Spotted in the Wild
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2018 92nd Kokufu Bonsai Exhibition Part I– Part 1
The 92 nd Kokufu Bonsai Exhibition is being held in two parts again this year. Part 1 is being held on February 8-11, 2018 at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum in Ueno Park. Part II will be held next week after all the…
Ricardo Nagaoka
New Podcast Up! Walk through ancient Italian olive orchards with Ryan and Ricardo as they talk art, bonsai, and creativity at large. #bonsai #asymmetry #podcast #italy #art To find more podcasts like this and stay up to…
Ume Flowering Bonsai with Sabamaki & Uro | Bonsai Bark
Ume Flowering Bonsai with Sabamaki & Uro 2/9/18 An old Ume from the Omiya Bonsai Art Museum. Aside from the flowers, buds and aged bark, you might notice the hollowed out trunk (sabamiki). And if you look closely you…
Are you ready for spring? It is snowing like crazy
Are you ready for spring? It is snowing like crazy in Grand Rapids as I write this. ONLY 38 DAYS TILL SPRING!! That same day we have the first meeting of the West Michigan Bonsai Club for 2018. That's a good sign. We…
My Carpinus betulus/European Hornbeam bonsai,
My Carpinus betulus/European Hornbeam bonsai, photographed on Friday after pruning and wiring during December. Heig… https://t.co/OdPYkWLFCS
ACTIVE | National Arboretum/USDA
There is still time to sign up for the February 17 children's bonsai workshop! Join us for a special day learning about plant physiology, ecosystems and bonsai history. Children and adults will work together using their…
A Visit To Shunka-en Bonsai Museum– February 2018
Our group spent the morning at Kunio Kobayashi’s Shunka-en Bonsai Museum in the Edogawa Ward of Tokyo. The perfectly clear weather, but cool, gave us the opportunity to fully enjoy the quiet beauty of Mr. Kobayashi’s…
Bonsai displays at the 16th biennial Shohin Seminar
With small bonsai display, the focus tends to be on the arrangement of elements as much as on the individual trees themselves. The great challenge, then, isn’t just developing trees that work on a small scale, but in…
The new Benda pots have arrived and are hitting
The new Benda pots have arrived and are hitting the web store! These are our only Benda’s for the year, so get them while you can! http://goods.bonsaimirai.com/category/ceramics-tom-benda (Source Facebook)…
Dramatic Multi-Trunk Bonsai – Koyo Japanese Tools | Bonsai Bark
Dramatic Multi-Trunk Bonsai – Koyo Japanese Tools 2/8/18 Three robust Shimpaku junipers on a stupendous rock. From the Omiya Bonsai Museum via Bonsai Empire. Continuing our Omiya Bonsai Art Museum theme (with the rock…
A Visit To Morimae’s S-Cube & Omiya Bonsai Village– February 2018
Kora Dalager’s and my semi-annual tour to see the finest bonsai in Japan began yesterday. First visit for the day was Seiji Morimae’s S-Cube bonsai garden Uchiku-Tei in the city of Hanyu, Japan, approximately one hour…
February Sucks, Styling Helps
Every August I think August is the suckiest month, then along comes February and I remember there are worse things than killer heat and humidity. To help make February less Continue Reading →
Hornbeam Harvest Part 2
I made a collecting trip with a new bonsai friend today, and we got some really nice American hornbeams (Carpinus caroliniana). Among the nicknames for the species is “Musclewood.” This Continue Reading →
Hornbeam And Huckleberry Trunks
I posted a blog a couple of weeks ago about new American hornbeam and Huckleberry specimens I’d collected. That post disappeared when we changed hosting services. I don’t feel like Continue Reading →
More Great BC Material – Collecting Trip 3
The weather was dodgy today, meaning we had a torrential downpour all across South Louisiana. We did have the good fortune to be able to collect a few nice trees Continue Reading →
I’d Like Your Opinion On This
After posting yesterday’s blog, a reader commented that I should include a standard reference object in order to make it easier to gauge the size of certain trees. Here’s a Continue Reading →
Coastal Redwoods | Bonsai Mirai
"Anyone will feel dwarfed by the sheer immensity of the Sequoia sempervirens." Read more in our latest blog by clicking below. https://bonsaimirai.com/node/756 (Source Facebook) bonsaimirai.com
Koji’s Little Trees | Bonsai Bark
Koji’s Little Trees 2/7/18 I love this little tree. It may not be Koji Hiramatsu's best effort (you can judge for yourself from the three little pines shown here, or you can visit Koji - see below), but there's…
Czech wonder boy Jan Culek makes his second
Czech wonder boy Jan Culek makes his second appearance on the Generation Bonsai stage, having found his way and place among europes top Bonsai artist, he also established himself as a producer of unique bonsai hardware.…
Further images of my Ulmus minor/English Field Elm
Further images of my Ulmus minor/English Field Elm Bonsai, taken on Friday evening. Height 27"/66cm, trunkbase 9"/2… https://t.co/duenmbyN0v
Detail of the pot by Victor Harris that my Ulmus
Detail of the pot by Victor Harris that my Ulmus minor/English Field Elm Bonsai grows in. #bonsai #elm #ulmus #pot https://t.co/WJ23McZMMU
And last of all, before + after images of my Ulmus
And last of all, before + after images of my Ulmus minor/English Field Elm Bonsai. The 'before' image was taken in… https://t.co/mR2nYgAOhn
You don't need expensive tools or equipment to
You don't need expensive tools or equipment to properly care for bonsai– in these photos, one of our amazing Museum volunteers uses a toothbrush to clean the bark of a Drummond's Red Maple. What other household items…
Design, grow, and understand the nuances and drama
Design, grow, and understand the nuances and drama of the iconic Sierra Juniper. From its alpine environment and the aesthetic this creates, to its adaptations for survival, Juniperus occidentalis subsp. australis is a…