by Earl Ekman

Our annual bonsai show at beautiful Yew Dell garden in Crestwood KY is scheduled for Saturday April 30 and Sunday, May 1st. The exhibit set up will start Friday April 29 at 10 AM. All preparations must be finished by 5 PM, as this is the time the garden closes.

This is an important event for our club. We normally sign up several new club members and create lots of interest in our beginner workshops. The club will have one or two raffle trees, and this is a good source of income for our club.

Our show design will change again this year, giving it an entirely new look. Last year we used the two big dragon columns. This year we will not use those but are updating the Tory gate and we will be using it at the entrance. We will need 30 trees. Last year we needed 30 trees, but only received 22. So we were short by quite a few. Start preparing several trees for the Yew Dell Show and enter them in the ABS/BCI show. The club will need 50 trees for that show. Make sure you style the tree, freshen soil, the clean the pot, and polish the stand. If you need a stand, let me know. I have a few extras I can bring.

We will be using the Gheens Bank barn again this year. You can drive in thru the back entrance and come right to the barn. All the trees need to be delivered Friday by 5 PM. Yew Dell closes at 5 and will not stay open late.

Yew Dell Gardens is located at 6220 Old La Grange Road, Crestwood KY. Phone number 502- 241-4788. As usual, it will take a lot of club members to set up Friday and staff the show on Saturday and Sunday. It’s a great show, and we always have a lot of fun.

This is the weekend Yew Dell has their plant sale. There will be a lot of vendors on the premises so I suggest coming early to get a good buy on some very unusual plants.

If you have any questions, give me a call at 222-7419 and I will try to answer them. Looking forward to seeing you at the show.