Last weekend the city of Genk, Belgium, hosted the 18th Noelanders Trophy. This year’s event was paired with the European Bonsai Association exhibit making for a huge, 200+ display event. It was my first time visiting the Noelanders Trophy so I was very excited to see it in person. Visitors at the 2017 Noelanders Trophy […]
Excursions
Excursion posts feature visits to bonsai gardens in the U.S. and in Japan, visits to the Kyoto's Most Renown Gardens, and trips into the mountains to see junipers and pines in their natural setting.
Early fall at the Pacific Bonsai Museum
The recent Decked Out exhibit at the Pacific Bonsai Museum comprised about half of the bonsai on display when I visited. The remaining trees were equally impressive. Here’s a brief look at them, starting with a Japanese maple whose leaves were just starting to lose their deep green color. Japanese maple The yew below recently returned from […]
Decked-Out bonsai exhibit at the Pacific Bonsai Museum
Decked-Out: From Scroll to Skateboard, is an exhibit at the Pacific Bonsai Museum featuring skateboard decks and bonsai. If you haven’t seen it, there’s still time – the exhibit runs through Sunday, October 2. And if you’re interested in owning the decks themselves, they’re being auctioned for the benefit of the museum. The auction ends […]
Bonsai on display at Kunio Kobayashi’s
One of the nice things about visiting Kunio Kobayashi’s garden is that he has many display rooms in his house that are filled with bonsai. No tour here is complete without a pass through these rooms. Here are some of the highlights that were on display this past February. Root over rock black pine Japanese flowering […]
Yew and deciduous bonsai in Kimura’s garden
Yes, there is more to bonsai than pines and junipers. Kimura thinks so too. Japanese yew – super deadwood and movement Although Kimura’s garden is full of awesome pine and juniper bonsai, it is not without outstanding specimens of different varieties. Here are a few of my favorites from my visit to his garden this past […]