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        Aug 16 - Annual picnic

 

        Sept 13 - Owen Reich

     lecture/demo morning,  bring your own afternoon workshop,

              

               Closter Nature Center 154   Ruckman Rd. Closter, NJ 07624

                   

                                  

                                                     

 

                       

                      Closter Nature Center

                                                                     

                                              

                 

                                           

         Regular meetings held at:

                      Closter Nature Center

                      154 Ruckman Road,

                      Closter, NJ 07624

                      

 


 

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                         Annual Holiday Party

   

          

     

 

                   

             

     

    

           

   

 

                                        October 18, 2009

             Annual Bonsai Show

 

               

 

           

 

    

 

   

 

 

 

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                             September 13, 2009    

                  Roy Nagatoshi  

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                             Lecture & Demonstration

 

      

        Roy takes a look before his demo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Presents the tree to the club

 

 

As he gets to work he realizes this tree will have to be a shohin.     He makes a final check.

                                  

                              Roy with Bob P. who was the lucky raffle winner of the tree.

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                                     Afternoon workshop

 

     

                   

 

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                 August 16, 2009

                  George LeBolt

             Open Styling Workshop

                

This months Tokonoma Tree was a Boulevard Cypress by Bob Pruski

 

  

  George helping some BBS members styling their trees.

 

                              

                             A couple of the trees brought into the workshop

 

                           

            Before                                            After

 

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A study group At George's home on August 9th.

                                   Working hard, but having fun.

 

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                     July 19, 2009 Meeting

                            

                          

This months Tokonoma was this spectacular               Mugho Pine by George LeBolt.

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             Chase Rosade

   Two tree demo and lecture, with afternoon workshop.

 

                  Tree Number One - Alberta Spruce

      

        Before                              work in progress

                    

                                  Finished Tree

 

                              Tree Number Two  -   Juniper

               

                      Before                             Styling the tree

                                            

                                The Finished Tree

 

Click here for Photos from the afternoon workshop

 

 

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                     George LeBolt

       Tropical Demonstration and Workshop

                        May 24, 2009

 

          

                                 Before

 

             

                                  Working                                                         Finished

 

       

                       John working on his Elm over a rock

 

         John R. brought in this Brazilian Raintree . There were two workshops, one was Brazilian Raintrees and the afternoon was for different types of tropical trees.

 

 

Click here for Photos form workshops

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                  David Easterbrook

    April 26  -   Lecture And Demonstration

                      Weeping Style

 

      

                                Before

 

            

 

 

                

                 A little wire                           Ready for potting

             

                                       In it's new pot

 

               

                         The Finished Tree

 

 

         

 

           

 

 

 

        MidAtlantic Bonsai Societies

      2009 Spring Festival, April 17-19

 

 

                 Pitch Pine - Tod Hansen

                                   Best In Show

        

  Blaauw's Juniper forest - Michael Pollock

President's Award & Peoples Choice Award

 

 

                 Bald Cypress - George LeBolt

                          Exhibit Committee Award

 

 

 

        

George LeBolt also exhibited two other trees, a Brazilian Rain Tree and a Scots Pine.

              

              

 

 

 

       

 

        

 

      

 

     

 

 

Click here for more MidAtlantic Photos

 

 

 

 

 

George LeBolt - March 29th  -  Temperate Workshop

                      

This months Tokonoma was a Catlin Elm ( 30 years old, grown from a cutting) by George LeBolt. This is the same species of

Tree that was to be worked on in the workshop.

 

           

        

 

               

 

               Sean Smith - February 22, 2009

                                     presentations on:

                    "SHOKU" The Japanese Display Table

                               TANUKI: Artifical Deadwood

 

                        

                               Jean Smith during his presentation.

 

                   

                                            Two of Sean's examples of an effective Tokonoma.

                         

                                                The components of a Tokonoma.

                                   

                               One of Seans SUISEKI                  A custom made SHOKU by Sean

Click here for more photos from Sean's presentation.

 

      

NOTES:

 
bulletAll meetings at the Closter Nature Center are on Sundays
bulletAll morning meetings at the Closter Nature center start at 9:45am to Aprox. 1:30pm
bulletAll Afternoon meetings at the Closter Nature Center start Aprox. 2:00pm to Aprox 5:00pm

 

   
   

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