August 2021 – From Zoom to Room (7)
President’s Message Good news! To quote John Belushi as “Joliet” Jake Blues in the movie The Blues Brothers “We’re putting the band back together.” Yes, the Bonsai Club of Santa…
July 2021 – Todd Schlafer of First Branch Bonsai
President’s Message: Our “In-Person” Future! Due to a busy week at work, Jeff wasn’t able to work on his opening address for this month’s newsletter. All the important information for…
June 2020 – Black Pines with Jonas Dupuich
President’s Message: Our Family Tree When we last “spoke”, I was on my way to Bonsai Mirai for a 3-day bonsai class on design, setting primary and secondary structure on…
Ann lost in a forest of black pines
November 2019 – Ann Erb Appears
For those of you pining for a great learning experience... good news! Club Member and Show Designer, Ann Erb will be our guest speaker and she will be talking about...…
October 2019 – The Good, The Bad And The Unusual
This month‘s program is another episode of our popular ”Good, Bad, and Unusual” series where you, our enthusiastic members, bring in a tree or two in any stage of training…
September 2019 – Jeff Sczechowski
Tuesday September 10, 7:30 PM - Jeff Sczechowski The only thing longer than Jeff’s last name is how long he has been doing bonsai. He started in 1992 when he…
August 2019 – Potluck Time
President’s Message: August Is Potluck Time! It’s August, the weather is warming up and since I never have been disciplined enough to be consistent with my soil mixes some of…
July 2019 – Steve Gibson, Shohin
Steve Gibson, Shohin Our Club shohin expert Steve Gibson says “colanders are not just for pasta.” Steve uses them as growing pots for his little trees in hopes they will…
May 2019 – Preparing Trees for Show
May 14th - Ann Erb, Preparing Trees For Show There are a number of things to do in order to show a tree (remove the 11 pounds of copper wire…
April 2019 – Ancient Olives and More
Ancient Olives Of Agrigento And Other Great Trees Olives make wonderful bonsai and are easily grown in pots. These ancient olives growing among much older Greek ruins near Agrigento on…