A Good Year for Bonsai Events

I like the flowing deadwood and the strong cinnamon vein on this powerful old tree. It’s from the 2013 Noelanders Trophy poster. The 2014 Noelanders Trophy poster is just below. While the year is still fresh, it seems like a good time to talk about some major bonsai events for 2014. Note the word some, no attempt will be made to list everything. Just a few to get started, with more to come later. Chronologically works best, so here goes…   January 18-19. Fifteen straight years gives the Noelanders Trophy some real cachet. Great cast of characters too.   February … Continue reading A Good Year for Bonsai Events

Circling Back to Needle Junipers

This luscious Needle juniper turned up on Juan Andrade’s latest facebook post. Juan is (or was?) an apprentice at Bonsai Aichien in Japan, where this tree resides. BTW, we featured a Before, During and After post by Juan exactly one month ago. Don’t be misled by the title; this is not another trip back into our archives, though the second tree in this post is from an earlier bark post. The rest of the photos are all originals for us. It has been over three years since we devoted a whole post to just Needle junipers (Juniperus rigida). This juniper … Continue reading Circling Back to Needle Junipers

2014 Bonsai & Japanese Garden Calendars

A close-up of part of the January page of our brand new 2014 Bonsai Calendar. They’re here, just off the boat from Japan. As usual, a little later than we would have liked (remind me next year to order them in April rather than July), but still, plenty of time before this year slinks (or bounds, depending upon your disposition) away into that place we call history. 2014 Bonsai Calendars Enjoy 26 world-class specimen bonsai trees while you keep track of the date. As each month passes. you can cut off the dates and enjoy attractive wall hangings in your … Continue reading 2014 Bonsai & Japanese Garden Calendars