February 9th: NFBC Meeting- Pre-Meeting Help Hour- As usual, the club will be open from 6-7pm before the meeting. In an effort to be of service to all club members, some of our more senior members have been kind enough to offer their guidance the hour before the meeting starts. If you need help with anything bonsai related and have the time, join us and bring whatever material it is you are seeking help with.
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Meeting Activity: Club Styling Competition (and repotting/general tree work for those not competing) For this month’s meeting we will be having our very important Club Styling Competition. For those who may not know, the annual Club Styling Competition is used to decide who will represent our district at the annual BSF Convention. The material this year will be Juniper (procumbens nana) and is provided by the club at no cost to participants. Because North Florida Bonsai Club is the only club in our district, the winner of this competition goes on to represent NFBC at BSF. If you win at BSF, the reward is a $1000 scholarship to further your bonsai education. The club provides the material you will be styling, and for this reason, we need an accurate head count of those planning to participate. The club also provides various sizes of wiring for those who do not have it, but you will need to bring your own tools if you plan to participate. This is a great opportunity for all club members at all levels to gain more experience, and most importantly, have fun! There will be a pre-selected panel of 3 judges who will be deciding the winner. So, if you have not already declared, and plan to participate, please let me know by sending an email to me at [email protected] directly, or send me a text (904)-463-6731. For Those not Participating in the Styling Competition:
You are more than welcome to come and observe, or we encourage you to bring in any tree(s) you need to repot, and there will be help available to you. You will of course need to bring your own repotting supplies (soil will be available for purchase), but this is a great time to sneak in a quick repot or overdue maintenance work on any trees that are appropriate for doing that sort of work on at this time of year! Membership Dues for 2026 If you have not already, please make sure to pay your membership dues for this year, this month. It is $36.00 and it’s not too late! You can do so at this month’s meeting either by cash, check, or card. Checks should be made out to “North Florida Bonsai Club”. We are required to turn in an Active Roster to BSF as soon as possible and being listed as an active member ensures you receive the benefits of being both a member of NFBC and BSF.
Soil still Available for Purchase! Soil will be available for purchase at this month’s meeting for $20 a bag for club members and $25 for non-members. A single bag is roughly the equivalent of a 5 gallon bucket. We have approximately 25 bags available for purchase. If no requests are sent prior to the meeting there will be 10 bags at Monday night’s meeting to accommodate any last minute purchases. If you intend to purchase soil please email Kelly Harrison at [email protected], or text at (904)-463-6731, with how many bags you’d like to buy. This ensures we have what we need present Monday night to accommodate your soil needs. Payments can be made via cash, check or card. Get it while you still can, we are now below 25 bags remaining!
Beginner’s Study GroupIf you are new, fairly new, or just seeking more bonsai knowledge in general, try out our very first Beginner’s Study Group! Recommended for folks with less than 1 year of experience. If there are no sign ups this group will pick back up the following month when we have participants. Special arrangements can be made for single participants. WHEN: (Pending Participant Demand) Volunteers Needed for this Year! If you would like to volunteer to to facilitate this group, please let us know! You can do so by contacting Kelly Harrison either at the meeting or via email at [email protected] or sending a text to (904)-463-6731. Intermediate Study GroupNot a beginner but not ready to call yourself an expert? We’ve got just the group for you! We welcome any and all participants to come by whenever they can make it. You do not need to be present for every meeting in a single quarter to sign up, but if you wish to take the study group sessions in succession, this quarter’s meetings will be taking place on July 23rd, August 20th and September 17th! With a new session beginning in October! We will be sending out a reminder the week before each meeting. WHEN: Wednesday 6pm February 18th @ Josh Brown’s Home (address provided upon sign up) More information available at each meeting by talking directly to Kelly Harrison or emailing him at [email protected] to register/ask questions! *Important Note*: Josh Brown is able to host this group through the month of February, but come March we will be in need of a host and facilitator. If you are interested in doing either, or both, please get in touch with me either at the meetings, or via email at [email protected], or by sending a text to (904)-463-6731. | 
