NEWSLETTER                                                                            August 2004

TIME:    Every third Wednesday of the month, 7:30 pm (except July, Aug. and Dec.)  

PLACE:       Adult Recreation Centre - Corner of King and Allen Sts., Waterloo 

SUBJECT: KW Bonsai at the Conestoga Mall Show  (no meeting this month)

President’s Message

Hello everyone, thanks go out to George and Joanne Vanner and Hong and

Juliet Lee for hosting our unofficial club get-togethers over the summer. It was

nice to see their collections and discuss the trees. I think everyone was inspired

and had a great time. The Conestoga Mall Show is coming up; we have two

tables to display our trees. If you want to display your trees, meet us at the mall

for set up. Most of our new members join the club after seeing our display. 

I think it is important to get a large variety of different species and to have club 

members on hand to talk about their trees. Call Eldon if you have any questions.

I have included the Guelph club meeting times and location. There will be flyers

available at the September meeting to advertise this year’s big show. This is

the first year of the show that will not have the orchid show downstairs, so it will

be important to advertise. If you will be showing a tree at the Guelph show call 

them in advance so they can make a nametag for your tree. As well, please 

write a short history of your tree. If you need more information please call 

June Brett (details are in Upcoming Events section). September’s meeting

will focus on photographing our trees for the website gallery. Also, this meeting

will be a good time to get your trees ready for the Guelph show. Bring your trees,

moss and rocks; do some weeding and clean up your trees.

Nigel Saunders 

Upcoming Events

1.August 15, 12:00- 5:00 pm-Nature’s Beauty- the Toronto Japanese Garden Club will host its 26th annual exhibit at the Momiji Centre. Admission $5.00 (children under 12 free). There will be plant displays, bonsai (2:00pm) and ikebana (3:00p.m.) demos, sales and a tearoom. 3555 Kingston Road, Scarborough. Take 401 east to Markham Road. Drive south to Kingston Road, turn left (east) and look for the Centre on the south side of Kingston Road.** If anyone is going please contact Eldon (743-3763) as he would like you to pick up some books at the show. 

2.August 19-21 -Conestoga Mall – Waterloo Horticultural Society Show.  KW Bonsai will have two tables at this event to display our trees. Please contact Eldon (519-743-3763) regarding manning the tables. Set up is Thursday, August 19 at 7:00 p.m. (please bring display stands for your trees if you have them). The show runs through to Saturday afternoon (Aug. 21) at 5:00 p.m. at which time you must come and pick-up your babies (no orphans must be left behind- they are too heavy to lug). Eldon and Jean need lots of volunteers to help with the tables- you can do it folks! Cards with the name of each tree and its age might be a good idea as well.

3. September 25-26. 12:00-5:00 p.m. Guelph Bonsai Society Fall Show in the Horticultural Greenhouse at the University of Guelph (please note that this is a change of venue from last year). KW members are encouraged to exhibit their trees at this show. Please contact June Brett before the end of August if you wish to participate. (519-836-4487). June will print up special nametags for your trees for the show if you call her.

Also, please provide short stories about each of your trees- the age, the history and and photos

(if you have them) of the early stages, for the show. Set up time is 10:00-10:30 a.m. on Saturday, September 25. The admission is $2.00. If you need directions to the Horticultural Greenhouse please call June.

 Please note that the Guelph Bonsai Society meets on the first Wednesday of every month (except July and August) at 7:00p.m. at U of G and we are welcome to attend.

Tips from Hong

 1.Pick up a turntable mechanism from Home Depot, cover it with an upturned plastic plant container tray (circular) and voila! - you have an inexpensive waterproof turntable for outdoors.

2.Bouganvillea make beautiful bonsai.

3.A stair riser makes a dandy set of shelves for your bonsai... Hong stabilized a riser that has three steps (a.k.a. shelves) to make a stable bonsai display unit.

4.Use two clay chimney flues to support a length of 10’’x2’’x 7’ lumber to make a solid bonsai bench.  

Bonsai for Sale

 1. Eldon and Jean Leis still have some beautiful trees to sell.

 Call ahead to make an appointment. 519-743-3763. 

2.Tillich’s Nursery–Eldon has some Japanese Black Pines at Tillich’s, 

which is located on the north side of Highway 7, east of Breslau. 

519-648-2420.

Reminders

1.Bring plastic to protect your work area

2.Return library materials.