CLUB MEETINGS

Non-members and those curious about this art/hobby are always welcome at no obligation!
10 a.m. on the Second Saturday of each month, usually at the Senior Center (Ceramics Room),
1514 N. Hancock Ave. (corner of Camarillo at the top of Hancock, 1/3 mile north of Uintah St.),
just northeast of downtown Colorado Springs.
(719) 385-5933

       
 

FUTURE MEETINGS


SATURDAY, MAY 17, 2008   * Non-standard Date *
At Cliff Broyle's in Fountain, phone 332-0299.

Also, ongoing weekly digs are occurring between mid-April and late May.
Contact Bill Fox at 540-3708 for details.  For info on how and where to get permits for these collecting trips to the Pike National Forest, go to this site: http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/psicc/sopa/transplants.shtml and read about the program.  Or call 719-836-2031.  Either way, you'll need to send a check or money order for $10 per tree (up to 10 trees per individual per year) to:
Transplants, USDA Forest Service South Park Ranger District, P.O. Box 219, Fairplay, CO 80440



SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 2008   * Non-standard Date *
At Claudia & Jim Eley's in Green Mountain Falls.


SATURDAY, JULY 12, 2008
At Pete Apostolas' in Colorado Springs.


SATURDAY, AUGUST 9, 2008
Preparation for Fall Show.


SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13
Preparation for Fall Show. See also this article on show display.


SATURDAY & SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER ?
Fall Show at Colorado College.


SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2008
Winterization.


NOVEMBER 8, 2008
Pot/container making.


SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2008
Planning meeting, and
Luncheon at a Location To Be Determined.





PREVIOUS MEETINGS

APRIL 12, 2008
Long-time Colorado master Harold Sasaki from Denver conducted an excellent workshop/critique of trees for 22 of us.

MARCH 7 - MARCH 9, 2008
Seminar, demonstration, and assistance at Spencer's Lawn & Garden Centers Success Show, 4720 Center Valley Drive, off of U.S. 85-87 in north Fountain, north of the Wal-Mart and right next to the Goodwill store. Lecture/demo by Claudia at 10:30 am on Sunday.

FEBRUARY 9, 2008
Types of pots and their history were discussed, and rules/guidelines for matching a container to a tree were gone over.  More info about our March 2008 participation at Spencer's Lawn & Garden Centers Success Show in Fountain.  Permits and digs in the forest in May were touched upon.

JANUARY 12, 2008
Indoor Bonsai were discussed, as well as more info about our March 2008 participation at Spencer's Lawn & Garden Centers Success Show in Fountain.

DECEMBER 10, 2007
Work on our 2008 schedule, motion made and passed to keep current officers for one more year, and a discussion about our March 2008 participation at Spencer's Lawn & Garden Centers event in Fountain.

NOVEMBER 12, 2007
Work on our 2008 schedule and a regular meeting.
(Harold Sasaki Workshop was postponed and re-scheduled.)

OCTOBER 13, 2007
Review of our annual September show; 2008 meeting schedule draft.

SEPTEMBER 8, 2007
Further preparation for our Fall Show at the Senior Center.

AUGUST 13, 2007
Preparation for our Fall Show.  (Back at the Senior Center.)

JULY 14, 2007
Lecture/Demonstration: Bonsai Over-Rock Styles, at Pete Apostolas' house in Colorado Springs.

JUNE 9, 2007
Collecting trees at Claudia and Jim Eley's home in Green Mountain Falls.  Again, this gracious couple supplied lunch.

MAY 12, 2007
Hands-on Bonsai Workshop, at Cliff Broyles' house in Fountain.

APRIL 14, 2007
Lecture/demonstration: Pruning your Bonsai.  (Back at the Senior Center.)

MARCH 10, 2007
The Complete Bonsai Workshop, at Phelan Gardens, 4955 Austin Bluffs Parkway, phone 574-8058.  Two dozen participants were there, about one-third being non-members.  The primary material was Dwarf Alberta Spruce. &Nbsp; (This might become an annual event.)  Click here for a .pdf copy of the handout available during the workshop.

FEBRUARY 10, 2007
Lecture/demonstration: Repotting your Bonsai.

JANUARY 13, 2007
Lecture/demonstration: Shaping Bonsai by Wiring.  Our new member yearbook was distributed to all paid members.
DECEMBER 9, 2006
Our schedule for next year was discussed and our new member yearbook was previewed.

NOVEMBER 11, 2006
Because the Senior Center was closed this weekend, our meeting was cancelled at the last minute.

OCTOBER 14, 2006
Review of last month's show and ideas for next year's display. We had sweatshirts for sale with the club logo on them.  We discussed winter preparation of trees and worked on several bonsai.

SEPTEMBER 9, 2006
Tree prep for the upcoming show.

AUGUST 12, 2006
Discussion about the upcoming show and work on some trees.

JULY 8, 2006
We had an auction of a dozen pots which were donated to the club by the family of a woman who is now in hospice.  These included three pots she made in 1978.  A couple of members also brought in bougainvillea trees which needed and received nice summer haircuts.  Bill Fox related some additional general summer care instructions for our trees.

JUNE 10, 2006
At Claudia and Jim Eley's home in Green Mountain Falls for meeting, collecting and lunch.  Claudia graciously furnished lunch.

Also, the Denver Bonsai Society's annual show at the Botanical Gardens was the following weekend, June 17 and 18.

MAY 13, 2006
At Cliff Broyle's home in Fountain.  Bill Fox and Robert Baran helped other members prune and pot a Japanese red maple and tropical cherry.  Also, advise was given on the care and shaping of a few junipers, dwarf jade, and ficus.

APRIL 8, 2006
A repotting seminar including information on root pruning.  Several members each brought in a tree and, if necessary, got assistance in repotting it.  Repotting soil/grit was available at a very reasonable price. 

Details were given on how and where to get permits for upcoming collecting trips to the Pike National Forest.

MARCH 11, 2006
Long-time member Ross Huddleson put a collected Ponderosa pine in a large cascade pot.  The group then helped a couple of members shape the trees they had brought in.

FEBRUARY 11, 2006
Hands-On Workshop with pre-selected but still rough specimens of San José Junipers or Dwarf Alberta Spruce.  Styling and wiring only.  Good turn-out.  Also, a recap of Craig Coussins' Denver club workshop: extending the aesthetic triangle of a tree's foliage to include the tray, and wiring deciduous bonsai with a bundle of thin wires (starting at the base of the tree and moving up to the smaller branches).

JANUARY 14, 2006
Last minute cancellation.

DECEMBER 10, 2005
General discussion, then went to Holiday Luncheon at Tako Japanese Restaurant, 1840 Dominion Way.

NOVEMBER 12, 2005
Introductions; Discussion;
viewing of videotape of Brooklyn Botanic Garden's 1971 film "Bonsai -- the Art of Training Dwarfed Potted Trees"

NO OCTOBER MEETING -- SHOW INSTEAD

SEPTEMBER 10, 2005
Discussion; "Winterization" by Pete Apostolas