San Diego Bonsai Club

Upcoming Club Activities

February 23rd (Saturday) - Bonsai-A-Thon chartered bus trip to The Huntington in San Marino.
March 10th (Sunday) - Membership Meeting: Uyen Truong.
April 14th (Sunday) - Membership Meeting: Bob Pressler.
April 27th & 28th - 54th Annual Spring Show.
May 18th - Membership Meeting at the Bonsai Pavilion.
June 16th (Sunday) - Membership Meeting: David Nguy.
July 7th (Sunday) - Membership Meeting: Jonas Dupuich.
August 11th (Sunday) - Membership Meeting: John Wong.
September 8th (Sunday) - Membership Meeting (Room 104 & Patio A only): Peter Macasieb.
September 21st & 22nd - 54th Annual Fall Show.
October 13th (Sunday) - Membership Meeting at Lake Poway.
November 10th (Sunday) - Membership Meeting: Roy Nagatoshi.
December 15th (Sunday) - Membership Meeting: Styling Competition.

Other Bonsai Activities

February 16th & 17th - GSBF Bonsai Garden at Lake Merritt: The Annual Mammoth Auction and Sale Fundraiser, Oakland.
February 23rd & 24th - Bonsai-A-Thon XXlIII at the Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens, San Marino.
March 23rd & 24th - California Bonsai Society's 62nd Annual Exhibition at the Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens, San Marino.
March 23rd & 24th - Bay Area Bonsai Associates 38th Annual Bonsai Exhibition, Oakland.
April 6th & 7th - Bonsai Sekiyu Kai's 42nd Annual Show, Sacramento.
April 27th & 28th - Kusamura Bonsai Club's 59th Annual Show, Palo Alto.
April 28th - Watsonville Bonsai Club's 46th Annual Bonsai Exhibit, Watsonville.
May 4th & 5th - Dai Ichi Bonsai Kai's 34th Annual Bonsai Exhibit, Gardena.
May 4th & 5th - Sacramento Bonsai Club Annual Spring Show, Sacramento.
May 18th & 19th - Satsuki Aikokai Association of Sacramento Annual Show, Sacramento.
June 1st & 2nd - Sei Boku Bonsai Kai's 36th Annual Show, San Mateo.

If you know of other bonsai activities near Southern California, please let us know.

Learning Opportunities

San Diego Bonsai Club is reaching another level in educating our members in the art of bonsai. Every month in 2019, except May and October when we meet elsewhere, our club will recruit a well-known bonsai artist to conduct a presentation during our monthly meetings. In addition, we will have two workshops: morning and afternoon. This is a wonderful opportunity for our members to have a one-on-one workshop with a bonsai master. Take advantage of this unique occasion; educate yourselves to a higher level in the art of bonsai. You probably have a collection of trees; bring your trees to a workshop and change it to a piece of art that gives you satisfaction.
Each month we have 8 spots available; 4 in the morning from 8:30AM to 10:30AM and 4 in the afternoon from 2:00PM to 4:00PM.
In January we have Kathy Shaner, February will be Cheryl Manning, March will be Uyen Troung, and in April we will have Bob Pressler. The cost for these workshops is $30 per member. Contact Abe Far for more information.

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SDBC operates its own YouTube channel with videos filmed by our own video team, Paris and David. In addition, there so many other bonsai channels available that you should never be bored.

VIDEO: Ted Matson on warm climate varieties for bonsai.

VIDEO: Jonas Dupuich on evaluating bonsai.

VIDEO: David Nguy wiring techniques.

VIDEO: Tak Shimazu styles an Itoigawa juniper.

VIDEO: Nico Goossens on water quality and plants.