Maruyama Bonsai Nursery 1423 47th Avenue Sacramento, CA 95822 (916) 421-6888 yuzomaruyama at aol dot com I received a tip last week that Maruyama Bonsai Nursery had a cryptomeria I might be interested in. Finding myself in the neighborhood over Thanksgiving weekend, I stopped by to take a look. Maruyama Bonsai Nursery It had been […]
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National Bonsai and Penjing Museum – North American Pavilion
What a who’s who of bonsai in America – the North American Pavilion at the National Bonsai and Penjing Museum in Washington D.C. includes trees donated by many prominent names in American bonsai. Some of the names evoke the history of bonsai in America – others are friends. All are generous in their contributions to […]
National Bonsai and Penjing Museum
I was fortunate to find myself in Washington D.C. last weekend during a spell of fantastic weather. So I headed to the National Bonsai and Penjing Museum at the National Arboretum. I’d visited several years ago, but had forgotten what great age the trees in the collection have attained. Keeping these trees healthy is no […]
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 […]