CALENDAR 2024-2025
Meet and greet starts at 7:00 PM
Meetings start at 7:30 PM

 

  SEPTEMBER 2024

  •  4    NEW CLUB YEAR BEGINS: Welcome back, critique of trees by Gary Davis, and Q&A
  • 18    Open workshop
 

  OCTOBER 2024

  •  2    Three separate Table Talks for fall
  • 5-8  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 ]
  • 16    Open workshop
  • 26    Beginner styling workshop at Summer Winds Nursery on Tatum [ Members Only ]
 

  NOVEMBER 2024

  •  6    A talk on judging criteria for bonsai shows
  • 17    “Introduction to Bonsai” talk for beginners at the Japanese Friendship Garden
  • 20    Wiring workshop
 

  DECEMBER 2024

  •  4    Club auction [ Members Only ]
  •  7    Holiday party (location to be announced) [ Members Only ]
  • 18    Open workshop
 

  JANUARY 2025

  •  8    Critique on trees in silhouette
  • 12    “Introduction to Bonsai” talk for beginners at the Japanese Friendship Garden
  • 22    Open workshop
 

  FEBRUARY 2025

  •  5    Talk on saikei (bonsai landscapes) by GayLynn Goetzke
  • 19   Open workshop
  • 22    Beginner repotting workshop at Summer Winds Nursery on Tatum [ Members Only ]
 

  MARCH 2025

  •  2    Bonsai and Flower show at the Japanese Friendship Garden
  •  5    Three separate Table Talks for spring
  • 19   Review and preparation of trees for our spring show
 

  APRIL 2025

  •  2    Critique on bonsai Forests and Flowers
  •  5-6   PBS annual Bonsai Show at the VGC with demos and critique
  • 13    “Introduction to Bonsai” talk for beginners at the Japanese Friendship Garden
  • 16    Open workshop
 

  MAY 2025

  •  7    Talk on Japanese gardens by Ben Schrepf, the curator of the Japanese Friendship Garden
  • 21   End of year potluck and auction [ Members Only ]