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Read more about the article June 2022 – On To The Next Adventure
Allan at the LA Swap Meet

June 2022 – On To The Next Adventure

  • Post author:BCSB
  • Post published:06/10/2022
  • Post category:Bonsai/Newsletters

Firstly, a huge thank you all the volunteers and exhibitors that helped to make this year’s show a great success. I thought all the displays looked wonderful and I overheard…

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Read more about the article May 2022 – The Big Show!
Wally Kunimoto, Juniper Shimpaku, Informal Upright, 24" Tall

May 2022 – The Big Show!

  • Post author:BCSB
  • Post published:05/16/2022
  • Post category:Bonsai

The Administration Says: We Need You! With each passing year, I increasingly view the next in the context of my bonsai schedule. Just four months into this new year, spring…

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Read more about the article Bonsai Exhibition Show and Sale 2022
Joe Olson, Elm, Forest, 23” Tall

Bonsai Exhibition Show and Sale 2022

  • Post author:BCSB
  • Post published:04/15/2022
  • Post category:Bonsai/Newsletters

Since its origin in 1971, the Bonsai Club of Santa Barbara has been dedicated to the education of its members and the general public in the art and culture of…

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Read more about the article April 2022 – Back At It!

April 2022 – Back At It!

  • Post author:BCSB
  • Post published:04/14/2022
  • Post category:Bonsai/Newsletters

Vice President’s Message It is now officially springtime, which is always an exciting time of the year as our trees put on their new growth and wake up from our…

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Read more about the article March 2022 – Pinch Hitting
Trident maple post grafting and ready to grow

March 2022 – Pinch Hitting

  • Post author:BCSB
  • Post published:03/10/2022
  • Post category:Bonsai/Newsletters

Vice President’s Message: Pinch Hitting Even though MLB Spring Training has been postponed, I’ll use the analogy that I’m batting in the leadoff spot this month as I fulfill the…

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Read more about the article February 2022 – Space Case

February 2022 – Space Case

  • Post author:BCSB
  • Post published:02/08/2022
  • Post category:Bonsai/Newsletters

President’s Message: Space Case! It’s 2022 and to paraphrase Monty Python’s Holy Grail, “We’re not dead yet.” But that doesn’t mean that the Fates and COVID sure aren’t trying…. As…

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Read more about the article January 2022 – US National Bonsai Exhibition Presentation

January 2022 – US National Bonsai Exhibition Presentation

  • Post author:BCSB
  • Post published:01/18/2022
  • Post category:Bonsai/Newsletters

President’s Message: Covid Rides Again! Happy New Year BCSB Members, Allan and I hope everyone had a happy, restful, and above all, safe holiday season. At my household, we spent…

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Read more about the article November 2021 – Ann Erb, Japanese Blacks Pines

November 2021 – Ann Erb, Japanese Blacks Pines

  • Post author:BCSB
  • Post published:11/12/2021
  • Post category:Bonsai/Newsletters

President’s Message: Show Us Your Trees! Greetings BCSB Members. I think everyone who attended the spontaneous bonsai creation workshop we had at our October meeting would agree it was a…

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Read more about the article October 2021 – Styling Junipers

October 2021 – Styling Junipers

  • Post author:BCSB
  • Post published:10/19/2021
  • Post category:Bonsai/Newsletters

President’s Message: On the Road Again As the world is slowly (and hopefully) returning to some kind of normal, like many of you, I am (sometimes painfully) rediscovering how much…

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Read more about the article September 2021 – Youth Movement

September 2021 – Youth Movement

  • Post author:BCSB
  • Post published:09/05/2021
  • Post category:Bonsai/Newsletters

President’s Message: Youth Movement Over the last 10 plus years, I’ve “enjoyed” my sacrificial participation in the development of the mountain bike racing careers of our two sons as they…

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