Central Florida Bonsai Club

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August Activities

President’s Message

Hello CFBC,

I pray this message finds you well.  I hope that you have had plenty of time to work on your trees, build your collection, and perhaps you have also used this time to dig into and invest a little more in your knowledge of Bonsai in these crazy times. 

Covid continues to pose a few challenges for society and, as such, has put a few roadblocks in our way as a club. The board has held a few meetings and discussions to plan as best as possible moving forward to provide safe and meaningful meetings, including venues, “socially distanced” meeting scenarios, virtual meeting platforms, study groups, demos, and more.  Meeting in our traditional location could prove to be difficult with the guidelines being imposed on the facility as a government related entity and we are still working closely with them to be able to hold as many meetings as possible there. 

To that end, if you are willing and able to host a “socially distanced” meeting at your home, please let one of the board members know.  As of right now, we do have members that have volunteered their place including Agresta Gardens, Alfonso’s Tree Farm, Adam’s Art and Bonsai Nursery, and my home to name a few.  If you are willing, please let a board member know ASAP. 

We will be hosting an August study group entitled “Super Tropicals” presented by Adam Lavigne on August 22nd, at 10:00am.  As a test run for virtual platforms you may attend this study group through Facebook Live, on the CFBC page, or through Zoom: Meeting ID: 581 785 0451

Passcode: SUPTROP22.  

This is free and open to anyone, anywhere in the world.  Please feel free to use this as a recruiting opportunity for our club!  Let’s share the love of Bonsai with as many people in our sphere of influence as we can. 

Stay safe, and I’m very much looking forward to getting together very soon with the club! 

Sincerely, 

Daniel

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Saturday August 24th BYOT Workshop

Bring Your Own Tree Workshop — UF/IFAS Center. This Saturday Aug 24th, 10am-3pm. It’s the time of year to be working tropicals, bring something seasonably appropriate needing some work! Bright lights, air conditioning. Members clean their own messes, and bring their own beverages/snacks. 🙂 See everyone Saturday!

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Mary Madison Fieldtrip

I am sorry to announce that our upcoming field trip to Mary Madison’s Nursery (which was Sunday September 17th) has been cancelled due to hurricane cleanup at her place. 

Mary and our Corresponding Secretary, Paul

I spoke with her today and she was in good spirits, no injuries, but she doesn’t have power yet.  She lives in Lake Placid, Fl, which is east of Sebring on US 27. If you’ve been following the path of the storm, that put her right on the dirty side of Irma. She had some fallen limbs but was able to house the best bonsai in her home. All those old Japanese pots are safe as well. 
Mary’s tree in Washington DC at the national Arboretum

We offered her help in the clean up but, as I suspected she might do, she told me that it wasn’t that bad and to take care of our own families and trees. She’s a tough lady, last of  her kind. 

As for the storm’s aftermath, I am extending my hand in help to any club member that may need some manual labor or chainsaw work. I’m sure that I can rustle up some other club members with less damage who can spare a few hours to help out a fellow CFBC member. Don’t hesitate to ask, that’s what we are here for. You are not alone. (president@centralfloridabonsaiclub.com)

We will reschedule the trip to Mary’s as soon as she is ready, she loves it when clubs come down to see her. 

Stay safe and we will see you soon,

Adam, Prez