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Featured Links

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  • Myrick Bonsai Pottery
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Annual Auction August 8, 2026

The date of the 2026 Annual GNOBS Auction & Plant Sale will be August 8, 2026
VFW Hall – 1133 Hickory Ave, Harahan, LA 70123

For more information, check our Auction page.
Annual Bonsai Auction

Saturday, August 8, 2026

2026 Annual GNOBS Auction & Plant Sale
VFW Hall – 1133 Hickory Ave, Harahan, LA 70123
Now is the time to go through that overcrowded bench and decide which of your trees should go to the auction for a new home. If you are a beginner, make cuttings now for the bargain table or buy an inexpensive garden center plant and gain some practice by styling it for the auction. All donations contribute to the operating budget of the club and we hope to bring you even better programs next year. Besides, you’ll need the space for the fabulous new bonsai that you just can’t live without and bring home from the auction.
Besides bonsai/per-bonsai to be auctioned - we accept basically any type of plant material for the bargain tables - house plants, garden plants, bonsai starters in small plastic pots, rooted cuttings, decorative flower pots etc. The silent auction takes bonsai/plant books, bonsai pots (ceramic and plastic), bonsai tools etc.

Auction Pre-Setup 10am
Auction Setup 11:00am
Donations Accepted – 12 Noon – 4:00pm
Viewing of trees and plant sale begins at 4:00pm
Auction – 6:00pm – 9:00pm

Tuesday, September 8, 2026

Program: Bring Your own Tree Workshop 7:00pm
Bring your own tree(s)- especially those purchased at the auction to work on. Club will provide wire. (Bring your own tools). Catch up on styling and maintenance or seek the advice and opinions of experienced members on design direction, care or refinement.

Tuesday, October 13, 2026

Program: Kusamono & Shitakusa Presentaion Melissa LeBlanc 7:00pm
Kusamonu is a Japanese botanical art form of potting wild grasses, mosses, flowers and plants in artistic arrangements in unique, specialized containers. Shitakusa is a smaller version traditionally used as accent plants for bonsai. Melissa will will be doing a lecture/presentation and bringing examples. She studied under the guidance of Sooncheng Cheah, refining her techniques through workshops, and today she provides Shitakusa arrangements for Underhill Bonsai’s annual C’est Bonsai event, enhancing the beauty of show trees with elegant companion plantings as well as now conducting workshops regionally.
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