Bonsai Notebook The June 8 meeting will feature Steve Valentine, coming all the way from San Diego. Steve has been a bonsai artist for many years and been active throughout the state. Steve saw his first bonsai exhibit at the Del Mar Fair in 1965. He studied ornamental horticulture and agriculture in high school and…

Bonsai Notebook Saikei Workshop with Al Nelson begins at 5pm We have a special program scheduled for our May 11 meeting. Al Nelson will be our guest, and he will lead a saikei workshop with eight of our members. The participating members and Al’s team of assistants will begin the workshop at 5:00pm, two hours…

Bonsai Notebook We have another great evening of bonsai planned for April. Our guest will be Ted Matson, so it will be an opportunity to learn the critical details of bonsai development. Ted has the wonderful ability to communicate his knowledge very clearly throughout his demonstrations. It is always a pleasure to watch and listen.…

Bonsai Notebook Bring a tree to the March meeting and take advantage of a free workshop with Lindsay Shiba. You are welcome to bring more than one tree. Lindsay will help you take your material to the next level of design and development. We don’t have workshops often, so don’t miss a great opportunity to…

Bonsai Notebook Frank Goya will be with us at the February 9 meeting to demonstrate the development of a three-tree saikei. Franks says he is cutting back on doing demos, so this will probably be the last time we will have him showing us his talent with saikei plantings. That makes it a “must see”…

Bonsai Notebook Santa Anita Bonsai SocietyHoliday Potluck, Demo and RaffleJanuary 12, 2019 For Food: Club will provide main dish and drinks. Bring your favorite side, salad or dessert to share The Raffle: Bring an item for the table Our January 12 meeting will be a little different from our past holiday meetings. We will have…

Bonsai Notebook Dennis Makishima will be our guest demonstrator at the November meeting. As a reminder, the meeting will begin at 6:00pm at the home of Peter and Marissa Macasieb. It will be a regular meeting with scheduled refreshments and no potluck.

Bonsai Notebook Our October 13 meeting will feature Ken Fuentes as our demonstrator. Ken will be demonstrating the many techniques that can be used to grow and style ficus salacaria, better known as narrow-leaf ficus. He will be sharing a technique called “bending”, an alternative to wiring.