Last month the Japanese Bonsai Association hosted the 100th national exhibit, the Kokufu, at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum in Ueno Park, Tokyo. The event was busier than it has been in recent years, and a larger percentage of the visitors were foreign. As for the bonsai, there was a good number of special trees […]
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Highlights from the Bay Area Bonsai Associates 42nd exhibit
Last month the Bay Area Bonsai Associates held their 42nd annual exhibit at the Lake Merritt Garden Center in Oakland, California. The event featured an exhibit, sales area, and Saturday evening demonstration by Adam Toth. Japanese black pine California juniper I appreciated that the show included a good mix of deciduous, broadleaf evergreen, and coniferous […]
Pruning flowering quince
I usually aim to prune flowering quince such as boke, toyonishiki, or chojubai in fall after most of the leaves turn color and begin to fall off. In recent years, however, my garden has lacked the cold required to make this happen. Flowering quince in early January When this happens, I defoliate the trees and […]
Shohin School
NOTE: Registration is required to participate in workshops. If you purchase a workshop, you must also purchase the seminar registration to participate. January 31 – February 1, 2026Harrison Recreation Center, Lincoln Park, 1450 High St, Alameda, CA 94501 Tentative Schedule Saturday 9:00 a.m. – Staff and vendor set-up10:00 a.m. – Registration and Vendors open10:30 a.m. […]
Highlights from the 9th US National Bonsai Exhibition
Attending regional events like the US National Bonsai Exhibition is a good way to gain an understanding of the work happening within a given community. At the National, the community showing trees represents a big swath of the US. As a result, it features a lot of great trees. I don’t tire of visiting events […]