Vojtilla election Exhibit fall Fertilizer Fog City Bonsai forest Fruiting Trees grafting group plantings guying Hiking History infections inspiration Jay McDonald Jim Gremel jin John Boyce John Edwards John Naka John Penningtion john thompson Junipers Kathy Shaner kusamono landscapes Maples Marco Invenizzi muck nature newsletter november oak october Olive olives penjing pests Pines pots Pruning redwoods Repotting rock planting Sabamiki satsuki azaleas seed Shari shitakusa sketching soil spring Steve Jang stone plantings suiseki Tim Kong tools Tree Care Uru vendors video Wilderness Wintering Wiring Workshops yamadori Yasuo Mitsuya