The first annual Gulf Coast Bonsai is open anyone to sell their bonsai material.  If you would like to put something in the sale, please a picture to lowelltilley@gmail.com.  These picture of some trees that will be for sale:

Gulf Coast Bonsai Fall Bonsai / Plant Sale

 

The first Gulf Coast Bonsai Fall Bonsai Sale will be Saturday, November 1, 10:00 to 3:00, at the River Oaks Baptist Church, 14959 Old Hammond Hwy, Baton Rouge, LA 70816.  It will be to sell or buy any bonsai plants, equipment, supplies, tools, etc.  To assist members in developing their own private collection and support the Gulf Coast Bonsai public displays of bonsai.  

Several members have Gulf Coast Bonsai plants they are developing and caring for.  Most of the plants were worth very little when they started developing them, so they can purchase them for their own collection, bring them to the sale, or put them into the public display.  They name their own purchase price to purchase them for their own collection.  In some cases, they may want to continue developing them longer so they will sell for more or look better on the display.

Like most plant sales in Baton Rouge, each seller will have a table or share table and will manage his own sales giving 10% of the gross to the Gulf Coast Bonsai Foundation.  The Gulf Coast Bonsai will have a table manned by volunteers.  The tables will be covered by nice looking plastic covers to protect the tables.  We want to attract and assist as many bonsai enthusiasts as possible, so we have invited Byron Myrick, Dennis Burke, Bill Butler, and Underhill Bonsai to sell bonsai tools and accessories.  Underhill Bonsai said they don't have enough staff to participate.  Each seller will set his own price and sometimes it is difficult to find a price that will sell and compensate the seller enough.  Developing bonsai is a lot of work and fun and it is not easy to determine the exact amount of work and the amount of fun it was.  So how much should I sell the bonsai for?  I plan to set prices on some things, and some things will have a price or best offer.  In other words, negotiating on prices is acceptable.

We would like to say how much we appreciate the members who are taking care of Gulf Coast Bonsai plants and you can purchase any of them for your own collections for the price you decide. Please send descriptions of each to John Nackley, jnackley@gmail.com, who is working on the inventory. 

Please send a picture and description of anything you plan to bring to the sale to Wyler Murray who is creating a catalog to help bring more people to the sale.  Also please send us any comments, questions, and suggestions.  We need your input and will have another planning committee meeting soon.  

Please contact us if you have any suggestions or questions.

Midwinter Repotting Bonsai Workshop

Conducted by Jennifer Price

Jan. 16, 1:00 to 4:00

Jan. 17, 8:00 to 11:00

These unique bonsai hands-on workshops/seminars have been designed by Jennifer Price to teach techniques for root pruning and repotting bonsai.  Jennifer will be instructing and directing the repotting of the bonsai on display at the LSU Rural Life Museum Gardens by the Gulf Coast Bonsai Federation.  This is a great opportunity to work on old bonsai with expert directions in a one on one environment

Jennifer will start with an instructive lecture then divide participants into teams of two or more.  Jennifer has asked other experts to help in repotting assistance to provide more one on one guidance.

Gulf Coast Bonsai will supply all the bonsai soil, cleaning solutions, wire, screen and the pots to be used.

  Participants need to bring their own bonsai repotting tools.

The workshops are free for Gulf Coast Bonsai Foundation members, or $30 each day for non membership to participate or to observe. 

Participants can join GCBF anytime prior to the workshop with payment of the annual dues of $30 to Gulf Coast Bonsai Foundation.

Either register for the workshops or to join the GCBF with a check payable to:

Gulf Coast Bonsai Foundation, 520 Laurie Lynn Dr., Baton Rouge, LA 70819.