2023 Meetings and Events

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In general, when the meeting place availability and meeting content allows, the time from 1:00-2:00 pm will be available for informal conversation, tree advice, and sharing. The formal meeting will be from 2:00 - 4:00 pm.

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2023 Upcoming Meetings

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June 2 through 11 -  Our exhibit of "Bonsai as Fine Art" at the Blue Spiral Gallery in Asheville and associated activities at the NC Arboretum. 

See the "Bonsai as Fine Art" webpage.

 

July 9 - 1:00 - 4:00 pm. Picnic for members at Peggy Snow's house in Asheville. A BBQ lunch from Louella's will provided for $5 per person. (Pleae bring a lawn chair.)

RSVP to Stuart by June 20. See Stuart's email on June 4 for more details.

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Aug. 13 Meeting. Location to be determined.

"How to prepare trees for a bonsai show." This presentation will be by member Troy Schmidt who has been a award winner at the National Bonsai Show. Bring one tree of your own to work on.

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Sept. 17.  Meeting at the Bonsai Learning Center in Statesville, NC with a program by the Learning Center owner and bonsai professional, Brad Russell. There will also be pots, tools, and trees at all stages of development available for purchase.

 

Oct. 7. Bonsai professional, Daniel Coffey, will be holdiing several workshops at his studio in the River Arts District in Asheville. There will be a fee for the workshop, and attendance at each one will be limited.

More details later.

 

Oct. 8 Meeting - Location to be determined. 

BRBS Club Bonsai Show 

This show is only for club members and members' trees. Its purpose, besides being fun, is to give us more practice in judging trees.

You can enter trees at several levels from "Beginner" to "Advanced." They will be judged by club members and also by bonsai professional Daniel Coffey.

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November 12: Annual pot luck dinner and auction.

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December 1 & 2 (?): Everyone is encouraged to go to the Winter Silhouette exhibit in Kannapolis, NC.

No regular club meeting this month.

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2023 Completed Meetings

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Jan. 8 -  Meeting at the Asheville Botanical Gardens

Presentation by bonsai professional Daniel Coffey on the development of deciduous bonsai, using trident maples as an example. He also had some small trees for sale.

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Note: All members who ordered potting compound materials from the Bonsai Learning Center picked up their orders at this meeting.

 

PLANNED Feb. 12 -  Meeting at Bullington Gardens in Hendersonville. This is the first time we have met at this location. See their website for driving directions:

https://www.bullingtongardens.org/

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12:00-2:00 pm: Repotting workshop - the basics. Chris will cover this information at the meeting using his PPT which you can download on the "Tips, Advice, and More" page. If this is your firt repotting, experienced members will be ther to answer questions and help you

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2:00-4:00 pm: Everyone bring a tree for any kind of work, including repotting, or just advice and comments.

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ACTUAL MEETING: Because of forecast freezing rain and snow, we actually met from 1:30  to 4:00 for the repotting presentation and worked on members' trees.

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Saturday, Feb. 18 - Field Trip:  Stone and tree-collecting trip to member Greg Hinson's property close to Spartanburg.

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Mar. 12 -  Meeting at NC Arboretum. (Education Bldg)

Arthur Joura, the Bonsai Curator at the Arboretum, restyled an old Chinese Hackberry. More than simply showing what to do, Arthur explained the thought process behind working with an older, established plant when shaping it to be a miniature expression of a great old tree in nature.

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Note: This event was open to the public. BRBS members had a short business meeting starting at 1:00. Arthur's presenation started at 2:00 pm.

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Apr. Field Trip to Mountain Meadows Nursery and New Leaf Garden Market. See Stuart Roger's email on March 17th

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Apr. 2 Meeting. RESCHEDULED FROM APR. 16. At Bullington Gardens

Hands on session: Wiring and/or initial styling of members' trees.

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May 7 Meeting.  At Asheville Botanical Gardens

Make Yourself a Kusamono workshop led by Peggy Snow.

Note: This was open only to BRBS members who had paid their dues for 2023.

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There were two sessions:

10:30 am - 12:30 pm or 2:00 - 4:00 pm. 

Instructions  to members:

• Register for one session using email from Chris. Registration deadline is April 1.

• Bring a pot, tools, and wire and moss. Everything else will be provided. Fee of $5 to be paid in cash or by check at the event to help defray the cost of the plants. 

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May 13 & 14 -  World Bonsai Day with club activities at the at NC Arboretum on both days. Club members  displayed trees, did demos, and answered questions from visitors.