Alabama Bonsai Society Spring Show

[Brian Van Fleet]

Please join us if you're in the area, May 19-20 at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens' auditorium. Admission is free.
See some great trees, visit our vendor area, and possibly see yours truly conduct a styling demo!

 

[Ron Dennis]

I am really looking forward to this year's show--so many really nice trees!

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Here are a few shots from the show. Come by and see us tomorrow, 1-4 if you're in the area!
http://nebaribonsai.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/alabama-bonsai-society-random-photos/

 

[Ron Dennis]

A really beautiful show! Every time I think I have picked my favorite tree, I see another one . . . .

 

[Smoke]

Nice building.

Nice backdrops and table coverings ...

And really nice trees. Thanks for sharing.

 

[milehigh_7]

Really nice trees!

 

[fore]

There are some nice trees there Brian! And a nice setup of tables as well. Thanks for sharing with us!

 

[Ron Dennis]

A big "Thank You" to Brian for doing the demo at our show. We really had a large crowd watching, asking questions and wanting to win the demo tree. Brian took an inexpensive nursery garden juniper and in about one hour styled the tree to be one I would be pleased to own. I will claim a very small amount of credit for this most successful demo in that I hinted here on the forum for Brian to do this and we made it happen. Thank you, Brian

We, also, had a vendor whose name I can not recall give four or five stands to be included in a drawing after the demo tree was given away.

 

[PaulH]

Very nice. Your club has some real quality trees!
Paul

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

A big "Thank You" to Brian for doing the demo at our show. We really had a large crowd watching, asking questions and wanting to win the demo tree. Brian took an inexpensive nursery garden juniper and in about one hour styled the tree to be one I would be pleased to own. I will claim a very small amount of credit for this most successful demo in that I hinted here on the forum for Brian to do this and we made it happen. Thank you, Brian

We, also, had a vendor whose name I can not recall give four or five stands to be included in a drawing after the demo tree was given away.

It is I who owes you a big, bold THANK YOU. After wading through that juniper for about 10 minutes cleaning it out and gathering my thoughts, Ron pointed out to me the very large black widow spider stretching out and moving into the top of the tree. Whoever says shears are only for small shoots hasn't run across one of these in a demo tree!!!

Better photos are out there somewhere...not bad for a $17.00 procumbens nana. Gerry was a great color-comentator, extra pair of hands, and all-around great show-chairman.



Pyracantha:


Crabapple, and Mrs. Myrick in the background. Byron is an outstanding potter, and he and his wife are both great folks. We're honored to have them with us:


One last shot of the auditorium: