Next Program:
Ken Cole will lead a discussion on fertilizers and pesticides, which will be followed by the annual member swap and sale. The club will also have pots for sale.

July Meeting Notes

• Dan called the meeting to order and reminded members about the work shop. We had one visitor, Jim Cecil.
• Mike Flanagan presented a new variety of a Chickasaw Crape myrtle. This variety was introduced a couple of years ago. Mike says it is very low maintenance; just pinching the flowers occasionally keeps the blooms from getting to big. Mike also had a sand plum with ripening fruit.
• Some of the items being raffled had changed hands in previous raffles. It was interesting to find that after another person had cared for and styled the specimen the previous owner could not recognize it when they won it back. After some study the tree was recognized as their former specimen. Each of us has a different perspective and that opens the eye to new possibilities.

July Bonsai Care
Dog days have arrived earlier than usual at my garden. The entire routine has been reduced to watering and weeding. The same routine applies to our trees; do not forget to water! Sometimes it is important to check trees morning and evening. Pots also should be kept weeded and clean to reduce competition for water and nutrients. Heat loving tropical trees can still be safely repotted. For the rest, you and the trees need to take it easy in this heat.