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    Bonsai Show at the Albuquerque Botanical Garden

    Once again the club is hosting the Mother’s Day Bonsai Show at the Albuquerque Botanical Garden.  Saturday’s weather was stunningly good and a steady stream of visitors went through the display.  If you’re on our home page, follow the “continue reading” link below for some photos of the amazing trees. John and George Egert provided [...]

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    About The Albuquerque Bonsai Club

    The Albuquerque Bonsai Club began in January 1975. By 1979, it had grown, and the first Bonsai master, Ben Oki, was invited to conduct a bonsai workshop. Since then, other Bonsai masters have presented workshops in Bonsai culture in Albuquerque. Other Masters, including John Naka, Chase Rosade, Jim Barrett, Hal Sasake, Toshio Subaromaru, Mel Ikeda, Ray Nagatoshi,and Ernie Kuo have visited Albuquerque and enriched the club members knowledge of Bonsai.

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April 2012 Meeting

April 7, Cindy Read Workshop St. Mary's Episcopal church. 1500 Chelwood Park Boulevard Northeast. 9:00.  Cindy Read, she has studied with Roy Nagatoshi and others and was here last October, will be having a workshop on Saturday April 7th. There will be fourteen positions, seven in the morning and seven in the ... Read More...

John Egert Instructs Monthly Master Class

“I first became aware of bonsai when I saw a display at the Pasadena Art Museum when I was a kid taking art classes there,” explains John Egert. That accidental exposure to bonsai turned into a lifelong avocation and he shares his knowledge every month for ABC members. On the third Saturday of most months, [...]

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2012 Mother’s Day Show

With the spring winds, thoughts of bonsai fanciers in New Mexico turn to the annual Mother’s Day Show.  This year it will be May 12-13 at the Albuquerque Botanical Garden.  The “Ancient Art of Bonsai” show will wrap up the Rio Grande Botanic Garden’s spring indoor show season co-sponsored by the Albuquerque Bonsai Club. The bonsai [...]

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March – The Trickiest Month?

This is a tricky month. The average high temperature is 59 degrees, and the average low is 32 degrees. The record high is 85 degrees and record low 9 degrees. The average humidity is 38%. The winds are picking up, and we can get very strong gusts. Winds have been clocked at 60 MPH. Keep [...]

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