Spotted in the Wild
Historical Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and RSS posts previously curated by the club (2017–present). Not authored by the club — preserved here since the original source feeds no longer carry this history.
Before & After Bonsai with at Least Five Names | Bonsai Bark
Before & After Bonsai with at Least Five Names 3/27/18 Suthin's before and after Japanese five needle pine, aka Japanese white pine (Pinus parviflora aka Pinus parvifolia). This is the only variety tree that I know of…
Bonsai & Art | Bonsai Mirai
How does bonsai fit in to the 21st Century art canon? Read our latest blog exploring this here -https://bonsaimirai.com/node/781 (Source Facebook) bonsaimirai.com
How Not to Water Your Bonsai – This Just Might Be the Most Important Watering Advice You’ll Ever Read | Bonsai Bark
How Not to Water Your Bonsai – This Just Might Be the Most Important Watering Advice You’ll Ever Read 3/26/18 This illustration by Kyosuke Gun is from our Masters' Series Juniper book. It is a perfect fit for this post…
“If we had no winter, the spring would not be so
“If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant.” – Anne Bradstreet Happy Monday! Spring is well on its way at the National Bonsai & Penjing Museum. Come take a break and a breath of fresh springtime air, open…
Photo by Stephen Voss
Photo by Stephen Voss (Source Facebook) www.facebook.com
Photo by Robert Vitale
Photo by Robert Vitale (Source Facebook) www.facebook.com
AEF-DC It’s the moment many of you have been
AEF-DC It’s the moment many of you have been waiting for! Mr. President and The First Lady have their first egg of the 2018 season, laid at 4:30pm est! (Source Facebook) www.facebook.com
Before & After Bonsai – a ‘Grandiose’ Transformation | Bonsai Bark
Before & After Bonsai – a ‘Grandiose’ Transformation 3/24/18 Before and after. The tree is a Lawson's cypress (Chaemacyparis Louïsiana 'Elwoodii'). Here's the caption copied directly from Michel Delen, our source for…
Site Wide Sale Ends Sunday Night – Deep Discounts on All Your Bonsai Essentials | Bonsai Bark
Site Wide Sale Ends Sunday Night – Deep Discounts on All Your Bonsai Essentials 3/24/18 This Sierra juniper by Boon Manakitivipart has the distinction of being on the cover of our final issue of Bonsai Today (issue…
Jonathan Cross
Jonathan Cross is a sculptor and ceramic artist working out of the small desert community - Twentynine Palms, California. Jonathan's work is known for bold, geometric forms taking cues from science fiction, geology, and…
Day 2 of classes going so well here at Mirai!
Day 2 of classes going so well here at Mirai! Looking forward to even more bonsai goodness over the weekend. (Source Facebook) www.facebook.com
Support National Bonsai Foundation Incorporated by shopping at AmazonSmile.
Only one more week to donate 3x the usual amount using Amazon Smile. Until March 31, Amazon will donate 1.5% of your purchase amount to the National Bonsai Foundation when you shop using the link below. Click below to…
One Bonsai, Three Seasons, Four Photos | Bonsai Bark
One Bonsai, Three Seasons, Four Photos 3/23/18 Fall. Luis Vallejo calls this tree a Spanish oak (Quercus faginea) though Wikipedia and some others refer to it as Portuguese oak (other names that popped up are Valencian…
Elongating Species III in the workshop today! So
Elongating Species III in the workshop today! So much fun! (Source Facebook) www.facebook.com
Great to spend a couple of days with my friend
Great to spend a couple of days with my friend Walter Pall. Great Workshop.See you in October (Source Facebook) www.facebook.com
Great to spend a couple of days with my friend
Great to spend a couple of days with my friend Walter Pall. Great Workshop.See you in October (Source Facebook) www.facebook.com
Garden Visits | Bonsai Mirai
Each year, from late spring to fall, Mirai's garden is open to the public. Read the blog to get information about the visits, see the calendar, and reserver your spot. https://bonsaimirai.com/node/492 (Source Facebook)…
Mossy Bonsai Glade & Other Brilliant Forests | Bonsai Bark
Mossy Bonsai Glade & Other Brilliant Forests 3/22/18 Here's what Felix Laughlin, the president of the National Bonsai Foundation wrote about this outstanding forest... "Wayne, the photo of the forest of Chinese elms is…
Bonsai Mirai updated their cover photo.
Bonsai Mirai updated their cover photo. (Source Facebook) www.facebook.com
Juniperus | Bonsai Mirai
One of the most widespread conifers on the planet, and the most common tree used for bonsai - read our latest blog on the genus, Juniperus. https://bonsaimirai.com/node/778 (Source Facebook) bonsaimirai.com
Majestic Bonsai Vista | Bonsai Bark
Majestic Bonsai Vista 3/21/18 You don't see that many bonsai photos with such majestic vistas in the background. I don't know where the shot was taken, nor do I know the variety of the tree but I do know that the photo…
Tony Green recently wrote an article for The
Tony Green recently wrote an article for The Florida Bonsai Magazine reflecting on his time as the 2017 intern for the National Bonsai & Penjing Museum. Though his regular blog posts are no longer, please visit our…
No other species in bonsai tells a harsher tale of
No other species in bonsai tells a harsher tale of survival than the juniper. Tonight on Mirai Live, Ryan walks us through the challenging and delicate process of repotting collected juniper. Join us in the studio to…
Magdalena’s Mixed Media Bonsai | Bonsai Bark
Magdalena’s Mixed Media Bonsai 3/20/18 I'm not sure what kind of tree this is, though if I had to guess, I'd say it's a freshly leafed out Larch. But don't quote me. I found it and all the other photos shown here on…