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| Phoenix Bonsai Society events, unless otherwise stated, are held 7:30 p.m. on the First Three Tuesdays of the Month, September through May, at the Valley Garden Center, 1809 N. 15th Ave., one block north of West McDowell Rd. Visitors are always welcome at no obligation. |
| Various out-of-town / out-of-state events that Phoenix club members may be participating in are marked in this type font and size. |
| Bonsai of Scottsdale activities (below in this font and color) are held primarily at the Via Linda Senior Center, Rm. 2, 10440 East Via Linda in Scottsdale, half a mile south of Shea Blvd. Unless otherwise stated, all events will be at 1:30 p.m. on the First and Third Saturdays of the Month. Contact Scottsdale President Fairlee Winfield at (480) 860-9348 (fairlee.winfield@nau.edu), or Shirley Gilbert MARSHIRL@aol.com for details. |
| Tucson Bonsai Society meets at 7 p.m. on the first Wednesday of every month except August at the Tucson Botanical Gardens' Porter Gardens facility, 2150 North Alvernon Way. Contact David Meyer @ (520) 749-4155 or (520) 722-2000. |
| NURSERY CRAWL & DEMONSTRATION: Members arrive early on a weekend morning at a pre-determined nursery to look for raw material. (We may have breakfast beforehand at a restaurant near the nursery.) A demonstration might be held for the general public. Some of our trees may also be displayed. |
| JUNK SALE: Members can rid their collections of undesirable or artistically stagnant stock, while at the same time helping the club raise funds with a raffle. “One person’s junk is another person’s treasure.” Pots, books, accessory plants, etc. are often put on the table as well. |
This Page Last Updated: August 1, 2001
| SEPTEMBER 2000 AUTUMN | |
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Demonstration at Bonsai of Scottsdale by visiting bonsai artist. |
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SHOW OF TREES for Phoenix Bonsai Society, club business, and general workshop. |
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Hands-on wiring program with Hector Espinosa. |
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Demonstration: "Wiring Techniques" by Ernie Hasan. Assisted by George Cole and Marta Waddell, our club president put wire on a Tamarisk (Salt Cedar) and took it off the April 2000 Berridge Nursery demo Olive. |
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General Workshop and Junk Sale for Bonsai of Scottsdale. |
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General Workshop. |
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Breakfast and Nursery Crawl for Bonsai of Scottsdale. 9:00 a.m. this day (rather than on the 30th.) We will meet at the Via Linda Senior Center. Our objective is to find material suitable for the Ben Oki Workshops on Oct. 7 and 8th. Everyone is invited to come along. Bring your own coffee and donuts. |
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Annual "Swap & Shop" potluck lunch and buy/sell/trade event at the TBG in Porter Hall and the rear patio. Set up at 11:00 a.m., lunch at noon, adjournment by 2:00 p.m. |
| OCTOBER 2000 AUTUMN | |
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SHOW OF TREES, club business, and general workshop. |
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Demonstration/lecture: "Junipers Revisited" by Paul Vasquez. Includes discussion of the best species to use as bonsai, care & feeding, problems. |
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Ben Oki Workshop. Saturday at the Via Linda Senior Center, Rm. 1 from 8:30 to 12:30, Rm. 3 from 1:30 to 5:30. Sunday at Horizon Community Center (15440 N. 100th St.), Rm. 2 from 8:30 to 12:30 and 1:30 to 5:30. Workers and observers. (Phoenix club with Bonsai of Scottsdale assistance.) |
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Demonstration: "Plant Material Selection" by Doug Acker. |
| 12 - 29 | Club Display @ Arizona State Fair, 19th Avenue & McDowell Road. Demonstration on Oct. 29 at 2 p.m. by Ernest Hasan working on a Japanese or Wax-leaf privet (Ligustrum japonicum), with some commentary by Robert Baran. |
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General Workshop. |
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Tucson Bonsai Society Fall Show as part of SAHBA Home & Garden Show at the Tucson Community Center arena. 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday. Show trees, educational displays and beginner trees, raffle trees and membership literature. Three lecture/demos (12:30, 3:30, 6:30) Fri & Sat, two (12:30, 3:30) on Sun. |
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Workshop & discussion of what we learned from Ben Oki |
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Valley Garden Center Fall Plant Sale. Phoenix Bonsai display |
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Advanced Bonsai Workshop class, 1 to 3 p.m. |
| NOVEMBER 2000 AUTUMN | |
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Demonstration/lecture: "Pines for Bonsai" by Gay Lynn Goetzke. Discussion of Eldarica, Italian Stone, Japanese Black, and Pinion. |
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Golden State Bonsai Federation Convention in Oakland, CA. |
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Show of trees, club business, workshop |
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SHOW OF TREES, club business, and general workshop. |
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"Bonsai Boot Camp," 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. New topic every half hour (plus hour and a half lunch break and critique of trees). Plus, REALLY BIG RAFFLE of bonsai material. Location: Tucson Botanical Garden, New Educational Building. Call Areta Johnson @ (520) 886-8712 for reservation and details. |
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Demonstration by Max Miller, a 5-gallon size Loropetalum Chinese "Sizzling Pink" Fringe Flower. |
