Welcome Hiro Yamaji...

from Shikoku Island near Takamatsu, Japan. Hiro's family has worked with production bonsai for several generations, primarily in white and black pine. We understand Hiro will probably be doing a demonstration on a Japanese white pine.

We hope you can join us!

We greatly appreciate your donated bonsai items for our monthly meeting raffle! Please call Mark Wazenegger if you would like to donate items you no longer want.

Bring a tree to a meeting and receive an extra door prize ticket; and if you bring the type of tree being discussed you'll receive two tickets...wow!

To join, send your dues to: Pittsburgh BONSAI Society

c/o D.G. Ramsey 103 Dogwood Lane Pittsburgh, PA 15238.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Swissvale Classes-The best things in life are free! And that means the Swissvale classes. These Tuesday evening classes begin on September 11th and run until November 13th. As you may know, these free classes are conducted by Keith Scott and arranged by Anna Clark every week from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Swissvale Library located at Monongahela & McClure Avenues. Seeking bonsai guidance? Bring a tree you need help with, or learn by simply watching someone else being helped with their tree...everyone is welcome, experienced or novice.

Bonsai Flea Market-Not even road construction will deter a determined bonsai enthusiast. Good people, good food, good trees & stuff. If you were unable to attend, be sure to attend next year...perhaps the construction will be completed.

Do you know me?

Have you seen Arden Reihing's bonsai trees...(not without a magnifying glass I'll bet!)
Arden Reihing is BIG on Miniature and Micro-Miniature Bonsai! "My husband John got me into this over 40 years ago. He read an article in the newspaper about bonsai and we liked the idea of mixing horticulture with creative desire." Arden continues, "We raised seven children and tried to teach them to do their own thing rather than what everyone else was doing. We followed our own advice... John and I took bonsai lessons while everyone else learned to play bridge!"

"I use tropical material for the micro-miniatures (seedums) which are less than one inch tall and put them in dollhouse pots and baskets. I also took a ceramics class and made my own pots. Did I mention Keith Scott can't do micro-miniatures? [Arden, you must carry a tiny toolbox...what tools do you use on the micro-miniatures?] "I use a magnifying glass, wire and tweezers." [What next, microscopic NANO-BONSAI? Just kidding] Arden's Advice: "The same thing I told my kids...Learn the basics, then do your own thing."

Learn more about other members in the next newsletter...

see you at the meeting!