All activities are conducted at the Manito Park Meeting Room, unless otherwise noted.
The Manito Meeting Room is located just east of the conservatory in Manito Park.
Monthly meetings are held the third Sunday of each month.
- January 2010
- Mon. 1/11 - Board of Directors Meeting, 7PM, all members welcome
- Sun. 1/17 - Monthly meeting, Noon-3pm
- Bonsai soil components and where to get them
- Pot selection to match the tree slide show
- Root grafting handout and sourcing for spring re-potting
- February 2010
- Sun. 2/21 - Monthly Meeting, Noon-3pm
- Presentation and discussion of mame/shohin (2 12 tall) bonsai techniques and care
- Hands on wiring workshop bring a bonsai for late winter wiring or, at least, a branch from the garden to practice with.
- March 2010
- Sun. 3/21 - Monthly meeting, Noon3pm
- Brief discussion of hardwood cuttings
- Re-potting work session bring a tree to re-pot
- Root grafting workshop - How to add a root to your tree to improve its base.
- Thread grafting workshop - Creating extra branches where you need them.
- April 2010
- Mon. 4/12 - Board of Directors meeting, 7 pm, all members welcome
- Sat. 4/17 - Japan Week Bonsai Display at the Kress Gallery in Riverpark Square Time will be announced
- Sun. 4/18 Monthly meeting, Noon 3 pm
- Focus on propagation
- Softwood cuttings
- Looking for seed sources
- Material for forest planting in 2011 or 2012
- Sun 4/25 Bonsai in the Manito Park Japanese Garden
- General workshop and demonstration for the public.
- Bring your tree, tools, and a table/work stand to work in this great setting.
- May 2010
- Sun. 5/16 - Monthly meeting, Noon 3 pm
- General work session bring a tree to work on or to get advice
- Grafting and air-layering discussion
- Approach grafts to improve the branching in a tree
- Air-layering when you want to separate the tree into two parts.
