Russel Nursery

Russel Nursery, out on Wain Rd (last turn before the ferries) has brought some pre-bonsai plants up from the USA. Check it out here - http://www.victoriabonsai.bc.ca/russel08.htm

Meeting on the 18th

I am getting very excited about the work-on-your-tree meeting on the 18th! I have started practicing! Look what a little wire can do!









The first two pictures are a nursery tree to bonsai with half a day of wiring. The second two are pictures of a David Rowe workshop tree, which was entered in this years christmas tree competition, and two hours of wiring.

Club Cards!

The club has acquired business cards with the club log, meeting times, website and contact info! These will be distributed, a few to each member. Give them to anyone you meet who is interested in bonsai!

After the makeover!

Poor fellas need a home

These poor fellas were left at the December meeting. They are yellow cedar cuttings, about two years old.

We have decided to bring them back and see if anyone is interested in them next meeting, Jan 14th

Cold weather

It is 6 degrees Centigrade outside tonight. This is about as extreme as any tender plant can survive.
Get on your winter protection!

Russel Nursery will get us plants!

Russel Nursery is willing to order us seedlings from Heritage Seedlings. If we pre-order plants through Russel Nursery, then we don't have to worry about permits and brokers and too much volume.

The Heritage catalogue is posted on the webpage under featured websites. On page 40 there is a list of common bonsai species that Heritage grows.

At the meeting there will be someone collecting pre-orders for Russel Nursery/Heritige Seedlings. The final prices will be 3 times the wholesale price plus tax. This springs' $5.99 acer buergerianum (trident maple) will be next spring's (if pre-ordered) $3.75 acer.

There are some conditions. They cannot bring in Oaks or Pines this year. As well, they must order in bundles of 25. Yes, this means dispite the reaserch you did into the ginko "chi chi," unless together we get 25 ordered, there will be no ginko "chi chi."