I’m still catching up from the festivities last weekend, but I wanted to share three things related to the event before moving forward: the winners, the thank yous, and a few photos. First up, the winning entries! The Expo recognized six outstanding entries with the following awards. You can learn about the judging process and […]
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Three more weeks until the Pacific Bonsai Expo!
If you haven’t heard the news, the Pacific Bonsai Expo is sold out – thanks so much for the support! There’s a chance we’ll have a limited number of same-day tickets available at the door, but we have yet to receive confirmation about this from the venue. I’ll provide an update when we know more. […]
Bonsai stand conventions
Bonsai stands are small tables used to display bonsai. They’re commonly found in exhibits or in formal indoor displays. We rarely see them in the garden as few stands are built to last outdoors. Why use stands at all? More than anything else, we use stands to raise bonsai above standard table height so they’re […]
Pacific Bonsai Expo update
This fall’s Pacific Bonsai Expo is coming together quickly. As a result, all of us working behind the scenes wanted to share some updates so here we go! Volunteer signups are online now If you’d like to help set-up the exhibit or make sure things run smoothly when the Expo opens to the public, we’d […]
Kokufu scoring exercise results
For those of you curious to learn which trees scored best in the recent Kokufu scoring exercise (see part 1 and part 2 for details), here they are! Large conifer – shimpaku juniper Large deciduous – Japanese beech Medium display – trident maple and shimpaku juniper Shohin display – white pine, black pine, gardenia, privet, […]