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Text Box: Thanks first to mother nature who provided the great, great weather for the day. We had a great crowd, the largest ever for the day. I counted 55 people in the building at one point. Russell Coker set up a great stage show. Johnny Hargrove from Lafayette, Louisiana gave a great talk on Youpon bonsai. His Youpon bonsai were excellent. This should spark some interest in finding those landscape Youpon treasures. The line for lunch formed quickly and nothing was left to take home so it must have been good. The lunch interview with T and Van was wonderful. We have to do more of this.

Text Box: Fred Morales workshop on small Boxwood was filled to capacity with 20 people working. Every Boxwood was good enough to go in a show ,some as early as next year for those who did less than a drastic pruning. Lots of smiles were on the faces of the workshop members when they finished their trees. Larry and Jean Jongewaard brought over their excess pot inventory to sell. Lots of great pots were available. Allen Roach had just about anything you would need at his vendor tables. Van and Fred had some plants and pots available.

Text Box: Joe Day had stone slabs. The new event” the Kingsville Boxwood design contest” was lots of fun with Leo Fortner’s pot landscape getting the most votes. Patrick LaNasa’s received the second most votes. The Joe Day lecture on Boxwood was the afternoon event. It was wonderful to see all the ACBS members doing a great clean up as soon as the event ended. A wonderful, smooth running event. Thanks everyone. It was great. Joe Day

Text Box: Your pick of “the best bonsai” isn’t everyone’s pick. When we ask people to vote on what bonsai they like the best, every bonsai in each show got votes. Sure there was a winner but at times it wasn’t a bonsai that all the “bonsai experts” picked. The point of this is-everyone should show a bonsai just to allow the public to appreciate a wide range of bonsai species and styles. We will need set up people for Friday May 13th.

Text Box: Bonsai in for the most part is a person with their bonsai in a yard working very hard often in weather that is far from wonderful. The mall show is a day to enjoy watching people get great joy looking at your bonsai. All bonsai in a show are appreciated by the public. Every bonsai strikes a cord with someone. I know. I’ve watched people looking at bonsai for 25 years.

Text Box: Your bonsai at Bel-Air Mall by 8 A.M., people to stay with show to watch the bonsai, a clean up crew. You don’t have to spend all day at the show. A few hours would give someone else a chance to go eat lunch , run a important errand or shop for a bit. Please e-mail Joe Kuhn and tell him what trees you could show and what time you are available to help with the above duties. Joe Day

Text Box: Review of the Day of Bonsai

Text Box: set up show area just if front of the entrance to McRae’s. Bonsai need to be at the show area around 8 A.M. You shouldn’t have any traffic problems leaving early in the morning from Mobile. It takes a bit more than an hour to do the drive. Lots of places to eat at the mall or near the mall. I certainly enjoy mall shows. Watching people

Text Box: and watching people watching bonsai makes great fun. Talking with people about bonsai is interesting , informative and at time great fun. Probably the greatest thing about the Tri-Cities show is having time to talk with all the other bonsai artist who attend the show. Joe Day

Text Box: April 23 is the date, University Mall in Pensacola is the location, Map on page 4. If you are attending this show you can bring your bonsai in the front entrance and go straight back to McRae’s. McRae’s has an entrance on the west side (back side) but you would have to bring your bonsai all way through the store to get to the

Text Box: Honor our sister club The Pensacola Gulf Coast Bonsai Society By attending the Tri-Cities show.