It is great to have Ted back again at Baikoen Bonsai Club this past Thursday. Ted of course talked about the refinement process during this session. I really thought he explained and open the eyes of many people in the room no matter what skill level of bonsai they are at. Ted's refinement process focused around subtropical and tropical plants he brought from home. Unlike some demonstrators Ted talks about several different species during a single session verse a single plant

During the weekend of June 5th, Ed Clark from Lindsay, California came down to visit. If you like to read more about Ed Clark please click on this link to an earlier blog post. Ed came down to visit several individuals and just enjoy Southern California. Ed did a small meet and greet at Ted Matson's house with a small "shohin" sale of some of his specialty bonsai pre-material. A beautifully twisted shohin Japanese Black Pine. That base is what you will be looking for. This is

Bonsai Master Ted Matson is teaching introductory bonsai classes at The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens. His class is from 10 am to 4 pm Saturday and Sunday for the next two weekends. Cost is $100. If you know of anyone who wants to attend or could use a good introduction to the art please email: tmatson@earthlink.net For more information about Ted check out this article: http://huntingtonblogs.org/2015/09/a-prairie-boys-passion-for-bonsai/ Now if I