San Diego Bonsai Club updates hub with January event details

The San Diego Bonsai Club refreshed its online newsletter page, The Bonsai Wire, on January 12, 2026, collecting the club’s January notices, meeting information and links to monthly newsletters and event pages. The update functions as a central hub for members preparing for repotting season, planning club outings and brushing up on seasonal tasks.

The most immediate items cover the Jan 11 meeting where Juan Cruz demonstrated yose-ue forest slab planting and the club conducted its annual repotting event. The demonstration and hands-on repotting reinforced root work and composition techniques many in the region begin practicing in late winter, making the new page timely for members who missed the session or want follow-up resources. The update also includes membership renewal reminders and details on how members can participate in repotting assistance programs, which the club runs to pair experienced hands with those who need a second set of eyes on root pruning and soil choices.

Looking ahead, the page lays out logistics for the 2026 Bonsai-A-Thon, including bus options and pickup points for organized travel to The Huntington event. Providing travel details up front helps members plan day trips without relying on multiple coordination threads, and the links to The Huntington event mean attendees can compare schedules, vendor lists and exhibit highlights before committing. For members managing time and trunk space, the transportation options reduce the common headache of arranging carpools and hauling pots.

Practical grower resources are a major portion of the update. The site’s Seasonal Task Schedule is available alongside repotting guidance, soil mix references, study group signups and beginner class schedules. That material targets both novice growers wanting straightforward repotting windows and more advanced members looking to refine mixes and nebari work. Consolidating these resources in one place makes it easier to plan repotting windows, gather the right materials and sign up for hands-on sessions where wiring and root work get done with supervision.

The front page and multiple linked event and resource pages carry recent Updated timestamps between January 2 and January 13, 2026, showing the club is actively keeping its calendar and references current. For members, that means new information is likely to appear quickly as event details solidify or additional helpers sign up.

For San Diego growers, the update is both a practical checklist and a planning tool: renew membership if needed, reserve a bus seat for Bonsai-A-Thon, and use the repotting assistance and scheduling resources to get root work done while trees are still in dormancy. Expect more incremental updates as the club finalizes volunteer rosters and class enrollments ahead of spring.