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Carving dead wood on a bonsai: when is it appropriate, where is it, tools & keeping dead wood healthy |
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General Workshop. |
| DECEMBER 2000 WINTER | |
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Show of
trees, club business, workshop. We'll have some wonderful calendars
with spectacular pictures of Japanese
Master Bonsai for sale. And we're still collecting Ben Oki drawings of trees from the workshop. Bring in a copy if you have one. |
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Dig for trees this side of Laughlin on the BLM land being cleared for the 4-lane highway. We have the permits. |
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Display as part of Open House for the F.Q. Story Neighborhood Association, south of McDowell Road. Near 15th Ave. & Lynwood. 9:30 a.m. setup. 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. show. |
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SHOW OF TREES, club business, and general workshop. |
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"Bonsai at the Golden States Convention" slide presentation by Hector Espinosa, Show of Trees and Critique. Early discussion and registration for Dennis Makishima workshop in Feb. |
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Demonstration: "Vertical Stand Construction" by Joe Pitonzo. Materials list and directions to be posted in a couple of weeks on this site. To access, use Shelving Plans button on Recently Displayed and Demonstrated Trees page. |
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Demonstration: Displaying your trees for the holidays |
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Christmas / Holiday Party Potluck and Gift Exchange. To start between 6:30 and 7 p.m. Bring a side dish -- the Phoenix club will supply the roast turkey. Gift exchange: $10 recommended upper limit, bring a gift and get one. |
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Holiday celebration-party w/raffle-drawing. We are all set up for our Chinese Take-out lunch at the Via Linda Senior Center on December 30, Saturday, 12:00 noon to 2:00PM. $5.00 for the lunch, you can bring a guest. Bring anything you'd like to contribute to our raffle/drawing. Fairlee will be bringing cake pans of good green moss. Also, bring a small gift for the gift exchange. |
| JANUARY 2001 WINTER | |
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A safe, prosperous and happy new year to all. |
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SHOW OF TREES, club business, and general workshop. |
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"Bonsai Tool Care" by Gay Lynn Goetzke. Introduction of three-level workshop format. All members are urged to bring a tree for workshop. |
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After the
Holidays workshop: bring in a left-over, sale-priced, living Christmas
tree and leave the workshop with a bonsai. Try to get an Eldarica,
Aleppo, or Italian Stone Pine. No Black
Pine, Blue Spruce etc. they don't like Arizona. If you fail to find the pine, pick up a nice little Rosemary Christmas tree. They turned out well last year. |
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Lecture & Demonstration: "Timeless Trees and Suiseki" by Guest Artists Peter and Mary Bloomer from Flagstaff. This special meeting started at 7 p.m. A slide presentation was given which consisted of natural mountain and rock formations followed by their suiseki namesakes. Some of the Bloomer's personal collection of viewing stones were also displayed for us. |
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General Workshop. |
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Show of trees, workshop, planning for the March Festival of the arts show |
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Session #1 of Beginners' Classes, "The ABC's of Bonsai." Offered by the Bonsai Center, instructed by David Meyer, at the TBG Educational Building. Fee: $59.50 per person for 3 sessions, includes 1 gal. nursery plant & training container, class wire & potting mix. Sessions #2 & 3 scheduled for Jan. 29 & Feb. 5. Advance registration: call (520) 722-2000. |
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| FEBRUARY 2001 SPRING | |
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Display at the Chinese Center, 44th Street just south of the 202 Freeway, as part of Chinese Week. |
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Dennis Makishima lecture & critique at the TBG Educational Bldg, 7:00 p.m. Dennis will offer extensive ideas and information about all aspects of bonsai training by using a number of trees selected from local members. $5 entry fee, payable at the door, reservations not required.. |
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Workshops with Dennis Makishima at the home of David & Judy Meyer, (520) 749-4155, by advance registration only for participants and others. Two sessions both days, 8:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Each workshop limited to 10 participants ($40) and 5 observers ($35). If you attend all day you can save $5 ($75 and $35). Bring your own tree and tools -- wire will be provided. Lunch both days will be on your own, but we may go as a group to a local facility. |
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"Kusamono" (grass and wild flower bonsai) demonstration and workshop |
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SHOW OF TREES, club business, and general workshop. |
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Part I: "What I learned from Dennis Makishima's visit" round table discussion with several actual trees from the workshops being presented for discussion. Part II: 3-level workshop -- bring a tree to work on! |
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Final Prep for Matsuri. |
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Making muck, demo and workshop |
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Bonus workshop at
Areta Johnson's home at 2:00 p.m.
