We would welcome things such as bonsai, pots, tools, etc., as well as scrolls, figurines, stands, stones, or other items with an oriental or bonsai theme. Please bring items as early as possible, or give them to Della ahead of time. Well, by now you've got all your trees out of winter storage, and now the real work begins. You can continue repotting trees through May, in particular evergreens that are coming out of dormancy. Start pinching new shoots on your deciduous trees.
Maples particularly benefit.
When the new shoots elongate, pinch back to two leaves. For other deciduous trees, and when you want a branch to bud back well, let the shoot elongate to several pairs of leaves and then cut it back to 1-2 pairs of leaves. By doing this, you remove the auxins in the branch terminal, thus stimulating the branch to bud back. Pines can be candle-pinched from now through June. There are several techniques for this, but the main one is to pinch back the strong candles on branches you want to keep in shape to keep the new growth from getting too long.