Monthy study groups begin in January
1st Saturday – Randy Bennett, 2nd Saturday – Kathy Barbazon
(Dawn Koetting will be doing a quarterly group and Dennis Burke is doing a Black Pine group as needed)
Friday, January 26, 2024
Program: Jennifer Price Demo/Lecture on Water Elm 7:00pm
One of the new rising stars in bonsai, Jennifer Price discovered bonsai after retiring from the stage as a professional ballerina. For the last several years she has been involved in an intensive study program with Walter Pall from Germany and Jim Doyle from Pennsylvania as well as Ryan Neil. She has taught workshops and given demonstrations worldwide and was in Germany to be a part of Generation Bonsai and went on to represent America at an international bonsai convention in Shanghai, China. Jennifer was our guest previously for demos and workshops and she is both talented and an excellent teacher!
Saturday, January 27, 2024
Program: Trident Maple Workshop with Jennifer Price 8:00am
Last January, Jennifer conducted a workshop on some large trident maples. Attendees of that workshop are invited to bring their maples back to continue their styling with Jennifer for a cost of $55. For any spots still available , the club has aquired some nice medium size tridents. Cost of the workshop (including a medium size trident) will be $90.
Saturday, January 27, 2024
Program: Trident Maple Workshop with Jennifer Price 8:00am
Last January, Jennifer conducted a workshop on some large trident maples. Attendees of that workshop are invited to bring their maples back to continue their styling with Jennifer for a cost of $55. For any spots still available , the club has aquired some nice medium size tridents. Cost of the workshop (including a medium size trident) will be $90.
Saturday, January 27, 2024
Program: Bring Your Own Tree Workshop with Jennifer Price 1:00pm
Bring in your own tree for Jennifer’s advice and help on designing, perfecting or advancing your tree to the next stage. Cost of the workshop is $55. There are several spots remaining in this workshop. Email Dennis at dpbbonsai@yahoo.com or Tina at gilberttina662@gmail.com to sign up. Dawn can take payment with a card by phone.
Members not in the workshops are invited to attend as silent observers.
You can learn a lot by watching multiple trees designed and styled.
Tuesday, February 20, 2024
Program: Silhouette Show 7:00pm
The Silhouette Program is a study of branch ramification and evaluation of plans for further development of our deciduous bonsai. Bring in a deciduous tree for display and discussion. If you don’t have a deciduous tree, you are welcome to bring in any tree. You will be asked for the origin of the tree and a brief history of development. Advanced members will make suggestions to further refine and develop your trees
Tuesday, March 12, 2024
Program: Repotting by Carl Gilbert 6:30pm
Program: Club Giveaway and Open Workshop 7:00pm
Carl Gilbert will do a lecture/demo from 6:30-7:00 on repotting your trees.
The club is attempting to acquire 30-40 nice size Parsoni Junipers. Dues paid members will receive a free tree until they are all gone. (first come/first serve). For the rest of the meeting members will work on their free trees with the help of experienced members.
Saturday & Sunday April 6 & 7, 2024
City Park Garden Show
Set up is on Friday, March 31 from 8 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Show hours Sat and Sun are 9-4
GNOBS will once again be doing a large exhibit at the Garden Show. We need volunteers to set up Friday, to man the booth on Saturday and Sunday and to take down the display on Sunday. We also need trees from members to display. We would like to have as many species and styles as possible. Members may submit one tree (or two, space permitting). We will have sign up sheets for volunteers and tree submissions or contact Dennis dpbbonsai@yahoo.com (For trees – we need species, approx age and/or time in training)
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
Program: Wiring by Carl Gilbert 6:30pm
Program: Bald Cypress Lecture by Randy Bennett 7:00pm
Randy Bennett, one of our foremost experts on Bald Cypress, will do a lecture/presentation. Randy has been conducting bald cypress training and workshops at the request of other clubs across the South. He asks that members also bring in bald cypress for display and he will give suggestions for their development.
Saturday & Sunday April 20 & 21, 2024
Destrehan Plantation Spring Garden Festival
Set up is Friday April 19, 8:30-5 pm.
Show hours Sat and Sun are 10-4
We will have sign up sheets for volunteers and tree submissions or contact Dennis dpbbonsai@yahoo.com
Tuesday, May 14, 2024
Program: Tropical 3 Ring Circus 7:00pm
Three members of the club will simultaneously demo three different trees. Bonus: One of the styled trees will be raffled off at the end of the night! (The other two will be in the Auction)
Club News: Guest Bonsai Artist Pedro Morales is coming in June.