(520) 886-8712. Bring those trees that need extra attention, or get started on new material for Spring! |
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General Workshop. |
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MATSURI, the Phoenix Bonsai Society's Largest Annual Show as part of the Japan Festival @ Heritage Square, 6th and Monroe Streets near downtown Phoenix. Free Admission. Nominal fee parking in the parking garage just to the west. Set up under the large Lath House at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday; take down around 4:30 p.m. on Sunday. Includes at least one demonstration and a raffle of a tree. See also Display. |
| MARCH 2001 SPRING | |
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Show of trees and planning for the Mustang Library Show. |
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Display at Desert Winds/Summer Winds Nursery, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., 17826 N. Tatum Blvd., 1/2 mile north of Bell Road. |
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SHOW OF TREES, club business, and general workshop. |
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Part I: "Creating Shohin bonsai from nursery stock" by Judy & David Meyer. Learn the secrets of developing miniature bonsai (under 8" high) from nursery stock and keeping them alive and healthy in the desert! Part II: 3-level workshop -- bring a tree to work on! |
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Demonstration: "Restyling a Pomegranate" by Ernest Hasan.. |
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Boyce Thompson Arboretum Annual Spring Landscaping Festival & Plant Sale (through April 1). |
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Workshop and planning for the Mustang Library Show. |
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Bonus workshop at
Frank Venturella's home at 2:00 p.m.
(520) 790-3847. Ideal time to start natal plum, ficus, bougainvillea, dwarf myrtle, etc. and get them potted in April. Good time to work on juniper and pines, for potting in November. |
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Valley Garden Center annual March Festival & Plant Sale. Phoenix Bonsai display. Introduction of Farmers Market to be held every Sunday through May. |
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Vernal Equinox: the start of Spring. |
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General Workshop. |
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Southern California Bonsai Society Show. |
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Bonsai of Scottsdale's largest annual show. At the Mustang Library this year, 10101 N. 90th St. It was a great success--56 trees in all. Thanks millions to John Kudelka who did all the arranging for the wonderful location. |
| APRIL 2001 SPRING | |
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SHOW OF TREES, club business, and general workshop. |
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"Seasonal Care" by Kurt Simonson. Bring a tree for the workshop to follow. |
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Bonsai of Scottsdale is celebrating its First Anniversary! We'll be installing new officers, planning for the coming year, talking about an outreach program for kids, planning for some travel to conventions, and working on trees of course. ALSO, refreshments this time. |
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Basic Bonsai classes for beginners (Saturdays, mornings or afternoons). Instructed by Mike Hagedorn and Gay Lynn Goetzke. Fee: $75. For more information, location and reservations, call David at (520) 749-4155. |
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"the fabulous ficus," a free workshop with presentation and instruction by Joe Stumpf, including air-layering technique. Call (520) 790-3847 for location and reservations. |
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"Care & Feeding of Your Tools" lecture by Mark Wallerich. If you do nothing else: after each pruning session clean any sap and debris off the tools with rubbing alcohol or WD-40 or soap & water, dry thoroughly, and then immediately put a light coat of oil -- clean motor oil will even work -- on the metal to prevent rust and corrosion. If the black surface coloring eventually starts to come off, use gun bluing to restore. |
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American Bonsai Society Convention in New Orleans, LA. |
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General Workshop and Junk Sale. |
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"SOILS
FOR DESERT SUMMERS"... We will have the most desired "Chicken Grit"
for Sale... but first we will need help bagging up the Grit from
the 80 lb Bags. into small bags.. so please bring some Large Zip Lock bags..
everyone can help in the sacking process..
