Spring Bonsai Show April 18 and 19

The Spring Bonsai Show will be April 18 and 19, 11:00 to 5:00 both days at the Baton Rouge Garden Center, 7950.  The Spring Bonsai Show is open to the public.  The members usually show about 50 of their specimen bonsai.  There will be bonsai for sale, raffle, and bonsai lecture/demo at 2:00 each day.  Admission is free.  The Louisiana Bonsai Society is a not for profit organization open to all who are interested in the hobby of bonsai. 

Future Events:

·  April 11, 8:00-1:00, Botanic Garden Plant Sale and Gardening Expo, 7950 Independence Blvd. roses, native plants, herbs, etc.

·  April 11, 8:00 – 3:00, East Baton Rouge Master Gardeners’ Spring Plant Sale, LSU AgCenter Botanic Gardens at Burden, Essen Lane at I-10.  LBS will have a table there to hand out information about the bonsai club.  There will be 7,000 plants, 250 varieties, see www.mgplantsale.com for more info.

·    April 18 and 19, 2015, LBS Spring Bonsai Show

· April 25, 2015 – Ft Walton Beach Spring Show, Westwood Atrium, Westwood Retirement Community, 1001 MarWalt Dr., Fort Walton Beach, FL

·   May 12, 7:00 PM, at Greater New Orleans Bonsai Society (GNOBS) meeting, Guy Guidry will do a boxwood on rock bonsai demo at the Marine Corps League Hall, 2708 Delaware St., Kenner, LA.

·  May 21 – 24, 2015 – Rendezvous 2015, Brussel's Bonsai Nursery, LLC, 8125 Center Hill Road, Olive Branch, MS  see http://www.brusselsbonsai.com/annual-rendezvous.cfm

·  June 6, Gulf Coast Bonsai Foundation Japanese Black Pine continuing bonsai class.

·   June 13, 7:00 PM, at Greater New Orleans Bonsai Society (GNOBS) meeting, Joe Day will do a bonsai lecture/demo and bonsai workshop on Sat. at the Marine Corps League Hall, 2708 Delaware St., Kenner, LA.

· June 20, Gulf Coast Bonsai Foundation broadleaf bonsai continuing bonsai class and annual meeting.  More information to come. 

· June 27, Mississippi Gulf Coast Bonsai Society – special bonsai workshop conducted by Rodney Clements.

·   June 29, Bonsai Society of Acadiana - – special bonsai workshop conducted by Rodney Clements.

· June 30, Lake Charles Bonsai Society - special bonsai lecture/demo conducted by Rodney Clements.

· July 4, 2015, Noon to 3:00 Lake Charles Bonsai Society special bonsai workshop conducted by Owen Reich.

· July 5, 2015, Louisiana Bonsai Society special bonsai workshop/demo conducted by Owen Reich.

·   July 25, 2015, Louisiana Bonsai Societies (LABS) Day of Bonsai hosted by LBS, Baton Rouge

·  September 2015: American Bonsai: Reforged & Refined hosted by Ryan Neil at the Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR. Details at www.artisanscupofportland.com

LSU Student Union Bonsai Classes: Lowell Tilley is doing bonsai classes for LSU Leisure Classes. 

June, 13, June 27, and July 11, 9:00 am to 12:00 - Bonsai Workshop - Beginners

Start your own bonsai and learn basic bonsai styles, how to water and fertilize.  Get hands on training on pruning bonsai, bonsai tree styling, making bonsai soil, potting bonsai, and selecting a suitable bonsai pot.

July 11, 12:00 - 2:00 pm - Bonsai Workshop – Improving Your Bonsai.  Continuing development of your bonsai.

June, 13 and 27, 12:00 to 2:00 pm – Bonsai Workshop – Advance Bonsai Techniques, Learn how to develop more advanced bonsai design and styling such as root-over-rock, fusion grafting, etc. 

