Saturday, July 269:00 GALLERY OPEN and Bonsai Artists at work10:00 How to Get Started in Bonsai presented by Mid-Michigan Bonsai ClubThis session will go over the different ways of acquiring bonsai material. Learn how you may begin your bonsai journey growing from seed, cuttings, air-layering and collecting. FREE. 12:00 Creating Bonsai from Nursery Stock, A Demo by Ellen Veselenak, Green Witch GardensEllen will be creating a ficus bonsai from nursery stock. During the demo, Ellen will discuss basic bonsai care, styling techniques, potting and soil, wiring and pruning, and aftercare. FREE.
2:00 Portulacaria Workshop presented by the Ann Arbor Bonsai SocietyThe first of two sessions. Enjoy a presentation on the care of Portulacaria Afra (Elephant’s Bush) by Kurt Smith including lighting, watering, fertilizing and propagating. You receive care instructions and a tree that will be styled by a bonsai artist, with your help, following the presentation. Limit of 25 people per session. FEE: $20.00. Sunday, July 279:00 GALLERY OPEN and Bonsai Artists at work10:00 Portulacaria Workshop presented by the Ann Arbor Bonsai SocietySession 2. Enjoy a presentation on the care of Portulacaria Afra (Elephant’s Bush) by Kurt Smith including lighting, watering, fertilizing and propagating. You receive care instructions and a tree that will be styled by a bonsai artist, with your help, following the presentation. Limit of 25 people per session. FEE: $20.00. 12:00 Bonsai 101, presented by Jack Sustic and Michael BruneauIf you are a bonsai beginner or just have an interest in bonsai, this program is for you. There are no ancient secrets to growing bonsai and this program will help to give you a better understanding of the history, styles and care needed to successfully grow a beautiful bonsai. A walk through of the exhibition will follow the presentation. Presented by Jack Sustic and Michael Bruneau of the Ann Arbor Bonsai Society. FREE,
2:00 Bonsai Extravaganza presented by Four Seasons Bonsai ClubMultiple demonstrations performed simultaneously covering the basics for bonsai beginners and experts: Styling, watering, soils, repotting, pruning…Move from table to table to observe the basics of bonsai care. FREE. |
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Monthly meeting on the 4th Wednesday of February-October at the Matthaei Botanical Gardens
Ellen Veselenak is an up-and-coming award-winning bonsai artist as featured in The Journal of The American Bonsai Society. She is an owner of Michigan’s largest bonsai nursery, Green Witch Gardens, and vice president of the Ann Arbor Bonsai Society. Ellen is known for her work in collecting yamadori and creating ishizuki (rock plantings).
Jack Sustic, former Museum Curator of the National Bonsai & Penjing Museum, U.S. National Arboretum in Washington DC, received formal bonsai training from masters in both the United States and Japan including bonsai master John Naka. Jack is currently serving as Vice-Chair of the World Bonsai Friendship Federation and President of the North American Bonsai Federation. Jack keeps busy maintaining his own collection.