Wednesday, June 1, 2011
June 2011 meeting
Johnny opened the meeting talking about his trip to a workshop at Brussels. He spoke about how interesting the workshops were and the talented presenters.
Johnny also presented a forest grouping, and spoke about how you can either plant all the same type of trees or mix different types as long as they have the same requirements, such as light and water. He also said that it is recommended to plant odd number of trees and to have a focal tree.
May 2011 Meeting
Boyd opened meeting mentioning the Daylily Festival that will be held on June 4 from 8:30 until 3:00. He also talked about Ball Cypress and the way of styling in either Immature (christmas tree shape) or Mature (flat top) Recommended fertilizer was mentioned Nutracoat/dynomite.
Friday, February 4, 2011
February meeting
Bonsai Society of Acadiana held its' monthly meeting on Feb. 2nd. In attendance was Boyd, Johnny, Alex, Dot, Bobby, Vic, Jane, Mike, and Bruce. 2011 dues continue to be collected. So far, everyone who has attended the January or February meeting has paid. Upcoming events were discussed, including a Saturday workshop on 2/12, a potential Saturday workshop with Dana Quattlebaum on 3/19, and the Festival des Fleurs on 4/2. The classroom will be open from 8-5 on Saturday, 2/12 for a club workshop. Bring absolutely anything to work on. Great time to wire, air layer, or repot. If you plan on potting, don't forget your tree, pot, and soil. I plan on doing a few large repots. Lunch will be on your own.
Johnny gave a short presentation about bonsai material selection from a regular nursery. He then walked through the thought process of taking regular nursery stock and beginning the process of turning it into a bonsai. His example was a 10 foot tall nursery trident maple. We then had a brief discussion of trees brought by Bobby, Vic, Dot, and myself.
Again, our next event is Saturday, Feb 12th at the Ira Nelson classroom. Following this will be our regular Wednesday meeting on March 2nd. Hope to see everyone there.
Johnny gave a short presentation about bonsai material selection from a regular nursery. He then walked through the thought process of taking regular nursery stock and beginning the process of turning it into a bonsai. His example was a 10 foot tall nursery trident maple. We then had a brief discussion of trees brought by Bobby, Vic, Dot, and myself.
Again, our next event is Saturday, Feb 12th at the Ira Nelson classroom. Following this will be our regular Wednesday meeting on March 2nd. Hope to see everyone there.
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Minutes of January 2011
Meeting was opened and conducted by Boyd Snellgrove-President
Dues were collected
It was discussed that we would only have one meeting on the 1st Wednesday of the month and set up Saturday workshops throughout the year.
Boyd gave a presentation on Bonsai Collecting and gave each member a handout of the presentation.
Workshop is tentatively set up for February 12, 2011.
It was suggested that the club purchase a projector to help with presentations from all members for different meetings. A motion was made by Vic and seconded by Bruce and was passed by all, no objections.
The Festival de Fleur will be outdoors this year and it is still to be determined if the Bonsai club will attend.
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