Newsletters sponsored by Milwaukee Bonsai Society
Milwaukee Bonsai Society newsletter is a great way to learn about all of the great workshops, demonstrations, shows, picnics, and parties that the Milwaukee Bonsai Society offers to it's members each year. The newsletters are available to current members in Adobe Acrobat format.
2009 Newsletters
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December
Holiday party and 40th anniversary celebration,
People’s Choice Award at the Folk Fair, December Bonsai Tips
November
Why would you want to graft?
Special features:
All Indoor Bonsai are NOT Tropicals - By Houston S
2009 Accomplishments - By Pam W
October
MBS Club Show Results, Information on workshops/study groups for 2010,
Special features:
October Bonsai Tips - By Houston S
A Highlight from the 2009
Mid-America Bonsai Exhibit - By Devon C
September
MBS Club Show, State Fair 2009 Results, Information on workshops/study groups for 2010,
Special features:
Needle Cast in Ponderosa Pines - By Houston S
Care of Shimpaku according to
Suthin Sukosollvisit - By Michelle Z
August
Visiting artist Suthin
Sukosolvisit,
State Fair 2009, Call for trees and volunteers, Tips for getting your bonsai ready for
State Fair 2009
Special features:
Letter from Ted Matson for Golden State Bonsai Federation,
Shohin is an Art in Itself - By Pam W
July
Kusamono participation demonstration,
State Fair 2009, Rules governing the show, Tips for getting your bonsai ready for
State Fair 2009, Insect Trivia
Special features:
Shohin Classification - By Pam W
June
Upcoming events, Shoin master visit, Kusamono participation demonstration,
PAB fund approved expenditures
May
Thank you to our 2008 outgoing board members!
Special features:
A Handy Dandy Guide to Shopping in a Garden Center - 2009 By Zack Clayton
April
New president's message, Transplanting Workshop
March
Training and Novice class opportunities, Winter Silhouette Show, Program Advisory Board,
Special features:
A Bonsai Close Up on Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris) By Pauline Muth
February
New president's message, Winter Silhouette
Special features:
A Bonsai Close Up on Pinus mugo var. pumilio Swiss Mountain Pine By Pauline Muth
2008 Newsletters
December
After the Holidays Holiday Party Friday Jan 9 at Meyer's Restaurant
November
The Acadama challenge revisited
October
Fall Deals, Special feature: Preparing for Fall
Reprinted with permission from
Dave Bogan, Indianatails
September
State Fair Results, Fall Deals, Memotial Tree Workshop, Bonsai from your backyard - Star Magnolia - Magnolia stellata
August
Second Annual MBS Picnic, Bonsai from your backyard - Virginia Creeper - Parathenocissus
Special features: Cake Fertilizer by Houston S.
July
Second Annual MBS Picnic, Bonsai from your backyard - Grape - Tamarix
Special features: Cake Fertilizer by Houston S.
June
Bonsai from your backyard - Grape - Vitis species
The Acadama Challenge
Photos from the Colin Lewis Intensive Weekend, Mugho Pine Workshop and Mahone Middle School
May
Bonsai from your backyard - Honeysuckle - Lonicera species
Classes and workshops: Novice Classes, Mugho Pine Workshop with Colin Lewis, and Intensive Weekend Workshop with Colin Lewis
April
Bonsai from your backyard - Yew - Taxus
Classes and workshops: Novice Classes, Mugho Pine Workshop with Colin Lewis, and Intensive Weekend Workshop with Colin Lewis
March
2008 Class schedules, Special features: ODDS AND ENDS by Dave Bogan Lake Charles Bonsai Society
February
2008 Class schedules, Bonsai from your backyard - Amur Maple
2007 Newsletters
December
Bonsai from your backyard - Holly - Ilex sp.,
November
Bonsai from your backyard - Burning Bush - Euonymus, Holiday Party Form
Special features:
OVERWINTERING 101- by Pauline Muth
OVERWINTERING 103 What do you do with your tropicals?- Kris Z
October
A Look at the last public workshop, Bonsai from your backyard - Privet, Holiday Party Form
Special features:
Quick Snips by David DeGroot
September
State Fair Winners, Bonsai from your backyard - Spiraea is a genus of around 80 species, Getting the most out of
your MBS membership by Jack
Special features:
Bonsai and Lime Sulphur
Critique - Part 3 Critique as Process final installment we put it all together by Pam and Michelle
August
State Fair Schedule, Bonsai from your backyard - Cotoneaster, TreeStump's Bonsai Advice
Special feature:
Critique - Part 2 covers the Language of Critique to provide you with the vocabulary and
knowledge necessary to critique bonsai by Pam and Michelle
July
State Fair Schedule
Special feature:
Critiques at the most basic level are only opinion and everyone has opinions by Pam and Michelle
June
TreeStump's Bonsai Advice
Special feature:
Fertilization for Bonsai by Houston
May
TreeStump's Bonsai Advice
Bonsai Video Site
Special feature:
Homemade Bug Spray
April
TreeStump's Bonsai Advice
Guest Artist Series… Jim Doyle
Special features:
Root Trimming for Field-Grown Trees by Houston and
Literati Bonsai by Jack
March
TreeStump's Bonsai Advice
Special feeatures: Late Winter Pruning by Houston and
Getting Started on a New Season by Kris
February
2007 Schedule, Ginko Exhibition, Feb. Bonsai Calendar, Renewal Form and
Special feeature: How old are Tropical Trees by Houston
2006 Newsletters
December Current events and Wiring vs. Pruning
November Current events and Companion plants
October Current events, October Care Tips and an article on mistakes
September Current events and State Fair Judging results
July Current events and MABA 2006 Milwaukee Convention pictures
June Current events and Mahone CLub Show
May Current events and Development of Bonsai
April Current events and Spring Care Tips
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