Fort Worth Bonsai Society Annual Business Meeting

This is when the members are the governing body on any questions before the society. Club finances are reviewed and questions are answered. Programs for the current and next year are addressed. Members’ fees for the next year are voted on.

The business meeting will be held immediately after the regular monthly meeting in the same room starting at about 1pm or before and will last 1-2 hours.

The club will provide a free Subway sandwich lunch and beverage for those members attending. Please RSVP to fortworthBS@gmail.com

Kusamono Lecture/Demo with Estella Flather

Kusamono is a Japanese art form that was developed alongside bonsai art as companion plants. The word kusamono translates to “grass thing” and is made up of unique pots or trays arranged with wild grasses and flowers as well as other soft-stemmed plants.

Estella Flather (a nationally and statewide published author and lecturer with 45 years of experience, who happens to be your club president), will take over the program.

The kusamono demonstration material will be raffled off at the meeting as well as a number of suiseki, viewing stones and bonsai stands.

Lecture/Demonstration TBD

A lecture/demonstration on a large bonsai tree is planned.

Bring Your Own Tree Workshop

Instructors: Howard and Sylvia Smith from BonsaiSmiths, Dallas, TX

Bring your own tree (maximum 2) and tools to the workshop and have professional guidance on design and actual hands-on styling of the tree including pruning and wiring. At the proper time of year, repotting and root pruning are the main
emphasis. Listen in on critiques of other members’ trees and expand your knowledge in the horticulture of several varieties suitable for bonsai training.

There are 3 Smith’s workshops a year; Feb., June or July, Nov., and this series has been continuous since 2014. You are encouraged to bring the same trees for several years to patiently develop them into nice bonsai specimens that you can take pride in.

Club Juniper Workshop for Fundraiser

The entire membership will work on repotting and then styling 1-gallon nursery pot Green Mound Junipers into 6” bonsai pots.  All materials are supplied by the club.

Newer members are offered a short ‘how to’ class and then are given club junipers to practice on.  A great learning experience on us.  Bring your own tools or use club tools.

Good practice for all members as we produce 60-80 starter bonsai trees for sale to the public at the Japanese Festivals.  We always sell out. 

The funds we earn are used for programs throughout the year.

Club Christmas Party

Great fun with a pot-luck brunch and a Bonsai Christmas tree decorating contest! Show and Tell on the trees and the members vote for their favorite. The winner gets bragging rights for a year.

We end with a Bonsai-related Chinese Gift Exchange and a promise to continue improving our bonsai trees in the coming year.

FWBS Special Auction of Steven Hendricks Collection

LIVE AUCTION DETAILS:

Parking is tight in this older neighborhood. Be courteous to the neighbors.  It would be wise to bring a chair for yourself. Refreshments served.

No sign-in is necessary. When you win a bid, give us your name and cell #.  Pay at the end of the auction.  Cash, credit or debit cards only. Remove trees immediately. Delivery service available.

OFF-SITE AUCTION DETAILS:

Because of the short notification, we understand that many people cannot attend. Therefore, we can arrange for absentee bidding through an email process.  Sorry, but live telephone bidding is just not practical for us.  

Pick out the trees and/or pots that you would like to bid on.  By email, Send Mark Bynum your name, telephone #, Tree Item # and description,  maximum bid.  For pots: full description with reserve as identification, and maximum bid.  

Deadline for this service is 8pm, Friday, November 22.

Proxy bidding is acceptable if payment made on day of auction. If a group would like to send a representative to bid for individuals, let Mark know by email.

We will text you of any winning bids on your behalf and later call you for a card number sometime in the afternoon after the auction. Please be patient.

Trees can be held on-site through the Thanksgiving weekend for pick-up.  Any trees not picked up by 4pm Sunday, Dec. 1, will be resold.

ALL TREES AND POTS MUST GO!  63 Trees,  23 pots

Mark Bynum, Coordinator/Treasurer

mark.bynum12@att.net

cell phone for TEXT ONLY: 817-437-8936

All proceeds go to the Fort Worth Bonsai Society

The Fort Worth Bonsai Society

Wishes to Thank Steven for his generous donation.

Bring Your Own Tree Workshop

Instructors: Howard and Sylvia Smith from BonsaiSmiths, Dallas, TX

Bring your own tree (maximum 2) and tools to the workshop and have professional guidance on design and actual hands-on styling of the tree including pruning and wiring. At the proper time of year, repotting and root pruning are the main
emphasis. Listen in on critiques of other members’ trees and expand your knowledge in the horticulture of several varieties suitable for bonsai training.

There are 3 Smith’s workshops a year; Feb., June or July, Nov., and this series has been continuous since 2014. You are encouraged to bring the same trees for several years to patiently develop them into nice bonsai specimens that you can take pride in.

Texas Native Species suitable for bonsai.

Speaker: Joey McCoy from Austin

(Unless noted, All meetings are held at the Botanic Garden Center, Fort Worth Botanic Garden)