Bonsai Notebook

Next Meeting:

Oct 11, 2025
7pm
LA Arboretum- Palm Room
Demo by Daniel Deephouse

If you need directions or have questions contact us at [email protected]

Refreshments: Hungry???

Please Bring your favorite appetizers and snacks to share
water provided by SABS

Large Raffle Table-

Bring a bonsai related item to donate
Your donations to the raffle at the meetings are a BIG help to support the club
Please keep them coming
Daniel’s demo tree will also be in the raffle

October Meeting & Demo

The next meeting will be Saturday, Oct. 11 at 7:00pm, at the Arboretum.
Our guest demonstrator will be Daniel Deephouse.
He will work on a large Itoigawa juniper that will be in our raffle when finished.
Daniel has been a member of our club, and he currently manages the bonsai collection in the Japanese Garden at the Huntington in San Marino.

September Meeting Highlights

The September meeting was fun and different from anything we have done before.
Jason Chan brought elm material for us to work on in groups.
Members separated into five groups, and each group had a tree to work on together.
The trees were all grown to be developed into the literati (bunjin) style.
Jason worked with each group to draw an image of their tree when styled.
Members then wired and positioned branches to grow into the image they had drawn.

We raffled off the five trees so each group member had an opportunity to take home the tree they worked on.
The winners from each group included Patty (new member), Marianna, Debra, Clark (new member), and Mike.

Once again, Ray Blasingame graciously brought two of Marge Blasingame’s bonsai trees for our raffle.

We had a special drawing for them and Becky took home a shohin elm forest, and Peter took home a juniper.

SABS Club News

2026 is going to be here before we know it!
SABS is looking for volunteers
In addition to our 4 elected Officers, there are many positions open which need to be filled for SABS to continue in 2026.
If you’re interested in helping us plan activities and maintain the SABS Club for next year please let us know at [email protected]

Upcoming SABS Meetings:

For October and November SABS is featuring a 2 part series with Daniel Deephouse

October 11
7pm
LA Arboretum- Palm Room
Demo by Daniel Deephouse

November 8
7pm
LA Arboretum- Palm Room
Workshop with Daniel Deephouse
Bring a tree you want to prepare to show.
Daniel will provide ideas for making your tree ready for our Annual Memorial Weekend Show next May 2026

December
Holiday Break- no meeting

January 10, 2026
6pm
LA Arboretum- Palm Room
Annual Meeting, Potluck and Bonsai Bingo

Come Join Us-
Everyone is always welcome at our meetings
[email protected]