Our club show for 2025 is in the books and was a great success! A huge thank you goes out to our activities director and show committee members for their work setting up the event as well as to all the members who contributed to planning, setup, display, and takedown…..the show would not be possibleContinue reading “MHBS 2025 Annual Club Show Recap”
Category Archives: Events
Happy New Year / Holiday Party Recap
Happy 2025 to all of our members and friends! Please check out our updated calendar of events in the TWIG and on the events page for info about our 2025 club events! Check the events page, calendar, and/or The TWIG for details on our upcoming virtual presentation by Jonas Dupuich on January 26th. We hopeContinue reading “Happy New Year / Holiday Party Recap”
Mohawk Hudson Bonsai Society Club Show 2024: Highlights
The Mohawk Hudson Bonsai Society Club Show 2024 was a great success! A huge thank you to our show committee and activities director for setting things up and to all the members who helped in ways big and small to make the show happen. Thanks to David Hodgetts of DJH Bonsai for providing a demonstrationContinue reading “Mohawk Hudson Bonsai Society Club Show 2024: Highlights”
MABS 2024!
(courtesy of and thanks to Nancy Castillo via The TWIG) Thirteen MHBS club members made the trip down to Pennsylvania to enjoy the 2024 MABS Spring Festival. Attendees enjoyed workshops and demonstrations by guest artists Boon Manakitivipart, Sergio Cuan, and Rafael Torres. Demo trees were raffled and silent auctions held throughout the event and theContinue reading “MABS 2024!”
MABs prep & BYOT workshop
Thanks to all who brought trees for consideration for showing at/representing our club at the 2024 Mid-Atlantic Bonsai Society (MABS) meeting in April and thank you to DJH Bonsai for the meeting space and expertise! The MHBS is responsible for showing several displays at the conference and those present helped to select trees for aContinue reading “MABs prep & BYOT workshop”
BYOT Workshop @ Faddgeon’s Nursery
Our meeting and activity last month was held in the peaceful setting of greenhouse three of Fadeggon’s Nursery in Latham. After our club meeting adjourned, club members began work on various projects that they brought to the BYOT workshop.Trees were repotted, styled and worked in different ways to move their designs forward. In addition, non-membersContinue reading “BYOT Workshop @ Faddgeon’s Nursery”
MHBS Annual Winter Brunch and Auction
The MHBS holiday party this year was held at McGreivey’s in Waterford. After enjoying a very nice meal and dessert, Tom Kiszkiel (past MHBS president) again served as our auctioneer for the mystery auction. Four items were also sold in our silent auction. Our holiday party is one of our biggest fundraisers of the year,Continue reading “MHBS Annual Winter Brunch and Auction”
MABS Spring Festival approaches
The 11 bonsai societies that comprise MABS (Mid-Atlantic Bonsai Society) will host the annual Spring Festival in Parsippany, NJ, March 31 – April 2, 2023. This year’s festival will feature bonsai masters Will Baddeley of Ipswich, United Kingdom, Todd Schlafer of Lakewood, Colorado, and Hugo Zamora Luna of Mexico City, Mexico (pictured below), in demonstrationsContinue reading “MABS Spring Festival approaches”
Holiday Greetings
MHBS will soon announce events and activities planned for 2023. Meanwhile, care for your trees and have a safe and happy holiday season.
2020 Happenings
The events are tentative but MHBS members have these things and guests to look for in 2020: Tree insect pests and diseases Finding the tree within with Martin Schmalenberg Forest and root over rock plantings Kathy Shaner and bonsai display Air layering and shohin with Frank Mihalic Jim Doyle and pines A Mark Arpag workshopContinue reading “2020 Happenings”
Mohawk Hudson Bonsai Society 