More information is online at http://lsuunion.augusoft.net/  (general information) http://lsuunion.augusoft.net/index.cfm?method=ClassListing.ClassListingDisplay  (bonsai class schedules) 

Eighth Annual Mid-winter Bonsai Workshop, Baton Rouge Garden Center, 7950 Independence Blvd., Jan 17, 8:00 - 5:00

Eighth Annual Mid-winter Bonsai Workshop, Baton Rouge Garden Center, 7950 Independence Blvd., Jan 17, 8:00 - 5:00

Bonsai show, raffle, and workshop.

Bonsai Vendors and consultants

Food, fellowship, and fun

Come early, stay late. 

If you are an accomplished bonsai artist or a just starting in bonsai, this event is for you.

We are working to make the 2015 Louisiana Bonsai Society (LBS) Annual Mid-winter Bonsai Workshop the best ever.  Our goal still is to help you improve your bonsai collection.  This will be possible with the help of our club members, other bonsai clubs, bonsai vendors, and Joe Day, who will conduct a “bring your own tree” bonsai workshop.  This is an advanced bonsai workshop and Joe will discuss various varieties of trees or bonsai in various stages of development.  This is a workshop designed help both observers and participants in improving their bonsai.  Each participant is encouraged to bring a bonsai from their collection that has been worked on before, but needs special assistance to move it from a good bonsai to a spectacular bonsai.  I am sure all of you have that bonsai you like, have worked on it for years, but know it can be better.  Joe has the bonsai know how to help you to carry your bonsai to the next stage.  He can also help you get started with an addition to your bonsai collection by helping you start a new bonsai correctly.  He conducts workshops as multiple lecture/demos so that participants and observers can learn advance techniques by gaining knowledge on different styles and species along with hands-on know how. 

In addition to the workshop, the LBS members will have bonsai on display and will be glad to talk about their development.  To expand the fun and keep the costs low, we asking anyone that has anything, pre-bonsai plants or bonsai material, to donate for the raffle.  Getting rid of some of your problem bonsai can also improve your collection.  Thanks to other bonsai clubs and LBS club members, we usually have some interesting material in the raffle.

Joe Day is well respected for his knowledge of art and bonsai.  He is from Mobile, Alabama, and began his bonsai interest in 1979.  He is a founding member of that city's bonsai society, The Azalea City Bonsai Society, founded in 1981. He is a past president and has supported the club every year since.

Joe has been the author and publisher of the ACBS newsletter for many years. He created and taught three courses in bonsai at the University of South Alabama continuing education programs, and has been featured on radio, television and newspaper articles in the Mobile area.

Bonsai articles by and about Joe have been featured in the ABS and BCI journals and has lectured and taught workshops at most of the bonsai clubs in the Deep South. He also has a large collection of bonsai. He grows bonsai stock and collects native material in addition to carving natural stone slabs for forest groups and single trees.

Vendors

The vendors we have are all bonsai experts that can advise you on what you need to reach your bonsai goals.  John Caro, owner of Red Leaf Bonsai Nursery, is a member Louisiana Bonsai Society.  See,http://www.redleafbonsai.com/ , for more information.  Bill Butler, owner of Bill’s Bayou - Bonsai, is a past president of the Greater New Orleans Bonsai Society.  See, http://www.billsbayou.com/ for more information.  Bob Specian has been doing and teaching bonsai for many years.  He is a member of Shreveport Bonsai Society and you can find him on Facebook.  Byron Myrick, Myrick Bonsai Pottery owner, is a member of Mississippi Gulf Coast Bonsai Society and has been doing pottery for years and bonsai for more than 10 years.  See http://bmyrick.com/Pottery/Welcome.html .     

It will be a full day of learning more about bonsai and will also include raffles, door prizes, food, and more.  The cost is $12 registration which covers the cost of lunch and the workshop cost is $30.  The workshop is limited so contact Lowell Tilley soon to reserve your space.

