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At last week's meeting, we passes around volunteer lists for three upcomming events. We are grateful to those who signed up to help.
It does not matter if you have much experience or if you have trees to show.
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FIRST MEETING OF THE CHARLOTTESVILLE BONSAI CLUB. Beginners through advance! Come learn, come share, come support! All are welcome. Free Parking available behind the building. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2010, 1 P.M. RANDOM ROW BOOKS- 315 W MAIN STREET.
RBS now has a Facebook group. If you are a Facebook user, please join our group.
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The RBS August Newsletter was sent August 6. If you did not recieve your electronic version, please email Thomas at richmondbonsaisociety@yahoo.com or sonessensei@hotmail.com. Paper versions should arrive in mailboxes on Monday, August 9. If you normally recieve a paper version, but have not gotten it by August 10, please
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RBS is lucky to have Young Cho to demonstrate kusamono. Kusamono is the art of small grass and floral plantings. For more information, please see the June meeting on the events calendar and your May newsletter.
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Notes from Japanese Garden Presentation |
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3/23/2010 |
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Japanese Garden Notes Thomas Sones
These are the notes I used during the presentation at our March meeting. The numbers correspond top slides.
2- History: During the Han Dynasty, the emperor Wu Di (140-87 BC) established a garden containing three small islands, mimicking the Isles of the Immortals. These
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Bonsai Soil Alchemy |
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3/20/2010 |
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Bonsai soil is the medium that transfers nutrients and oxygen to the plant’s roots. There are many formulations for different plants, growing and drainage conditions. Some “experts” suggest using potting and/or topsoil for bonsai, and these small particle soils can be satisfactory for large plants in big containers. However, these |
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Photographing Bonsai |
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10/11/2009 |
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Now that fall is with us, but leaves & foliage are still on your bonsai, this would be a great time to make a visual record of your bonsai’s appearance, and to compare it to a like picture without leaves (deciduous only). This comparison will |
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Bamboo Bonsai |
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9/26/2009 |
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Most people regard bamboo as a large, beautiful, invasive plant that is found in warmer climes, but it is really just a grass. Giant bamboo forests are found in Southeast Asia, but the plant is grown in many forms all over the world, even in |
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Trip to Little Five Azalea Nursery (by Randi Sharp) |
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4/27/2009 |
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On 2/29/09 I stopped by Little Five Azalea, located in Ashland off of Rt. 1, to take a quick look and see if I could find any prospective bonsai material. It was close to their 5 pm closing time for winter hours so looking would |
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