Redlands Bonsai Society Facebook page

I didn't specifically point to the Facebook page for the group itself in an earlier post and realised that may help those who don't use Facebook.

https://www.facebook.com/RedlandsBonsaiSociety/ 

The page should be visible to all but for non-Facebook users you will be unable to interact with the page. Some aspects of the management of the page are still being experimented with so may change over time.

The Redlands Bonsai Newsletter for September is out. Paid members with a known email address should have received it around the 22nd of August.

It covers a wide range of topics both about the operation of the Society and great information on topics around bonsai.

2015 Show pictures tidied up and posted to Facebook

A set of photos from the RBS 2015 show have had some tidy up work (correcting for lighting, some cropping etc) and have been published to an album on the societies Facebook page which should be visible to non Facebook users  https://www.facebook.com/1276498585694561/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1279543018723451

Where the description is available that's been put against the images and can be viewed by clicking on the image.

September meeting

The September meeting will be held at 1pm (please arrive by 12:45) on Saturday September 3rd.
A number of members of the society will be giving presentations on the afternoon.

The learners group will meet from 11am for an opportunity to do some work on trees with a little coaching and the chance to discuss what you are doing or considering doing with others. 

Intermediate Masterclass

A number of the intermediate members of the society met on Saturday afternoon for some targeted bonsai work. Each bought 3 trees for advice and to work on if desired. The master-class was led by Steve with a variety of species and styles discussed and worked on.

There was opportunity to discuss the individual trees and what was working and not working in their development. In some cases a great opportunity to get fresh perspectives on trees that had reached an impasse in development.

A very big thank you to Steve for hosting this and the excellent coaching that you provided. Also a big thank you to my fellow participants for a very enjoyable afternoon.

A group of Nothofagus Moorei that was not working as a group

After moving the individual trees so that they were more like a group and less evenly spaced around the pot. Note the pieces in the right of the pot are offcuts being taken home as cuttings - very little chance that they will propagate from these cuttings but it does happen occasionally.

November Show Flyer