Anyone going to Brussels Rendezvous?

[Littlejoe919]

Strongly considering it, even if it's an 11 hour drive from here in North Carolina. Started working on the wife 2 days ago

http://www.brusselsbonsai.com/Rende...m_campaign=Jan_13_2015_Email&utm_medium=email

Be great to meet some fellow Nutz!

 

[Kodama16]

I'll be there. I wouldn't miss it for anything.

 

[Martin Sweeney]

Littlejoe,

Brad and Brian from the BLC have been going. You might try to hook up with them.

Regards,
Martin

 

[reefed419]

I have a question about the workshops at this thing, I see they are charging anywhere from $200 to $700 dollars for a workshop. With the workshop listing is a tree type and description, my question is do you must own that type and size of tree to participate in the workshop, or when u pay the money you get that type of tree along with the workshop? I also see 2 listing where the tree must be purchased from the rendezvous.
Any insight from previous attendees would be appreciated.

 

[crust]

Only 15 hours away and everything is 15 hours away fro me. The WS prices are not cheap but perhaps the stock is that good--who knows(3-5" caliper prostrates 695.00 seems pretty spendy)

 

[Kodama16]

reefed you get the tree with the workshop. Most time you get a pretty good tree out of the deal. Sometimes a awesome deal. I got a tree that he was selling for $1200 for a $600 workshop. Everyone else got a $950 tree. So we all were happy.
However another workshop I took I got a good deal on a tree but after the workshop I was going home with a stump.... It happens.

 

[garywood]

Depending on schedule, I've been going for 20 plus years. Back to the old nursery. The material plus the artist and the meals, breakfast, lunch and diner with "beverages" coupled with an ambience that is old south combined with new bonsai is a combination that's probably one of the best values in the country. Only one in America. Enough of the hype but seriously it's better than the hype

 

[curieroy]

The WS prices are not cheap but perhaps the stock....

 

[wlambeth]

I'm driving up on March 6 for their big sale.
20% off everything.

 

[kanwal]

So I stored my little trees in the basement this winter. It was pretty cold this winter; normally I keep them on a three season porch, that only see's sunset.

We went through a long cold spout, so I put them in the basement cause I was afraid of freezing the root ball. The basement is old and stays around 48 degrees.

They are still in the basement, some are budding. But it's still in the 30's to 40's out, and it drops below freezing at night.

Now what should I do? Move them to the 3 season porch, bring them in my apartment and put them in a window( which doesn't get much Sun.). Put them on the front porch...and I have a light I could put them under.

 

[Potawatomi13]

So I stored my little trees in the basement this winter. It was pretty cold this winter; normally I keep them on a three season porch, that only see's sunset.

We went through a long cold spout, so I put them in the basement cause I was afraid of freezing the root ball. The basement is old and stays around 48 degrees.

They are still in the basement, some are budding. But it's still in the 30's to 40's out, and it drops below freezing at night.

Now what should I do? Move them to the 3 season porch, bring them in my apartment and put them in a window( which doesn't get much Sun.). Put them on the front porch...and I have a light I could put them under.

This question seems off the topic but needs an answer. There is SOME dependence on how freezing your temps are. Are they just frosts(30 degrees plus)or are they HARD freezing in the mid 20s or below? IF your trees are temperate climate trees that normally have freezing temps at nite they should be outside where they will get natural sunlight and open air. Frost and light freezing of about 25 degrees plus should not hurt temperate trees and almost all of mine can deal with at least 16 degrees or so. If your trees are only barely temperate climate trees how about enclosing that porch with clear plastic for some nite protection? Something that I don't see mentioned much is the benefit of freezing weather on temperate climate trees. This cold helps with eradicating or suppressing at least some of the pests and diseases that will infest trees without this cold period. Also your trees KNOW it's spring and time to grow now. Without natural light and exposure they won't grow right. Best of fortune with them.