Central Florida Bonsai Club

Celebrating 50 Years of Bonsai

CFBC - Central Florida Bonsai Club

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Cfbc May 2021 news

 

CFBC May News

President’s Message

Hello Members!


We have an exciting couple of weeks ahead of us! This coming demo will be held at my house in Longwood, FL and will be led by our very own Mike Rogers. He will be discussing concepts and techniques to consider when preparing a tree for exhibit. We are pleased to have 3 members with trees that will be on display in this year’s BSF exhibit. Those members include Judy Gore, Mike Rogers and myself. Some of these trees will be on display at the meeting this Friday and will be used as discussion materials for the demo. We will also be voting on the new board at this Friday’s meeting.

This year we are thrilled that Ben and Agresta Gardens will be hosting and sponsoring our end of year celebration! This year it will be on Tuesday May 25th, beginning at 6:00pm at Agresta Gardens. World renowned bonsai artist and guest artist for this year’s BSF convention Jennifer Price will be there to offer feedback and advice on your trees! Agresta Gardens will be providing BBQ. We ask that you bring your favorite beverage and your finest trees for some fellowship, food and bonsai! Thank you to Ben for your offer and generosity. We are sure to have a great evening in your wonderful garden!


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Sincerely,
Daniel
Daniel’s address is in this months email

Daniel Harvey is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: CFBC DEMO

Time: May 14, 2021 07:00 PM Eastern Time(US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86233946775?pwd=R21YYnVjWFMxVmJvOHdIc215WmJpZz09

Meeting ID: 862 3394 6775

Passcode: 390696

This month, the Bonsai Societies of Florida’s annual convention (which we are all members of by being CFBC Members) will be held Memorial Day weekend (Friday-Sunday, May 28-30th) at the Florida Hotel in the Florida Mall (1500 Sand Lake Rd, Orlando, FL 32809 2nd Floor).
This event is THE event for bonsai enthusiasts in Florida. All the best trees in the state will be exhibited, the vendor room will have any and all the bonsai, pre-bonsai, pottery, soil, tools and supplies you can imagine, raffle tables and auctions, and three amazing ladies will be giving demonstrations, workshops, critiques and talks on amazing bonsai specimens.
You can still register for daily or full weekend participation on the convention website, or, as always, it is free if you just want to see the exhibit, visit the vendor room, or try your luck at the raffle.
Hopefully we will see you all there! End of the year celebration at Agresta Gardens !

Our year end party is being hosted by Ben Agresta this year and will feature Jennifer Price, one of this years headliners for the BSF convention, with a help session for our members. Bring a tree you have questions about, a tree to display, and your favorite beverage.
Ben will be supplying BBQ for the members. Bring a dessert if you’d like and a party spirit.
Adam will be on hand to collect any raffle items for our day at the BSF raffle.
Check your emails for Agresta Gardens address
Don’t park on the grass!
See you soon!

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March News

President’s Message

Hello Central Florida Bonsai Club members!

We have a great March lineup for you including our first in person demo of the year since Covid!!!!

Our first club meeting will be held outdoors in the front yard and cul-de-sac of our club member Todd Gegerson. All CDC recommended guidelines will be in effect of course.

Address will follow in a subsequent email.

The demonstration will be presented by Adam Lavigne and will feature a Brazilian Rain Tree. We will be raffling off the demo tree at the end of the meeting. Tickets can be purchased in person, or by emailing our treasurer, Paul Pikel.

Members do not need to be present in order to win. Adam will hold the tree until the winner can pick it up.

For those that cannot make it in person, we will still be offering attendance through Zoom! Please see details below for login information.

Topic: CFBC Brazilian Raintree Demo

Time: Mar 12, 2021 07:00 PM Eastern Time(US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84342891508?pwd=bDZOc2N0QUdlRnBIZXBUTWVicU5QQT09

Meeting ID: 843 4289 1508

Passcode: CFBC2021!

We hope to see you all there!

We are also planning an in person workshop, location TBD, so watch your emails for info on that as well!

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Sincerely,

Daniel

The Brazilian Raintree for the upcoming March demo

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October CFBC News

FROM THE PREZ
Hello Central Florida Bonsai! I hope everyone is doing well. The club is moving forward and we hope you can join us in an upcoming meeting. We had an awesome first meeting presented by our own Paul Pikel on “The Basics of Bonsai Design”. It provided great reminders to vets and excellent information for newbies on the basic principals of bonsai design and horticulture. Two weeks later, the club had an in person workshop day of bonsai and fellowship at Agresta Gardens with Ben’s Church of Bonsai. Thank you to both gentlemen for your great teaching and hospitality. 

Our next meeting is October 9 at 7pm and is a Bougie demo presented by Ben Agresta. This meeting will have 2 ways for you to attend. One will be online through Zoom using the information below, or through live attendance at Agresta Gardens. The topics we will cover will be how bougies grow, proper fertilization, styling and health considerations of the tree.

Please remember in this meeting we will be taking a vote on the proposed temporary changes to dues and fees based on this year’s health constraints. 

As a reminder, we are responsible for one day of the silent auction at the BSF convention next year. Adam has more than adequate space at his nursery in the BSF section to start collecting live plant auction items whenever you want to start dropping them off. The sooner the better! 

The theme of the convention next year is Literati. If you have a tree that you would like to be considered as the official club tree, please let us know. We will let you know soon which meeting we will hold a vote. 

NEXT MEETING:
Topic: Bougie Demo
Time: Oct 9, 2020 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5817850451?pwd=UTdjelFIWTVtQ2xaM0tjM243MCt6Zz09
Meeting ID: 581 785 0451
Passcode: CFBC2020

Daniel, el Presidente
 

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Friday, Sept 13th – Schley Mystery Demo

Our next meeting is Friday, Sept 13th at 7:30pm (demo start) and 7:00pm (meeting start). This month we are pleased to have Jason Schley of Schley Bonsai in DeLand come to us for a “mystery demo”. Since the tree is larger than the clubhouse door is, we’ll meet this month at Agresta Gardens, 1661 S Chickasaw Trail.