Come and learn about accents to use with your bonsai and other plantings that can be displayed all on their own. March 25 at PFM Bonsai at 12 Noon. BYO lunch for the meeting followed by the program and workshop. Pauline will give a lesson on Shitakusa and Kusomono to be followed by an openContinue reading “Shitakusa and Kusomono workshop”
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Save the date for MABS 2012
Save the date now for the MidAtlantic Bonsai Societies 2012 Spring Festival, April 20-22 at the Harrisburg/Hershey Holiday Inn in Grantville, PA. Go to http://midatlanticbonsai.freeservers.com for details. New Talent Competition at MABS On Friday from 8 AM to 5 PM, there will be a New Talent Competition sponsored by the American Bonsai Society. The winnerContinue reading “Save the date for MABS 2012”
David Knittle: For the Love of Azalea Bonsai
February 26 at PFM Bonsai Special Times: 11 am Program, 1 pm Workshop We know we love azaleas but sometimes we really do not know how to best work with them. Come and learn with David. He is a true expert in the horticulture and art of azaleas. So that we can learn before weContinue reading “David Knittle: For the Love of Azalea Bonsai”
National Bonsai Exhibition in Rochester
Pauline has news from Bill Valavanis on the 3rd National Bonsai Exhibition in Rochester this coming June. Download information here US National Bonsai about the show and submitting bonsai for the exhibition.
2012 MABS Welcomes New Talent
The 29th annual MidAtlantic Bonsai Societies Spring Festival will commence Friday evening, April 20, and will continue through Sunday afternoon, April 22, at our family-friendly location: the Holiday Inn Harrisburg-Hershey hotel in PA. Read on for details, including the New Talent Competition.
Tropical Bonsai Repotting and Annual Poo Ball Workshop
Join us January 29 at the Voorheesville Cooperative Extension for some good, clean fun! Remember it’s springtime indoors and one of the two times it is good to repot your tropicals. Bring your tropicals and potting materials. If you need soil, call or email Pauline Muth. You may also just learn about repotting and doContinue reading “Tropical Bonsai Repotting and Annual Poo Ball Workshop”
Download the December Newsletter Here
December’s MHBS newsletter, “The Twig,” is now available for download here: December 2011 TWIG. This month’s newsletter includes a reminder about the Annual Dinner and Auction and a tentative 2012 schedule of events.
MHBS annual dinner
The MHBS annual dinner and auction is Dec. 4 at 6:00pm at the Charlton Tavern. Sign up now for an evening of good food, good fellowship and fun at our annual auction. Bring wrapped bonsai items for the auction please. Gag gifts are always fun too. If the item you are bringing is worth aContinue reading “MHBS annual dinner”
The Art of Literati Bonsai
November 20 at PFM Bonsai, Pauline Muth will present The Art of Literati Bonsai. BYO lunch and fellowship at 12:00, meeting and presentation at 1:00pm. Come and learn this form of the art of bonsai. After the presentation and demo you may design a literati for your collection. The only cost is that of a tree.Continue reading “The Art of Literati Bonsai”
Preview of 2012 programs
Suggestions for next year’s programs are being solicited from membership. The following list was compiled from suggestions taken at the fall show and September club meeting. Keep the ideas coming. Suggested Topics: Displaying your bonsai Fertilizer Cakes Repotting Tropical workshop/repotting Wiring Kusamono Pots with Adriano Field Trip to Nick Lenz’s place Possible Speakers: Suthin TedContinue reading “Preview of 2012 programs”
Mohawk Hudson Bonsai Society 