We've got a fun weekend planned for you so let's go through all the details!
This coming Saturday Young Choe will be with us for a kusamono workshop. Soil will be provided and plants will be available for purchase. Bring your own pots and tools (I'll have a handful of pots for sale). You are also encouraged to bring an existing kusamono planting or one you made at last years event to show its progress(good or bad) and get tips on annual maintenance. Her presentation will also go into more depth regarding matching kusamono to bonsai for display. The class is free to attend for dues paid members. Saturday 4/25 at 9:30am in the classroom at Rockefeller Park Greenhouse.
On Sunday, Young will lead a kokedama(moss ball) event hosted at Mulberry Creek Herb Farm in Huron. This planting technique wraps the root of the plants in a ball of muck that is then covered in moss and presented as a free standing planting or placed on a tile or shallow tray. While typically used with ornamental flowers, the technique can also be applied to some larger drought tolerant shurbs/trees to create a presentation more similar to bonsai. Young has expressed the desire to pursue this aspect more and hopes some of us will be willing to try it. She encourages those who might have some younger bonsai material that they're growing to bring it to the event to try out.
Mulberry Creek has a tremendous selection of small plant material available for this event and has offered a 20% discount on plant material for participants. The club will provide the muck material and will try our best to gather enough moss for the event(you're encouraged to hunt for some as well).
Cost will be $10 for the kokedama event. Location: 3312 Bogart Rd, Huron, OH 44839
The event will start at 10:00am, but you're encouraged to get there earlier if you want to shop for plants beforehand.