Lowell Tilley

225-272-6744 (home)

LBS Meeting Tuesday 7:00 PM, November 18, at the Baton Rouge Garden Center, 7950 Independence Blvd

The next LBS meeting will be Tuesday, November 18, 7:00 PM, at the Baton Rouge Garden Center, 7950 Independence Blvd.  Congratulations to Dawn Koetting for having a bonsai accepted for the Fourth Annual U. S. National Bonsai Show sponsored by International Bonsai Magazine.  Dawn will do a slide presentation of the show at the meeting.  You will see some very interesting bonsai pictures.

The Louisiana Bonsai Society is a not for profit organization open to all who are interested in the hobby of bonsai.  Guests are welcome, for more information call Lowell Tilley, 225-272-6744 or email lowelltilley@gmail.com 

Future Events:

·         Dec. 6, Japanese Black Pine Continuing Bonsai Classes

·         Dec. 16. Monthly meeting – Christmas Party

·         Jan. 17, Annual Mid-winter Bonsai Workshop

·         April 18 and 19, 2015, LBS Spring Bonsai Show

·         July , Louisiana Bonsai Societies (LABS) “Day of Bonsai”

LSU Student Union Bonsai Classes: Lowell Tilley is doing bonsai classes for LSU Leisure Classes. 

March, 21 and 28, and April 25, 9:00 am to 12:00 - Bonsai Workshop - Beginners

Start your own bonsai and learn basic bonsai styles, how to water and fertilize.  Get hands on training on pruning bonsai, bonsai tree styling, making bonsai soil, potting bonsai, and selecting a suitable bonsai pot.

April 25, 12:00 - 2:00 pm - Bonsai Workshop – Improving Your Bonsai.  Continuing development of your bonsai.

March, 21 and 28, 12:00 to 2:00 pm – Bonsai Workshop – Advance Bonsai Techniques, Learn how to develop more advanced bonsai design and styling such as root-over-rock, fusion grafting, etc. 

More information is online at http://lsuunion.augusoft.net/  (general information)

http://lsuunion.augusoft.net/index.cfm?method=ClassListing.ClassListingDisplay  (bonsai class schedules)

2014 Fall Bonsai Show this Weekend

LBS will have their annual Fall Bonsai Show November 1 and 2, 11:00 am until 4:00 pm at the Baton Rouge Center, 7950 Independence Blvd, and with a bonsai lecture/demo a 2:00 both days.  Club members will have many bonsai on display and some bonsai for sale.  Admission is FREE.  They will also have bonsai raffle.

Let the Louisiana Bonsai Society show you how to enjoy this fascinating hobby!

October Meeting - Special Bonsai Workshop

The next LBS meeting will be Tuesday, October 21, 7:00 PM, at the Baton Rouge Garden Center, 7950 Independence Blvd.  We will have a special bonsai workshop conducted by a bonsai expert, Adam Lavigne, owner and operator of Adam’s Art and Bonsai Studio located in Florida.  Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/adamsartandbonsai .  

The Louisiana Bonsai Society is a not for profit organization open to all who are interested in the hobby of bonsai.  Guests are welcome, for more information call Lowell Tilley, 225-272-6744 or email  Ltilley@cox.net .

September Meeting

The next regular club meeting will be Tuesday, September 16, 7:00 PM, Baton Rouge Garden Center, 7950 Independence Blvd. The Louisiana Bonsai Society is a not for profit organization open to all who are interested in the hobby of bonsai.  Guests are welcome, for more information call Lowell Tilley, 272-6744 or email Ltilley@cox.net .

Annual Louisiana Bonsai Society Spring Show 

The bonsai show will be Saturday, March 29, and Sunday, March 30, at the Baton Rouge Botanical Garden at Independence Park, 7950 Independence Blvd. Admission is FREE. The Bonsai show will have about 50 to 100 bonsai specimen developed by Louisiana Bonsai Society members. There will also be starter bonsai for sale, bonsai raffle, and bonsai lecture/demonstration at 2:00 both days. Cone and let the Louisiana Bonsai Society show you how to enjoy this fascinating hobby!