I borrowed this famous cascading Juniper from he 5th U.S. National Bonsai Exhibition website (cropped to better fit a certain social media's format).
If you only visit one bonsai event this year, I suggest you choose the 5th U.S. National Bonsai Exhibition. Rochester NY, September 10th & 11th.
Rearrange you life if necessary so you can be there. Each one is better than the last and the last one (two years ago) was mind-stopping. The buzz was palpable and from conversations with dozens of others, the feeling was universal.
And it wasn’t just the bonsai, though they amazed more each time I wandered through the displays. But the vendors sections was the best I’ve ever seen and the events were outstanding. And then there’s a large collection of some of the friendliest people you’ll encounter anywhere (a shared passion doesn’t hurt).
I could say a lot more, but I’ll defer to Bill Valavanis, the man behind (and in front of) this spectacular bonsai tradition. You can visit Bill’s blog and if you haven’t signed up yet, or need more details, here’s your link to the Exhibition website.
I hope to see you there. If we do run into each other, don’t be afraid to tell me your name for tenth time (we’ll blame it on age).
This one is from Bill's blog.
The next best thing to being there... The first and second albums are out of print, but you can still own the 3rd and 4th. And the time is right (see below).
We've shown this spectacular Maple several times already, but it's always worth another look. I just plucked it off the Exhibition website.
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