Category: Events

  • November Meeting Update

    Santa Anita Bonsai Society November 2020 meeting is cancelled Santa Anita Bonsai Society Members, The fall season is upon us.  We have been having some warm weather, but forecasts are showing cooler weather soon.  My trees are trying to figure it out.  Some have dropped leaves while others are still holding onto leaves.  It is…

  • October Meeting Update

    Santa Anita Bonsai Society Members, We will not have a meeting at the Arboretum in October.  They can not use their buildings for meetings yet. I recently received the 2021 Reservation Form for our meetings year.  I reserved our regular second-Saturday dates, so hopefully, regular meetings will resume no later than the end of this…

  • Private Bonsai Sale

    Dear Members and any interested bonsai enthusiast, Our club was contacted recently through our web page by a woman named Raquel Mizrahi. Raquel said her uncle passed away and left a bonsai collection of approximately 100 trees. She gave no further description. Her aunt will be having a sale for the trees on Monday Sept.21.…

  • September Meeting Update

    Santa Anita Bonsai SocietySeptember 2020 meeting is cancelled Santa Anita Bonsai Society Members, There will be no club meeting in September.  At this point, I could probably stop sending letters and repeating this message and just let you know when we can meet.  However, these letters are at least one way I can stay in…

  • Twisted Itoigawa Juniper Video Part 3

    It’s here!! In light of our current social distancing environment we asked Peter Macasieb to record some demonstrations to share with everyone while our bonsai meetings have still been on hold. Please enjoy part three of Peter’s demo as he continues to shows us how he creates twisted Itoigawa Junipers.

  • August Meeting Update

    Santa Anita Bonsai Society August 2020 meeting is cancelled Santa Anita Bonsai Society Members, The county has not yet approved the reopening of meeting rooms at the Arboretum, so our August meeting has been cancelled.  I hope all of you have been able to stay safe and healthy during this long period of ups and…

  • Twisted Itoigawa Juniper Video Part 2

    In light of our current social distancing environment we asked Peter Macasieb to record some demonstrations to share with everyone while our bonsai meetings have still been on hold. Please enjoy the second part of Peter’s demo as he shows us how he continues to create twisted Itoigawa Junipers.

  • July Meeting Update

    Santa Anita Bonsai Society July 2020 meeting is cancelled Santa Anita Bonsai Society Members, Hello to all of you. I continue to miss seeing you all in person and sharing the art of bonsai. I had hoped that a July club meeting might be possible, but the decision to cancel has been made. The July…

  • Twisted Itoigawa Juniper Video

    In light of our current social distancing environment we asked Peter Macasieb to record some demonstrations to share with everyone while our bonsai meetings have still been on hold. Please enjoy part one of Peter’s demo as he show us how he prepares pre-bonsai stock to create twisted Itoigawa Junipers.

  • June Meeting Update

    Santa Anita Bonsai Society June 2020 meeting is cancelled Santa Anita Bonsai Society Members, Greetings to all of you once again. It has been hard to communicate with the Santa Anita Bonsai Society members in writing only. I miss our opportunities to meet in person and hope we can get back to regular meetings soon.…