JRob,
Joined the Baltimore Bonsai Club couple of months ago and glad I did. I knew that I needed help but put it off because of family, work and sanity demands.
Very glad, the learning curve accelerated way beyond anything I could do on my own. Plenty of help and inspiration from other members' trees. Also, met a bunch of nice people.
Therefore I echo your sentiments and recommend that people choose to spend their time with a club.
I enjoy your posts and trees (as well as many others). Thanks to all for the information and maybe I'll get to meet some of you on this journey.
Happy and Healthy Holidays to all!
Best regards,
Augustine
Pasadena, MD - 7A