General Meeting – Tree Repotting
April 3 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
General Meeting – April 3, 2024
Tree Repotting Demonstration
Please bring a tree that needs repotting to the meeting. Also, bring tools, soil, and wire.
Please note that our April general meeting will be held in ROOM HEC #1020, in the HOMELAND SECURITY EDUCATION CENTER
PSBS News
Phil Malhiot’s Accent Plant Pot
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Things to do in April 2024
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Message from the President – April 2024
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In Memory of Arlene Knapp
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New videos from select Bonsai YouTube Channels
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Urban Yamadori: Collected Bonsai Tree Second Styling – Part 2
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blog – Michael Hagedorn New Post on Crataegus Bonsai
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- Pushing Bonsai Boundaries with Peter Stevenby J W on April 15, 2024 at 7:24 pm
Explore how International Bonsai Artist, Collector, and Teacher, Robert Steven (also known as “The Eagle Eyes”) pushes boundaries within the Bonsai Art scene.More
Bonsaiplace Creativity Through Bonsai
- Committing a Crime in the name of Bonsai Art.by Bonsaiplace on March 30, 2024 at 12:53 am
I was confronted with this Mugo Pine and had no idea what to do with it. The two bar branches at the bottom is ugly and the two arms going up from there does not lean itself to any of the Bonsai styles that I know of. After many days, weeks and months of staring … Continue reading Committing a Crime in the name of Bonsai Art. →
Bonsai Tonight An educational website about bonsai development
- Shohin redwood creationby Jonas Dupuich on April 14, 2024 at 3:47 am
I follow a similar approach when I acquire coast redwood pre-bonsai. First I repot, then I let the tree grow for a year, then I can get to work. In this case I let Adam Toth get to work. Adam helps me keep up with the work in the garden and he recently helped out
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- Japanese maple early developmentby Jelle Ferwerda on May 28, 2022 at 11:03 am
A short video showing me working a japanese maple! The post Japanese maple early development appeared first on Growing Bonsai.