SEPTEMBER WHITE ELEPHANT SALE NO WORKSHOP

OCTOBER 20th DAN ROBINSON 1-5 P.M. CIVIC GARDEN CENTER
This workshop is full but I am accepting standby people.

NOVEMBER 17th MICHEAL PERSIANO 1-5 P.M. CIVIC GARDEN CENTER
This workshop is full.

BONUS WORKSHOP FOR NOVEMBER DOUG HAWLEY DATE AND TIME T.B.A.
Club Master Doug Hawley has agreed to do another Pine Workshop this fall. Anyone who has participated in this workshop the last couple of years knows that this is one of the best workshops of the year if not THE best workshop. Make sure and sign up early because this will fill up quick.

Tom Mounce 859-635-5733 tommounce@fuse.net

PHOENIX GRAFT WORKSHOP
John Carroll has expressed an interest in a phoenix graft workshop. I am checking around to see if I can locate any shimpaku whips. Last year some of the local nursuries had some but I haven`t seen any this year. If anyone else is interested please contact me.    Tom Mounce

SUMMER HAS ARRIVED
When I wrote the article for last months newsletter I spoke about how cool a summer we had been having, but what a difference a couple of weeks make. These hot days and warm nights are great for Tropicals. This time of year, the Tropicals are the only trees I still fertilize once a week. Last Sunday I totally defoliated a very large Ficus Retusa and today [Friday] it has buds popping out everywhere. While the tree was nude, I removed all unwanted branches and wired the tree. My kids thought I was crazy and killed the tree, but I explained that by doing this and putting the tree in full sun, that the next batch of leaves will be half the size of the old leaves. I just noticed that a couple of Buttonwoods are starting to flower. I wanted to cut these back but this is the first year they have flowered. I think I`ll check out the flowers and then cut them back.    Tom Mounce