Bonsai in Brevard – May 2025

The BSF 2025 Convention will begin on May 23rd and conclude on May 25th. Rob Kempinski is the Exhibit Chair and has coordinated with BSOB to arrange the exhibition this year. The theme for this year is “Let’s do Something Different”.

The primary activity for the BSOB May club meeting will be a Convention Tune-up, focusing on all BSOB activities during the convention, including the Exhibit, Club Night, and Raffle table. The secondary activity will be BYOT, where club members can seek advice from experts (please no repotting).

For those able to assist with exhibit setup and teardown, the times are published on the BSF website. Try to come help if you can, as many hands make light work!

Setup

1. Display Setup: Begins Wednesday evening and continues through Thursday.
2. Tree Arrival: Trees can begin arriving on Thursday morning. You will have several time slots to choose from for scheduling your tree drop-off. All trees should ideally arrive by 2 PM on Thursday. Please coordinate with the Exhibit Chair for any trees arriving after 2pm. Trees arriving after 4 PM on Thursday will not be accepted.
3. Final Display: The exhibit will be fully set up with all trees displayed by Thursday evening, typically by 5 PM.
4. Exhibit Opening: Opens to the public on Friday morning at 9 AM.

Tear Down

1. Display Teardown: Begins Sunday around 4 PM.
2. Tree Removal: Trees can be removed by the tree owner from the display at 4 PM unless pre-arranged with the Exhibit Chair. All trees should be picked up by the tree owner by 9am Monday morning or will be moved to a storage area for later pickup.
3. Final Teardown: Continues from Sunday 4 PM to Monday morning.

Note: This month, we will meet at the Melbourne Public Library, 540 E. Fee Blvd (at 1pm.)