Pittsburgh Bonsai Society
May-June Newsletter

 Next Meeting: New Day, Same Time!

 Azalea I Workshop

 You asked for it and we responded! These are hardy, Zone 5 plants, many single-trunk specimens, for a modest ($10) member’s materials fee. Come get your hands dirty; learn the  care, maintenance and styling techniques of this popular bonsai.

 Tuesday, Tuesday, Tuesday, May 9^th at Phipps Garden Center, Shadyside, 7:00pm

Annual Spring Show 

This year we’re holding the 25^th Annual Show at Bidwell Training Center’s Drew Mathieson Horticultural & Agricultural Technology Center in the Manchester section of Pittsburgh’s North Side. The enclosed insert contains instructions to the Center.

Saturday June 10^th – Sunday June 11^th. Daily hours 10:00am-4:00pm. Free and open to the public! Get your show trees ready now!

2006 Calendar of Events

June 10-11    25^th Annual Show 10-4 daily: Mathieson Center

July19    Workshop (tropicals) 7:00pm Phipps Garden Center

August 12    Annual Picnic at the Grealish Farm Times TBA

September 20   TBA 7:00pm Phipps Garden Center

Other Events

June 17-18    Columbus, OH: Columbus Bonsai Society Spring Show at Franklin Park Conservatory, 1777 East Broad Street, Columbus Ohio 10:00am-5:00pm

Website: http://columbusbonsai.org

June 22-25    Milwaukee, WI: Mid-America Bonsai Alliance (MABA) Convention

Website: http://www.milwaukeebonsai.org/convention

Email: milwaukeebonsai@yahoo.com