The Bay Area Satsuki Aikokai, or BASA, hosted their 17th annual exhibit on June 11-12, 2011, at the Lakeside Garden Center in Oakland, California. Despite the late season exhibit date, most of the satsuki were in full bloom. Satsuki azalea – Miyako BASA encourages all of its members to show at least one tree in […]
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Bay Area Bonsai Associates 29th Annual Show
The Bay Area Bonsai Associates held their 29th Annual show on March 12-13 at the Lakeside Garden Center in Oakland, CA. BABA hosts a good show every year and this year was no exception. BABA’s 29th Annual Exhibit I was struck by a number of the large trees in this year’s exhibit, including the red […]
GSBF Mammoth Fundraiser 2011
Last weekend the Golden State Bonsai Federation (GSBF) held simultaneous fundraisers in support of its Northern and Southern California bonsai collections. In Northern California, the GSBF held an auction Saturday and a bonsai bazaar on Sunday. I’ve always been a fan of bonsai auctions. I’ve participated in them as a buyer, a seller, and a […]
Golden State Bonsai Federation XXXIII Convention Exhibit
The Golden State Bonsai Federation (GSBF) held their 33rd Annual Convention, “New Faces,” last weekend in Santa Clara, California. As always, the Convention featured a bonsai and suiseki exhibit. Bonsai were displayed in formal arrangements with accents – suiseki displays book-cased the bonsai at opposite ends of the room. Although the exhibit was not large, […]
East Bay Bonsai Society’s 49th annual show
The East Bay Bonsai Society recently held their 49th annual show at the Lakeside Garden Center in Oakland, California. It was another good show for EBBS with a fun mix of varieties, accents and suiseki. Below are photos from the show with a few comments about balance. For comparison’s sake, here is a link to […]