MILTON — Do you have bonsai on the brain? This plant takes focus during the “Mondays in the Gardens” series’ April 25 installment at Pensacola State College’s Milton campus.
Pierre Kaufke will lead the presentation — on planting bonsai and how to care for it — beginning 10 a.m. in room 4902 in the 4900 building at the north end of campus, 5988 Highway 90.
Kaufke's interest in bonsai goes back to 1975 while he was on retreat at the Trappist Monastery in Conyers, Ga. He built a bonsai collection of over 150 trees, which he sold in 2012 except for 12. These have now grown to over three dozen "research projects."
Kaufke regularly lectures on and gives live demonstrations about bonsai; he has shared his experiences with the subject in numerous articles.
Mondays in the Gardens is a free gardening program that UF Milton Gardens offers under University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Extension Santa Rosa County Master Gardeners’ direction. No pre-registration is required.
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: PSC Milton campus sets April 25 bonsai presentation