MHBS Road Trip July 29

July’s MHBS meeting will hit the road to two bonsai nurseries: New England Bonsai Gardens and Royal Gardens. Check out the websites. Join the car pool to two great nursery tours by respective curators and search for bonsai related treasures, plant material, tools and other stuff you absolutely have to have as soon as you seeContinue reading “MHBS Road Trip July 29”

June TWIG and upcoming events

Many club members are looking forward to the upcoming Montreal Trip to David Easterbrook’s & Montreal Gardens. Others are anticipating Frank Mihalic Workshops at PFM Bonsai, July 14-15, and a July 29 field trip to NE Bonsai and Royal Gardens. Jake DeSilva’s ongoing $10 Monday night workshops at PFM Bonsai offer an incredibly affordable opportunityContinue reading “June TWIG and upcoming events”

David Hodgetts wins ABS-MABS New Talent Regional

MHBS is extremely proud of one of our own. David Hodgetts competed for the rights to represent the MidAtlantic Bonsai Societies at the ABS BCI World Convention in Denver this June. Contestants were given San Jose Junipers and 9 hours in which to create their bonsai. David’s design was the unanimous top choice of theContinue reading “David Hodgetts wins ABS-MABS New Talent Regional”

Jim Doyle April 29 workshop reminder

Only three places remain in the April 29 workshop with one of our favorite teachers: Jim Doyle of Nature’s Way Nursery in Harrisburg PA. Jim is well respected in the world of bonsai. He travels throughout the USA and Europe as both a teacher and a favorite vendor of all things bonsai. Traveling often toContinue reading “Jim Doyle April 29 workshop reminder”

NEW Tokonoma Workshop

Admire Pauline’s tokonoma displays? Long for your own? On September 29-30, David Knittle will return to PFM Bonsai for a special Tokonoma Workshop. For the astonishingly reasonable price of $210 including all materials, David will help participants each create their own lighted tokonoma. Materials will be pre-cut and we will finish, paint and assemble theContinue reading “NEW Tokonoma Workshop”