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CLUB MEETINGS
Non-members and those curious about this art/hobby are always welcome at no obligation! 7 p.m., on the THIRD TUESDAY of each month. Usually at Firehouse #14, 1875 Dublin Blvd. (southeast corner of Academy and Dublin) Colorado Springs, CO 80918 
This month we will be helping a lot of newcomers to the hobby in understanding the Basics of Bonsai. This will consist of a slide presentation and a discussion of things that you are not sure of and have questions on. So now is the time to "figure it out" so that in a couple months when it is time to start working on those trees, you will have a better grasp on the basics. The second half of the meeting we will have a show-and-tell of Marc Nesjans Chinese Elm. This tree was worked on early in 2015 by Peter Tea. For those that were there, you will remember that we knick-named Peter tea's method as "Pulling a Peter", which was essentially, stripping the tree bare and cutting the branches back to knubs. So now you get to see Marc's tree a year later. It is really nice!! TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 2016 Soils and fertilizing. TUESDAY, APRIL 19, 2016 Repotting and discussion about bugs - we will have a workshop on repotting our bonsai trees. TUESDAY, MAY 17, 2016 Bulking and sacrificial branches, plant sale and workshop on fertilizer cakes. TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 2016 Prepping for our Bonsai show. Nursery crawl. TUESDAY, JULY 19, 2016 Bonsai show and discussion about ordering Ficus trees for September. TUESDAY, AUGUST 16, 2016 Workshop on pot making. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2016 Workshop on Juniper with Todd Schlafer. Workshop on Ficus. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2016 Winter preparedness and grafting. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2016 Workshop on wiring. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2016 Christmas Party. No meeting. |