The American Bonsai Association Sacramento held their 62nd annual show last weekend at the Shepard Garden & Art Center in Sacramento’s McKinley Park. You’ll find photos of the event below. For those interested in learning more, event headliner Andrew Robson and I recorded a critique of these trees on the Bonsai Wire podcast. Hinoki/Sawara Cypress […]
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Gearing up for the Pacific Bonsai Expo
It’s been awhile since the last update about the Pacific Bonsai Expo, so I thought I’d share some notes about where things stand. For those who haven’t heard about the event, the Pacific Bonsai Expo is a juried exhibit that will feature outstanding bonsai from across the United States. The event will be held this […]
Pinching candles on small exposed root pines
While repotting a batch of two-year old pines this past winter, John Eads and I paused to create a handful of miniature exposed root bonsai. We hadn’t intended to make small trees, but when we found that the roots we were working with weren’t as good as we had hoped, we decided to make exposed […]
Practice displays at Sei Boku Bonsai Kai
Earlier this week I visited the Sei Boku Bonsai Kai to talk about display ahead of their annual exhibit in June. After running through the basics, we looked at member displays with an eye toward making improvements using the stands, trees, and accents we had on hand. We started the exercise by having members set […]
Coast Live Oak update – plus submission tips for the Pacific Bonsai Expo
For the past five years I’ve been working to rehabilitate a semi-cascade coast live oak. Now that the tree is healthy, the silhouette is filling in quickly. Here’s the tree after cutback and wiring last summer (see “Rehabilitating a coast live oak – part 2” for details). Coast live oak – July 2021 And here’s […]