This past weekend the Bay Area Bonsai Associates – better known as BABA – held their 32nd annual exhibit at the Lakeside Garden Center in Oakland, California. The exhibit opened on Saturday evening with dinner and a demonstration by satsuki expert Suishou Nakayama. Nakayama worked on several large azaleas that were raffled off while describing […]
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A visit to Mr. Honda’s garden
Some 20-30 years ago, Kyushu bonsai hobbyist Mr. Honda began buying pine trees from Nomoto Chinshoen, a Miyazaki bonsai nursery. As the trees had little in the way of branching, Honda planned on developing the branches on his own. He’s done quite a job. Black pine bonsai Japanese black pine The trees aren’t particularly old […]
A visit to Miyakonojou
In the small town of Miyakonojou in southern Kyushu lives one Mr. Fukunaga, a bonsai hobbyist. He’s been growing bonsai for several decades – mostly black pine, white pine, and Japanese maples with some other varieties here and there. Conifers filled his front yard. Mr Fukunaga’s garden Twin trunk white pine Some of the trees […]
Daisaku Nomoto workshop
I recently had the opportunity to participate in a workshop led by Daisaku Nomoto. In town from Miyazaki, Japan, to help with the BIB exhibit, Nomoto spent the day helping a handful of students with their trees. I spent most of the day with a white pine I’d picked up at last year’s BIB Auction. […]
A final stroll through BIB’s 15th annual exhibit
Here’s a final look at some of the trees on exhibit at Bay Island Bonsai’s 15th annual exhibit – I hope you’ve enjoyed the tour! Ponderosa pine Shimpaku Sierra juniper Accent – mixed planting White pine Japanese black pine and corkbark elm Accent – fern Procumbens juniper Olive Western juniper White pine Trident maple Escallonia […]