Some updates from GSBF and more!

March is a beautiful month to me, signs of our trees pushing their new growth, with swollen new buds, and emerging leaves bursting out. Yes, spring is slowly showing its face for us bonsai enthusiasts.

Nice rain year for bonsai—though not so much for my golf game.

Show flyers, soil mix, Pacific Bonsai Expo signups, and upcoming shows—check it out in this month’s Editor’s Notes!

Our club has a problem to solve, but really it's a good problem. If you have noticed for the past few meetings our attendance has exploded, with new members and others who are interested in attending our meetings. It is a blessing to see this happening!

This year we’ve had a steady stream of soaking rain, but very little sticking as snow pack in the mountain watersheds which may create a problem later in the year. Still I hope there is more on the way in February and March.

Read more about a special bonsai event up in the Sonoma Botanical Garden.

Another year with the Midori Bonsai Club has come to a conclusion. It provided us with new opportunities for those that love this beautiful art form we call bonsai to look forward to new learned skills and programing with our club.

This month’s first program will be on Transplanting. This is a vital activity that jump-starts the bonsai year.

A feature on a local stand maker and a recipe request from the holiday dinner. Check it out!

Here we are, at the end of another year with the Midori Bonsai Club, a time to reflect on what we have experienced or accomplished in our lives. I hope everyone can say that they have grown and have come to appreciate the world of bonsai more fully this year, and have developed a better understanding of its beauty and complexity.

The nights are going to be cold in the mid 30’s and ideal to set good flower buds on fruiting trees. We had little rain in November so I hope we get some storms this month.

A volunteer call for the Mammoth Auction and Sale, plus a show tree highlight.

I was truly impressed with the variety and quality of bonsai trees that were on display at our show this year, and now I want to learn more about how they all came about.

It actually seems like fall is here. Cooler days and nights. Growth is slowing down.

A highlight on contemporary bonsai inspired porcelain sculptures and some show highlights.

I want to take this time to thank the many club members that volunteered to make our show happen this year. We have many new club members that stepped forward this year to help even though they had never experienced a bonsai show before.

In late October, as the deciduous trees turn color, they signal that the tree is cutting off contact with the leaves.

Show photos and many volunteer opportunities in the bonsai world.

With September here, our club's show is now but a few weeks away. Every year it sneaks up on us, and I'm really getting excited since we finally get a chance to show off our bonsai trees we've worked so hard on.