Guest Artist: Mark Arpag.

Our October meeting has Mark Arpag returning for a two-part program.

Morning Session: 10 am – 12 noon.

In the morning, he will provide individualized feedback on your trees. While anyone can bring in a tree, in particular, what we would like is for folks who have participated in any of the workshops that Mark has done over the past two years to bring in their tree from that workshop for an assessment of how things are going and where to go next. This includes the Hornbeam forest workshop, the spruce over rock, as well feel free to bring in a tree if you worked on the Hinoki Cypress or Mugo pine with John Romano.

Lunch on your own.

Afternoon Session: Presentation and Demo 1 pm – 4 pm.

In the afternoon, Mark will do a presentation on the semi cascade form of bonsai. This is a very versatile form and underappreciated. After the presentation, he will do a demo with David styling the juniper that David chopped last March.  If you recall in our March meeting, David brought in a Juniper that he was not satisfied with her and he took off a considerable amount of the tree – much to the amusement (and awe) of those in attendance. That tree is healthy and vigorous now, and is ready to go to the next step which is a styling. Below is a picture of the tree before after the chop, now vigorous and ready to go to the next level.

Please join us for a full day program.

Note: Please enter through the retail store. At the rear of the store is a door that leads to a staircase to the second floor meeting space. There is an elevator at the rear of the building. There is plenty of parking. Gardener’s only asks that we do not park directly in front of the store. Generally there will be a member at the front entrance to guide people. Gardener’s Supply is a 100% smoke free property so please make sure you leave Gardener’s property (that includes the parking lot) for a smoke break.