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MARCH MEETING 7:00 Sandy Planting on Saikei Sandy Planting resumes her series of programs on basic bonsai techniques. Tonight, she will show how to make a saikei or group planting where plants and stones are equally important to the design. Nobody excels Sandy in the art of placing stones, and she is often called upon by other clubs to show them how successful saikei are made. Her planting will be raffled. 8:00 p.m. Ruben Guzman on Satsuki Azaleas The ever-popular Ruben Guzman will return, this time to deliver a talk on satsuki azaleas. He has now graduated from Takemori Gondo's satsuki azalea school in Placerville and knows all about the new ways of satsuki management. The rules are very different from those that most of us learned in the past, and March is the right month to do a lot of the work. Ruben will have several plants to put in the raffle. Rare Books for Sale Kusamura Bonsai is selling a collection of books donated by one of our members. Some of the books are unusual, and quite valuable. Many are signed or inscribed. The complete list is here. The first one, The Art of the Chrysanthemum by Tameji Nakajima with the collaboration of H.Carl Young is on sale on eBay .   March Newsletter March Work Schedule From A Year of Bonsai Tips by Jim Ransohoff   Calendar   Our Show Dates. Mark April 19th, 20th, and 21st on your calendar. On the evening of April 19th we deliver our plant sale plants to Mitchell Park for pricing. Members may buy sale plants that night. The show will be open to the public on April 20th and 21st. More information next month. March 16-17. Fresno Bonsai Society at Shinzen Japanese Garden in WoodwardPark, at Freeway 41 and Audubon Drive, Fresno. 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. both days. Demos at 2:00 p.m. March 20-24. Bonsai Society of San Francisco at San Francisco Flower and Garden Show, Cow Palace, San Francisco. (Admission varies&emdash;call 1-800-829-9751 for information.) Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday; 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. Demo by Steve Jang on Saturday, March 23, 10:30 a.m. in Diablo Room. March 21-24. California Bonsai Society 45th Anniversary Exhibition and Conference. Burbank Airport Hilton (818-843-6000). Sure to be a great convention with demos, workshops, displays, and all the rest. For reservations, contact 'lyn Stevenson (Phone: (858) 486-4805; Fax: (858) 486-5620; Email: inthegrove@home.com.) April 6-7. San Jose Betsuin Bonsai Club. San Jose Buddhist Church Betsuin, 640 North Fifth Street, San Jose. Saturday 12:00 noon to 5:00 p.m., Sunday 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Demonstration both days by Harry Hirao, 2:00 p.m. For more information, call John Kitagawa at (408) 985-1562.   More Events (from Golden State Bonsai Federation)

Last Updated March 14, 2002.

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