Also we will have an experiment with soil drainage ...so we can all see why we need the chicken grit... |
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"Nursery crawl" to help you select bonsai material at local nurseries. We will meet at 9:00 at a nursery yet to be chosen, and visit at least one other nursery. Call David at (520) 749-4155 (or leave a message) if you want to come, and get further details by phone. |
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Beginners' Bonsai Classes to be instructed by David Meyer. Fee: $49.50. For more information, location and reservations, call David or Judy at (520) 749-4155. |
| MAY 2001 SPRING / SUMMER | |
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SHOW OF TREES, club business, and general workshop. Election of officers. Bill Jamieson, one of our founding members, graciously donated a number of pots -- some going back to the days of Paul Matsusaki -- and we will be raffling some off at each of the meetings this month. One dollar per chance. |
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"Desert Natives" by Pat Patterson. Bring a tree for the workshop to follow. |
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We will have a Sayonara-tai..a Farewell party for the snow birds..with Refreshments.....a general workshop, and a showing of trees.. Our new calendar for the Year will be available. |
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"Let's Boogie!" a free workshop for bougainvillea, natal plum, everygreen myrtle, and other heat-loving species, including potting into tubs/growing pots if desired. Time: 9 a.m. until noon. For location and reservations, call David or Judy at (520) 749-4155. Let them know if you plan to do potting and if you will need potting mix or containers. |
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Demonstration by new club president Jim Claycomb. |
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General Workshop & last meeting of the club year. |
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Demonstration by Phoenix Bonsai Society's Doug Acker, a long-time teacher who has studied with several of the masters. |
| JUNE 2001 SUMMER | |
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Show and tell us about your pride and problem trees. |
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"Elephant's Food," with a demo tree to be raffled. Refer to the monograph for more details about growing Portulacaria afra. Annual business meeting. Bring a tree for the workshop to follow. |
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Master Fujii Tree Maintenance, 8:00 a.m. to 11 a.m. Contact Doug Acker for details: (480) 893-9742 or ackerdoug@cs.com . . |
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Mame bonsai from seeds, cuttings, herbs. |
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Summer Solstice: the longest day and shortest night |
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End of Club Year Party at Wayne & Bev Tall's, 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. For details, (480) 816-4722 or bevtall@talco.com . |
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Postponed, stay tuned for update -- Pot luck supper in Fairlee's garden @ 5:00 p.m. (480) 860-9348. |
| JULY 2001 SUMMER | |
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That video again! Wiring, wiring, wiring revisted. |
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"Choosing a container for your bonsai" by Mike Hagedorn. Meet Your Mentor during the refreshment break and get started in the program by bringing a tree! All those who are volunteering as mentors will have an "M" visible on their name tags. |
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Open Workshop, Northwest Valley, 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Contact Robert Gustafson for details: (623) 486-1687 or rlgus@earthlink.net . |
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Joint meeting with Phoenix Bonsai Society : Bonsai Flea Market -- Everyone bring one item to sell. |
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Potluck Get-together at Max & Shirley Miller's, 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. For details: (480) 831-1757 or mjsamiller@isualum.com . |
| AUGUST 2001 SUMMER | |
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"Potting your bonsai in August" by Paul Vasquez. Meet Your Mentor (MYM) at this meeting, or get started in the program tonight. Bring a tree! |
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Show of trees and general workshop. |
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Potluck Get-together at Joan McCarter's, 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. For details: (480) 966-5056 or joan.mccarter@asu.edu . |
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History of a tree day: pictorial displays and descriptions. |
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Open Workshop, Central Valley, 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. For details, contact either Ernest Hasan: (602) 371-1116 or hasancom@digitalf.com, or Doug Acker: (480) 893-9742 or ackerdoug@cs.com . |
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Workshop for potting heat tolerant plants and trimming back of some species, such as juniper, before new growth starts in early September. Short program, "The Fabulous Ficus" by Joe Stumpf (postponed from April). Call (520) 749-4155 to make reservations for this Saturday morning. |
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And what about any last minute contributions to the newsletter or our yearbook? Care to place an ad with us in the yearbook or on this web site? |
SNEAK PREVIEWS:
Phoenix Bonsai Society:
First meeting of new season on Sept. 4
Tucson Bonsai Society:
Kathy Shaner workshops Sept. 22-23
"Swap & Shop" potluck on Sept.
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SAHBA Home Show - bonsai show Oct.
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