Phoenix Bonsai Society

2022 - 2023
Club Activity Calendar

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1st & 3rd Wednesday of the month meetings start at 7:30 PM
Meet and greet starts at 7:00 PM

	OCTOBER 2022
1-4	LA bus trip with visits to selected bonsai nurseries in the LA area, attend a bonsai swap meet and show, and visit the Huntington Botanical Gardens – MEMBERS ONLY
5	UPDATE - Open Workshop
15	Beginner bonsai workshop at Summer Winds Nursery on Tatum – MEMBERS ONLY
19	Open workshop with Table Talk

	NOVEMBER 2022
2	Critique of trees
13	“Introduction to Bonsai” talk for beginners at the Japanese Friendship Garden
16	Critique of trees

	DECEMBER 2022
4	Japanese Friendship Garden show
7	Club auction
10-11	Workshops with Sensei David Nguy at Summer Winds Nursery on Tatum – MEMBERS ONLY
17	Holiday party (location to be announced) – MEMBERS ONLY
21	Open workshop with Table Talk

JANUARY 2023

Talk on yamadori by Frank Harris

Open workshop with Table Talk

	FEBRUARY 2023
1	Critique on shohin trees
11	Beginner repotting workshop at Summer Winds Nursery on Tatum – MEMBERS ONLY
15	Open workshop with Table Talk
18	Shohin workshop (location to be announced) – MEMBERS ONLY

MARCH 2023

Demo on styling juniper whips

Review and preparation of trees for our spring show

	APRIL 2023
1-2	PBS annual Bonsai Show at the VGC with demos and a critique
5	Critique of tropical bonsai
9	“Introduction to Bonsai” talk for beginners at the Japanese Friendship Garden
19	Open workshop with Table Talk

MAY 2023

Talk on bonsai pot selection

End of year potluck, auction, and swap meet – MEMBERS ONLY

Phoenix Arizona

May through September, it is imperative to give your trees shade. These upcoming months are not for the “weak of heart." Please remember to not cook your trees. It can happen in just a few hours.

Dappled shade is a premium as it allows for short periods of sun followed by cooling off periods in between. Tree survival is based on many factors we often don't consider such as:

-Size of tree and pot	-Depth of pot.
-Plant species	-Placement in yard
-Watering habits of owner	-Soil composition
-Wind and sun exposure throughout the day.

Have questions about the Phoenix Bonsai Society or need assistance click on Contact above you can also join us on Bonsai Nut.

@ The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. 10/2022

PBS 2022 at - The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.

Activities

Our Club offers Bonsai demonstrations by Masters in the art, hands on experience, lectures, workshops, beginner classes, benefit drawings, Bonsai information and local events

Magical Miniature Landscapes

The History of Bonsai and the Related Arts By Bonsai Historian Robert Baran

@ LA Bonsai Swap Meet 10/2022

Bonsai Show 2022

Forest Workshop 2022

Forest Workshop 2022

Repotting Workshop 2020

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Beginner’s Workshop 2021

Japanese Friendship Garden 2021

Mesmerized!

Japanese Friendship Garden 2021

Tranquil

COVID Warriors!

Our “best” new beginners.
When you absolutely HAVE to learn the art of Bonsai.
Thank you to the 2020 Fall participants and our dedicated Phoenix Bonsai mentors.
I will do my best to make your expectations a reality.~Jenna

Japanese Friendship Garden 2021

Our Rock Star

Beginner Workshop 10-23-2021 Part #1

Beginner’s Workshop 10-23-202 1 Part #2

Welcome the Sonora Suiseki Club of Arizona

The art originated in China where stones were admired for their natural beauty. They were used in miniature landscapes and depicted in scrolls. Stones then made their way to Japan where it was refined into an art form. This art form featured stones with uncut natural beauty and shapes were admired for generations. The stones were placed at just the right angle in their container or stand that enhanced the all-important viewing.

Learn: Rules & Techniques, attend shows, Trips to collect stones of your own.

Meetings are on the 2^nd Tuesday each month starting Sept 11^th @7:00pm
Location: Valley Garden Center 1809 N. 15 Av. Phoenix AZ

For more information – Click Here

To see more Viewing Stones - Click Here

Click Photo to hear Podcast

Japanese Friendship Garden

Phoenix Bonsai Society at the Japanese Friendship Garden for more photos of the show click here

Bougainvillea 'rescue'

These photos are out of order, but we salvaged some bougainvillea cuttings from an abandoned office complex Sept 3rd. Check out the tough love, take no roots, approach. Bonsai club guru Gary said “guaranteed to grow” using this method. Bougainvilleas are survivors